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From: mark@cygnet.CYGNETSYSTEMS (Mark Quattrocchi)
Newsgroups: rec.video,comp.ivideodisc
Subject: Re: storage/retrieval of short video segments
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Date: 22 Dec 88 16:32:48 GMT
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In article <1261@uswat.UUCP> bulick@comanche.USWest.COM () writes:
>I am interested in recording short video sequences (2-10 minutes) for
>later retrieval on demand, which means, of course, that whatever
>technology I use needs some kind of accurate registration system.  I'd
>like to be able to store several hours of material if possible. In
>addition, the recorder/player must be remotely controllable via an
>rs232 port.
>
>The obvious choice (to a video novice like me, anyway) is some sort of
>videodisc system. Since Write-Many-Read-Many technology has been
>promised for years but has yet to make it out of anyone's lab, it looks
>like some sort of WORM technology is the answer. I have a spec sheet

Not true you can get 5 1/4 inch erasable optical now from at least 2
manufacters. Though data transfer rate would be a problem for real time
video.

>for Panasonic's TQ-3031F optical disc recorder which promises up to an
>hour of motion video on 2 sides of a 12 inch disc with information
>retrievable on track boundaries. Estimated cost is $18K for a
>recorder/player and $3-4K for a player only. To store hours of material
>I would need a recorder/player and at least another player, possibly
>2. I would also have to migrate discs as they fill up. I have been
>told by a dealer's rep (an admittedly biased source) that the Panasonic
>unit is the only one which meets my needs.
>
>I have also heard that Beta VCR might offer accurate enough
>registration for my purpose with, of course, greatly increased access
>time. However, for substantially reduced cost I could live with slow
>retrieval.
>
>My questions (finally):
>
>Is the Panasonic unit the only choice for what I want?
>
>Is beta a realistic alternative?
>
>Are there any other alternatives?
>
>As I said, I am a video novice looking for information. Any help
>would be appreciated.
>
>			Steve Bulick
>			US WEST Advanced Technologies
>
Both Pioneer and Sony make write once laser disk mastering systems for
about the same price as the Panasonic.