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Subject: Help with basic video questions
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Date: Sat, 22-Oct-83 19:19:04 EDT
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	I am new to the scene of home video and have a few questions, if
someone wouldn't mind helping me out...

	- What is the balance point between tape quality and recording speed ?
A high grade Maxell might cost $9-10. Is it as good at EP speed as a cheapo
tape at SP ?
	- How much difference is there between SP, LP and EP ? Assume the
material is MTV-type stereo music videos.
	- What are the choices and differences in tape brands (e.g. Scotch
vs Fuji vs TDK vs Maxell, etc.) ?
	- If you already had a VCR with tuner and you needed a new color TV,
why not just buy a color monitor (e.g. the kind used for home computers, NTSC) ?
	- My cable company will provide an FM tap for receiving MTV in stereo
for MTV and HBO for $4/mo. I found out that just hooking up the cable to my FM
receiver provides the same signal. Why can't I just get a 75ohm tap myself ?
	- What steps can one do to get rid of herring bone ?
	- What is the current state of descramblers ? How hard is it to build
one ?

	Sorry I have so many questions... I am sure others would benefit from
answers to these questions - I will summarize what I learn. Thanks.

						Cheers,
						Dan Ts'o
						...cmcl2!rna!dan