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Article #282Re: computer controlled VCR
From: Jim Beveridge
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 1991 21:56
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 1991 21:56
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In article <754@anaxagoras.ils.nwu.edu>, luksa@cubbie.ils.nwu.edu (Frank Luksa) writes: > > If you know of any VCR models that allow connection to a serial port, could you > please e-mail me? I'll gladly post the list if I get any responses. > I know of three choices. The best: NEC recently announced their PC-VCR, which is designed to be computer controlled. Cost is ~$2500 at last check. There are companies that make an infra-red remote interface for computers. This allows your computer to generate the commands that the VCR remote normally would. This works, but you have no feedback and positioning isn't particularly accurate. Finally, some companies convert regular VCR's to be computer controlled. We have one here, although I couldn't tell you where we got it. Good luck. Jim
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!know!newmedia!jim From: jim@newmedia.UUCP (Jim Beveridge) Newsgroups: comp.ivideodisc,comp.multimedia Subject: Re: computer controlled VCR Message-ID: <438@newmedia.UUCP> Date: 29 Jan 91 21:56:55 GMT References: <754@anaxagoras.ils.nwu.edu> Followup-To: comp.ivideodisc Organization: New Media Graphics, Billerica, MA Lines: 20