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["ligital VCF developed with Philips, is embodied by a Bits and Bytes: Videonics\u2019 traditional-looking CD that can hold 3.7 Edit Suite is an A\/B-roll ed- gigabytes of data, enough, according to Prototype of it controller due this Spring for a sug- Sony, for about 135 minutes of high-qual- gested $699. This desktop editing device ity video. Sony says it has transferred 30 Sony\u2019s digital works with consumer and professional films to the format so far using MPEG-2 VCR and 2- VCRs, reads all time codes and is com- digital compression and a technique patible with all popular edit formats. It\u2019s called \u201cdynamic bit allocation.\u201d This hour (top) and designed to run four video sources and means the compression ratio can be ad- hold 250 scenes. justed to match the needs of the movie. 4.5-hour (left) A visually busy action film would use a For sending video to computers, Play faster data rate than a quieter film like videocassettes. fielded a high-definition, low-cost video Sleepless in Seattle. The compact Desktop Ready: Videonics\u2019 Edit Suite controller At CES, Sony showed a chase scene and Go Video\u2019s GV 8050 VHS\/8mm VCR, which from Clint Eastwood\u2019s In the Line ofFire on cassettes use comes with a customized editing program. a TV with a split screen. Half the screen 6mm tape. displayed a version digitized to DVD. The DirDueaclDteocr other half showed the same scene on a to the box through ordinary phone lines. VHS tape, a laserdisc and a D-1 digital Casio introduced another kind of set- broadcast tape. The DVD picture quali- ty was far better than VHS, noticeably top box, a videophone system to be sold better than laserdisc and hard to distin- by PhoneMate that uses conventional guish from D-1. The demonstration made phone lines. The LT-70P can be con- a powerful impression. nected toa TV or a PC and allows users to transmit video, via a built-in camera, (A few weeks after CES, Toshiba and and talk at the same time. Due in June, Time Warner introduced their own DVD it\u2019s priced at $1,280. format, along with the support of a con- sortium of major companies. Sony said it Two of 1994\u2019s hot technologies prom- would consider the new format, which is ised more to come this year. Thomson incompatible with its own, defusing for said it would expand production of its the moment the likelihood of a format small-dish Digital Satellite System to war over digital video discs. See this is- keep pace with a demand that has ex- sue\u2019s \u201cSpecial Report\u201d for a full account.) ceeded its own most optimistic predic- tions, while Sony showed a prototype of Sony\u2019s digital videocassettes promise the DSS receiver it will introduce this broadcast-quality recordings on two- Summer. hour or 4.5-hour compact tapes using a standard already agreed to by the indus- StarSight Telecast, present at about try. The digital tapes are 6mm wide and half a dozen different booths, announced come in cassettes designed to be used a new automatic time-setting feature for with a new breed of digital VCRs. Two- TV and VCR clocks. In the coming and four-channel digital sound will be year, several major manufacturers will be rolling out TVs, VCRs and available, along with such features as in- TVCRs equipped to receive the stant search and crystal-clear freeze frame. onscreen program guide. An al- ternative onscreen system called New kinds of set-top boxes for TV VideoGuide was also present to launch its interactivity also made a splash at CES. stand-alone decoder. The $199 device Thomson and Sun Microsystems unveiled offers a week\u2019s worth of program info, a digital interactive TV system suitable simple operation, and instant sports scores for video-on-demand, home-based tick- and news headlines. et ordering and other interactive services. The components include video servers, Two accessories that caught our eye a home decoder and Open come from Videonics and a new California company called Play, Inc. TV, a multimedia operating environment. AT&T intro- | duced the Information Center, a set-top box priced at $329 that lets a TV display a variety of interactive online services designed to come in- APRIL 1995 VIDEO 51","DIGITAL FEVER grabber called the Snappy Video Reality Check: Virtual