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RCA Plans CX Videodiscs

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The new deluxe color video

camera in RCA’sline isthe CC-011 ($1,400). Incorporat-ing a new vicon imaging lube (insieadof ihe usual vidicon), ihe camera is said lo operaie eflectively under very Iow (50 iux) lighlingconditions. The lube is designed lo be es-seniially impervious to “hot spoi” burns. Olher feaiures includea iwo-speed8:1 zoom willi pisiol grip conirols. an f/1.8 lens. auio-fade and bal-ance conirols, an auto/man-ual iris adjusiment. and pro-visions for red/blue and whiic adjusiments. TheCC-011 has an elecironic view-findei and incorporaiesa telescoping mikę wiih a built-in windscreen. Ii weighs a linie under 6 pounds.

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Rapid seanning of up to 82

preprogrammedTV channels is possible with ihe Favoriie Siaiion funclion on Magna-vox’s 8505 rear-screen projec-lion system ($3,500). The single-unit drawer design has 105-channel capability. which allows access lo up to 35 cable channels in lhose homeswired for cable. The 50-inch (diagonal) screen is illuminated by three 5-inch j gunsfiring through f/1 0 i coaied plasiic lenses. Olher

When the stereo version of RCA’s CED videodisc system • becomesavailable in 1982, llic player* will incorporaie CBS’s recently imroduced CX compansion noise reduc-tion system Jusi as the CX-

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encoded audio disesare said lo be universallycompaiible, the CED CX yideodises will be playable on curreni CED units. Mono dises will also be feaiures include Quick View (rapid aliernation between twochannels), a direct video inpui (for Iow signal loss from external sources). stereo ca-pabiliiy via separate audio in-putsand ouiputs, and a pair ofbuilt-in iwo-wayspeaker Systems with 8-inch woofers and 3-inch tweeters.

If youYe dissatisfied wiih ihe color on your te!evision sei, then Showtime Video Ven-tures' W-777P Color Proc-essor($337) may be of assist-ance. Designed tocorreci U.S.-standard NTSC-en-coded vidco signals, the de-vice has conirols for color (permiismanually controlled Processing), luma (adjusts therelative brightness—lumi-nance—of the picture). by-PASs(disables all conirols ex-cept luma), monochrome (climinaies residual color in black and while programs), chroma (adjusts color inten-sity). burst AMP(balances colorat different luminance levels). and burst phasf (cor-playable on thestereo-CED equipment.

The CX process is said to improve the dynamie rangę of audio dises by 20 dB, but CBS will not release the performance specifications for the CX yidcodisc until i( is for-mally introduced. MCM/ CBS Home Video will be manufacturing the encoded dises.

rects such colors as skin tones). Standard inputand outputjacks areprovided.

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A padded vjdeo camera bag with zippered pockets for blank tapes. batteries, and other necessities isavailab!e from Video Accessories. Lid. The VID-201 ($50)hasspe-cial adjustable loops for holding a light stand or tri pod and feaiures a removable słioul-der strap. Constructed of polyurethane, the bageomes in either black or brown.

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Capableof automatically

recordinga television program in the same time period for up to seven days in a row. Fisher’s new FVH-520VHS video cassette recordercosLs aboutS 1.200. Th is deck has

2-.4-,or6-hour recording capability and has five playback speeds-normal. still frame.single-frame advance, cue, and review (the łasi two operate ai ten limes normal speed with the audio muted). Aswitchable(manual/auto-matic) end-of-tape rewind system is provided. Other fea-tures include mc mory rewind, an electronicclock/ counter display, a dew pro-tectionsysiem with indicator, and a thirteen-function w i red remotecontrol. The FVH-520 also hassoft-touch Controls and soft-eject.

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You can lock out all video in-

puts to your teievision with Permo^łs Model AB-2LK Video Lock ($25). a bandy device for parents who wish toconirol iheviewingof adult-oriented programming in the home. The key-oper-ated unit aitachestoanycon-yenieni surface and has one input for VCR or pay TV and a second for basie cable TV or a standard TV antenna. The output goes directly to your set. The AB-2LK has Iow signal loss and comes with security shields to prevent bypass-ingof the lock.

For morę Information.	cJrcie the appro-
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150 RCA	153 Vldeo
191 M*9n*voi	Acceseonee
152 Showtime	154 Fleher
Vldto V*ntur«	155 Permo

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