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From: brwk@doc.ic.ac.uk (Bevis King)
Newsgroups: comp.ivideodisc
Subject: Use of cheaper CD-V players in ivideodisc
Message-ID: <568@gould.doc.ic.ac.uk>
Date: 16 Jan 89 16:50:31 GMT
Sender: brwk@doc.ic.ac.uk
Reply-To: brwk@doc.ic.ac.uk (Bevis King)
Organization: Dept. of Computing, Imperial College, London, UK.
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Has anyone out there attempted to control the Philips CDV-475 (PAL)
CD-Video combi player for ivideodisc applications?

The Philips is the obvious candidate (among the PAL players) because
the only other one (Pioneer CLD-1200) doesn't have CAV trick frame
facilities.  The Philips also has RGB out (useful for computer monitors)
and an external remote control port.

Does anyone know anything about the Philips (?) RC-5 remote control
standard, and the feasability of generating these control signals from
a PC (or RS-232 serial line)?

Thanks for your help.

Regards, Bevis.

PS: Anyone else out there use a disk player for films, music, etc? 8-).


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