Boy, Nintrendo\u2019s virtual $1,500 AV-S2090, doesn\u2019t include an Shapshot. Priced at $199, the Snappy is AC-3 decoding chip, but has jacks that a small device that plugs into a PC\u2019s par- reality goggles, and a showgoer in mid-game. allel port. It grabs video from any video interface it to a stand-alone AC-3 de- | both offer players with AC-3 outputs. source, from tape to TVs, funnels it into Pioneer made its support for AC-3 clear coder, which Yamaha plans to introduce the PC and delivers a resolution of 1,500 by putting an AC-3 output on every play- by 1,125 pixels. er in its line except for a $299 budget later this year for about $600. model, the CLD-S104, that represents, on Two other interesting decoders caught HOME THEATER its own terms, a price breakthrough for The big news in home theater was combi players. our eye. One is a new model from Angstrom, designed by Mike Moffatt, the also revolutionary. It\u2019s Dolby Surround Of course, you'll also need an AC-3 same guy who created Theta\u2019s great- AC-3, the new digital format for sur- surround decoder. It looks as if the first to sounding digital-to-analog converters. round sound. AC-3 provides six discrete market will be Enlightened Audio Designs\u2019 TheaterMaster, a versatile control center The other is from Citation, a rejuvenat- tracks for left, center, right, left surround, with switching for analog, conventional ed line from Harman Kardon. With its right surround, and subwoofer. The ad- digital and AC-3 sources, and an integral new models, Citation plans to keep the vantages of this format over plain Dolby digital-to-analog converter. Pioneer and great sound that has made Fosgate de- Pro-Logic are better channel separation Yamaha demonstrated more economical coders among our favorites, while im- and stereo surrounds, which can be used approaches by in- proving the ergonomics and appearance. to create extraordinarily dramatic sur- corporating AC- round effects. 3 into A\/V te- Although speaker systems won't really ceivers. Yamaha\u2019s have to change to accommodate AC-3, A couple of manufacturers previewed new receiver, the that didn\u2019t stem the deluge of new speak- AC-3 in prototype form at last year\u2019s ers. The show\u2019s most interesting intro- show, but demonstration glitches left some observers wondering exactly how ductions included Definitive Technolo- good the new format would be. This year, gy\u2019s new $3,000\/pair there were few doubters. Several manu- BP2000, a high-end facturers\u2014including ADA, Enlightened version of its popular bipolar tower speak- Audio Designs, Denon, JBL, Kenwood, ers. Each BP2000 in- corporates a powered Perreaux, Pioneer and Yamaha\u2014demon- strated AC-3 sound in ways that left lis- teners with big smiles on their faces. By the time you read this, you may ac- tually be able to buy an AC-3 system and a few laserdiscs to go with it. Because the digital AC-3 soundtrack is encoded on one of the analog tracks of a laserdisc, you'll need a special laserdisc player with a separate RF output (on an RCA jack) for the analog track. Runco and Pioneer New Views: Proton\u2019s 30-inch widescreen TV and Panasonic\u2019s PVIQ505 VHS-C camcorder. 52. VIDEO APRIL 1995","Bipolar Power: Definitive Technology's BP2000 speakers. 15-inch subwoofer. The bass, and every- nouncing that a one-piece Genesis\/32 X thing else, sounded outstanding. There\u2019s combination system will be available this also a new, beefed-up center channel fall for $199. (The upgrade alone sells speaker designed for use with the BP2000. for $149.) Sega also trotted out Superbowl Speaking of bipolar speakers, Mirage champ and two-sport superstar Deion introduced a line of affordable bipolars. Sanders as the new spokesman for its Prices start at $650\/pair for the M590s, Sega Sports line. \u201cNeon Deion\u201d will re- and go up to $1,200\/pair for the M1090s. place Joe Montana in Sega\u2019s popular NFL Mirage\u2019s more expensive bipolar speak- title and star in a new series of football ers have captured our hearts in the past, and baseball games. and the demo we heard of the M590s Sega\u2019s high-end Saturn system and suggests the new speakers will continue Sony\u2019s competing Playstation were avail- that tradition. able for sneak previews. Judging from the CES also