Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cadovax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!cadovax!brent From: brent@cadovax.UUCP (Brent Rector) Newsgroups: net.video Subject: Re: counters in VCRs Message-ID: <702@cadovax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 20:36:51 EDT Article-I.D.: cadovax.702 Posted: Thu Jul 11 20:36:51 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 07:27:01 EDT References: <495@tekigm.UUCP> Reply-To: brent@cadovax.UUCP (Brent Rector) Distribution: net Organization: Contel Cado, Torrance, CA Lines: 32 In article <495@tekigm.UUCP> marks@tekigm.UUCP (Mark D. Salzman) writes: > >I thought that putting a cueing mark on the tape was a fairly common feature >on the better VCRs. (Maybe I was just hopeing?) My JVC VHS unit has this >feature also and I find it so much more friendly that I almost never use >the tape counter. > >I do admit that a "time remaining" counter would be very nice (other than >the 10 and 5 minute warnings my deck also has). I would like to know of >other VCRs (particularly VHS) that have this cueing feature and if there >is a standard for it. I would also like to know what other features these >decks have since mine is getting old and I may want to replace it soon. > Well I have a Panasonic VHS Hi-Fi VCR (PV-9600 I believe) and it has a remaining time on tape counter which displays remaining time in HH:MM form. It takes it about 30 seconds to figure out where it is on the tape. It also has a tape counter as well but I couldn't say whether it is linear or not since I always use the remaining time display instead. -------------------------------------------------------------- Brent E. Rector - CONTEL CADO, Torrance, CA { decvax, hplabs, ihnp4, ucbvax, sdcrdcf }!trwrb!cadovax!brent { onecom, philabs, scgvaxd, ttidca, ucla-cs }!cadovax!brent cadovax!brent@ucla-locus.ARPA -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Brent E. Rector - CONTEL CADO, Torrance, CA { decvax, hplabs, ihnp4, ucbvax, sdcrdcf }!trwrb!cadovax!brent { onecom, philabs, scgvaxd, ttidca, ucla-cs }!cadovax!brent cadovax!brent@ucla-locus.ARPA