saw the introduction of two early Japanese titles on display (the sys- significant new THX systems, one from tems are currently available in Japan), Energy and one from Atlantic Technology. both deliver graphics and game play at Both use two midrange drivers sur- upstart at last year\u2019s CES, this year\u2019s re- least as good as 3DO, the most advanced rounding a single tweeter to get the nar- vealed a maturing industry looking for system now in the U.S. Expect Saturn row vertical dispersion Lucasfilm requires mainstream audiences. Game giants like and Playstation in time for Christmas for for THX | Segaand Nintendo touted new high-tech | about $400 each. certification. | hardware systems, while CD-ROM de- Panasonic showed a new 3DO play- This ap- | velopers predicted, perhaps a bit opti- | er, the top-loading FZ-10, for $399, fea- proach may | mistically, that there will be an astonish- | turinga smaller footprint and a new mem- work better | ing 20 million CD-ROM drives in homes | ory management system for saving games. for music | and businesses by year\u2019s end. Add-on MPEG-1 full-motion video car- than the Long lines formed at the mammoth | tridges were announced for both the dual- and | Nintendo booth as the company pre- | Panasonic player and for GoldStar\u2019s 3DO triple-tweet- | viewed Virtual Boy, the first true 3-D \u2018 er THX | gaming system. Virtual Boy consists of a Pennie On passe speakers large pair of red and black goggles at- we've seen | tached to a table-stand. It accepts tiny before. cartridges similar to those for Nintendo\u2019s Energy did- | handheld Game Boy. It\u2019s a RISC-based, Video Grabber: n't demo its | 32-bit system that used dual LEDs to monty. system, but | generate a monochromatic amber image , ; Play\u2019s Snappy captures the Atlantic | (much like the computer screens of old) ais video for PCs. system, with a very convincing 3-D effect. The San \u2014 which will | pinball and fighting games we tried were | gojlection be priced at $3,000, sounded great. | both very involving; we really didn\u2019t want | {or cp-i. Energy\u2019s shooting for a $3,500 price. The | to put them down. At a reasonable price Energy THX surrounds are a noteworthy of $200, Virtual Boy should be a major hit bargain at $350 a pair, and the company when it reaches offers a slightly different non-THX ver- stores this sum- sion for just $250. met. The Atlantic demonstration includ- Sega followed ed a visual treat, a Toshiba TW56D90 the successful 16:9 rear-projection set (winner of Video launch of its 32X Magazine\u2019s recent Best Widescreen TV Genesis upgrade of the Year Award) outfitted with a Da- (the company says Lite rear-projection screen, instead of the it sold 500,000 one that comes with the set. The Da- units before Lite screen improved off-axis viewing and Christmas) by an- eliminated a slight hot spot. The color ac- curacy of the calibrated set could not Jam Machine: have been better. Cartoon Network's MULTIMEDIA Toon Jam CD-ROM If multimedia was something of an lets kids create ani- mated music videos. APRIL 1995 VIDEO 53","PERSONAL BY DAVID MORRELL i Nightmare\u2019s Jack Frost: \u201cYou like me, you really like me!\u201d ith Academy Award season in ing design, especially the use of black- who also restored Lawrence of Arabia full media bloom, it\u2019s appropriate and Spartacus, and his partner James C. to look at the laserdisc releases of and-white stripes, which evoke the Katz. Their work is so brilliant that this the past year that were designed to meet the cravings of movie buffs who Ascot races sequence; its sturdy and viewer, familiar only with the two previ- want as much of the film experience in attractive disc sleeves, as opposed to ous, very inferior laserdisc versions of their homes as possible. Special-edition flimsy cellophane-like sleeves; and My Fair Lady, feels as if the film has sud- laserdiscs offer superior picture and the in-depth and informative color denly appeared for the first time. A sound as well as extras that enhance the long, engaging documentary analyzes films they accompany, and that aren\u2019t brochure, reminiscent of programs George Cukor\u2019s direction and includes available anywhere else. This high- given out during road-show produc- such delights as Audrey Hepburn quality, under-appreciated format tions during the 50s and \u201960s. singing \u201cWouldn\u2019t It Be Loverly?\u201d and deserves a measure of recognition for \u201cShow Me\u201d before Marni Nixon\u2019s voice going to Olympian lengths to make The edition also includes six frames replaced hers. Decide for yourself which movies a pleasure to watch and study. of the original movie print, which is use- voice is better for the film. The past year has seen more than its ful to viewers who don\u2019t know what share of great special editions. To help 70mm film and SuperPanavision 70 (a The aspect ratio is 2.21:1, appropri- you select those movies presented espe- non-anamorphic process) look like; six ate for material taken from a 65\/70mm cially well on disc with unique and exquisite reproductions of Cecil Bea- spherical source. The framing is so appropriate extras, the collectibles ton\u2019s costume designs (even I found exact that there is more visual material among the contenders, we honor the myself gazing at them lovingly, and I\u2019m on this release than was ever seen the- normally not crazy about this sort of atrically in either 35mm or 70mm ver- best with awards of our own. And now, thing); a 24K Gold CD of the film score, sions. The transfer from a new interpos- the envelopes, please... and much more. itive produced directly from the restora- tion negative is excellent: THX video Most Impressive Disc: The col- What's on the disc itself is equally clarity, impressive colors, and pleasing lector\u2019s edition of Lerner and Loewe\u2019s exemplary. Foremost is the film\u2019s metic- surround-sound. I can\u2019t exaggerate the My Fair Lady. Thanks to the determi- superior merits of this disc. Granted, its ulous restoration by Robert A. Harris, $124.95 price is expensive, but unlike nation of Ken Rose, CBS Video\u2019s VP and General Manager, everything some recent pricey, disappointing col- about this boxed set exudes quality. lector\u2019s editions, here you definitely get Special touches include its eye-catch- what you pay for. David Morrell is the author of First Blood, Best Extras: The thirtieth-anniver- Desperate Measures and other best-selling sary edition of The Sound of Music. novels. Because of all the satires about the sac- charine nature of this film, I\u2019ve actually","| of Austria, of Salzburg, of the Nazi occupation, of the real-life characters upon whom the story is based, and of Rodgers and Hammerstein\u2019s collabora- tion on the stage musical. The THX | transfer is excellent, the sound pleasing. | The effectively presented 2.2:1 aspect ratio is taken from original Todd-AO BEST EXTRAS 65mm source materials. Like My Fair The Sound of Music (Fox Video) Lady, this edition of The Sound of Music BEST EXPANDED FILM exudes quality, and although it too is Dances With Wolves | costly ($129.95), you\u2019re getting fair (Orion\/Image) \\\\ value. CLEAREST IMAGE Best Expanded Film: The collec- Nightmare Before Christmas Song Meisters: Andrews and Plummer, a tor\u2019s edition of Dances with Wolves. It\u2019s (Touchstone) Sound of Music presented wide with extras. becoming more common for laserdiscs to include scenes that directors had BEST COLOR avoided it until now. My loss. It\u2019s sweet, | reluctantly cut from the theatrical ver- yes, but it\u2019s also awfully good film-mak- sions of their films. In the case of Dances Aladdin ing, and it shares with My Fair Lady a with Wolves, Kevin Costner went farther Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs | theme almost unheard of today-\u2014the than any other director by expanding desire to improve oneself. Even if you're his film by an hour. There are numerous (Disney\/Image) not a fan of The Sound of Music, the other merits to the edition: A making- packaging, the excellence of which of featurette is included, as is a CD of BEST VALUE rivals that of My Fair Lady, should inter- John Barry\u2019s haunting score and a book, est any laserdisc devotee. An eight-page | Dances with Wolves: The Illustrated Story Speed color brochure introduces the film and of the Epic Film. The aspect ratio has (Fox Video) | the disc\u2019s supplemental materials. An finally been presented correctly, in a insightful book explains how master 2.35:1 frame, not 2:1 as on the previous BEST SOUND writer Ernest Lehman (North by disc. On the down side, we also get six Jurassic Park Northwest, West Side Story) adapted the | murky lobby cards. Finally, it would Broadway musical into a screenplay. An | have made a good package even better (MCA\/Universal) | accompanying 24K Gold CD includes if Orion or Image had included infor- | previously unreleased music. BEST COMMENTARY mation about what the extra scenes do Prince of Tides The extras on the disc are even | for the movie, exactly how many min- (Criterion) more outstanding. Director Robert | utes were added and, most important, Wise provides a useful analog-track where the material was inserted. This BEST MUSICAL | commentary. There\u2019s a featurette, fol- Oklahoma! part of the job feels rushed, (Fox Video) | lowed by an 87-minute \u201cmaking of\u201d especially for $124.99. documentary, and something I\u2019ve never Clearest Image: encountered before\u2014an analog track to The \u2014 collector\u2019s | the documentary, with Ernest Lehman edition of Tim Christmas. Many qualities distinguish this discussing his screenplay for 36 min- Burton\u2019s Night- pack-age. The movie is a delightfully utes. There are step-by-step histories mare Before macabre holiday fable with awesome stop-action photography, sometimes combined with animation. The laserdisc edi- tions adds tons of extras, including a Disney\u2019s Aladdin lengthy docu- mentary; two short films, Vincent and Franken-wee- nie, by Tim Burton; a short film by director Henry Selick; Nightmare outtakes; a hand-somely-illus- trated companion book; and analog com- mentary by Selick\u2014all for $99.95. But what I kept saying to myself again and APRIL 1995 VIDEO","BESTS stress sound-effects, the dialog is thin by comparison, and the narrative is weak. But the picture quality is excellent, and the award is well-earned. The CAV version, at $74.98, and the CLV ver- sion, overpriced at $44.98, are virtually indistinguishable, and both are THX- certified. The Fugitive, Hard Target, and In the Line of Fire also have memorable sound. Most Interesting Commentary: Barbra Streisand\u2019s analog comments Watchers: Graham Greene (left) and Kevin Costner in Dances With Wolves with scenes restored. on Criterion\u2019s director\u2019s edition of The Prince of Tides. Not many discs are again was, \u201cLook how clear the image is.\u201d graph it, a step-by-step analysis of the released with alternate-track commen- The THX CAV disc is presented with restoration, and on and on. The CAV tary, and of those, almost all are instruc- barely noticeable black bars at the top mode allows the viewer to enjoy the tive. Robert Wise\u2019s commentary for The and bottom in what is sometimes called impressive, colorful artwork frame by European widescreen, with an aspect frame. It\u2019s a treat for the eyes. ratio of 1.66:1. The sound is deep and Best Value: Speed, at $29.95 with full, with a soundtrack by Danny THX quality. This is an unbelievable Elfman (Batman, Batman Returns). deal. The gaps in the logic of this \u201cDie Best Color: A tie between Aladdin Hard on a bus\u201d mad-bomber tale become and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. manifest with repeated viewing, but the The former has the most intense colors excitement of the high-speed ride provid- (especially amazing Dayglo-like reds) ed by Sandra Bullock and an amazingly that I can recall seeing on any disc, pumped-up Keanu Reeves (Bill and Ted\u2019s made all the more remarkable because Excellent Adventure) make logic irrele- there isn\u2019t any sign of blooming or vant. Jan De Bont (Paul Verhoeven\u2019s bleeding. The THX CAV Aladdin is director of cinematography on Basic framed minimally at a 1.66:1 aspect Instinct) gives the film style and pace. The ratio and has dynamite surround sound. surround sound is explosive. The aspect But for $49.95 (I can\u2019t help grousing), it ratio of 2.35:1 provides an epic feel. Two could have included more extras than people can\u2019t pay for movie tickets, park- just a trailer for the film. A featurette, ing, popcorn, and a babysitter for what it Transit Cop: Keanu Reeves, Speed demon. for example, was included in the excel- costs to buy this first-rate disc. lent and similarly priced laserdisc for Best Sound: Jurassic Park. The pic- Sound ofMusic \u2018and Henry Selick\u2019s for Beauty and the Beast, and the Japanese ture-rattling, ground-stomping, dino- Nightmare before Christmas come to | import of Aladdin. saur-shrieking effects on this disc make mind, as does Jonathan Demme\u2019s for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs it excellent for demonstrating a sur- Criterion\u2019s edition of The Silence of the takes a different approach to color: tra- round system. As with many films that continued on page 92 ditional, solid and deep. The original negative was showing dirt and wear. Disney technicians restored it to spec- tacular condition, allowing us to see the film in a way that hasn\u2019t been possible for many years. Indeed, it has the sparkle of a brand-new work. For the attractive collector\u2019s edition ($99.99), there is an illustrated volume, The Making of the Classic Film, as well as 10 lithographs of theatrical posters for the film: some are eye-catching enough to display. A separate disc, in its own stur- dy and informative jacket, contains a wealth of extras, including a featurette, te 4ye) PN deleted scenes, storyboards, discussions about animation and how to photo- Sound and Fury: Dern and Neill in Jurassic Park (left), and Striesand directing Prince of Tides. 56 VIDEO APRIL 1995","TUBE OR PROJECTION-THE BIGGEST TV SCREENS AND THE BIGGEST SELECTION! TOSHIBA POWERVIDEO HAS AN ALL STAR LINE-UP OF FRONT SCREEN PROJECTORS WITH IMAGES UP TO 250 INCHES. Panasonic I bought my friend\u2019s VCR and camcorder from Powervideo. 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The rest comes from carefully listening to how components sound in real rooms with other components. We\u2019ve created \u201cHome Thea- ter Forum\u201d to better examine home theater components in context\u2014as part of an integrated equipment ensemble designed to help products show what they\u2019re 58 VIDEO APRIL 1995","capable of, and to give us insights into how components can best be used. For the Forum, products will be auditioned in Video Magazine\u2019s Home Theater facility, \u2014a a flexible room with reference-caliber equipment designed to help us take the full measure of a product\u2019s capabilities by scrutinizing it under controlled con- ditions. Constructed primarily of con- crete and plaster, with a volume of about 5,500 cubic feet, our home theater sup- Audio Alchemy\u2019s DDE digital\/an: ports rather than reinforces low- (top) and Acurus\u2019 ACT 1 proces: bass\/high-volume transients. A minimal use of acoustical treatment materials put we have the Definitive Technology servations rather than criticisms. High- yields a natural mid- and high-frequen- performance consumer electronics are Powerfield 1800 subwoofer, driven by its not intended to function in a vacuum, but cy tonal balance. own 500-watt amp. The video side of as parts of a system. Part of the challenge In addition to providing a sonically things is handled by a Mitsubishi VS- of building a fine system is to combine 1250 front projector in conjunction with components that interact well. One way neutral testing environment, our facility a Dwin LD-2 line doubler and audio\/ to do this is to work with your dealer or can accomodate a virtually limitless va- video control center. The system is wired installer to ensure that each component riety of speaker placements. By not hav- throughout with Monster Cable. enhances the performance of the rest of ing to make set-up compromises to avoid your system. Ask about the possibility of We expected this approach would auditioning a product in your home for a room interactions, we can pay more at- week or two with the option of ex- tention to placement and sound opti- help us turn up the kinds of synergies, changing it if it doesn\u2019t fit in as expect- mization procedures in assessing speaker or mutual performance enhancements, ed. Above all, be sensitive to the possi- that components often reveal, and we performance. bility of synergy. We auditioned three products for our encountered a few. For reasons that can be hard to fathom, given the thousands initial Forum: the Acurus American of products and combinations that are Custom Theatre I processor\/preamp, the NEAR Soundmast surround system with JIB center channel and 20M surrounds, available and possible, components do and Audio Alchemy\u2019s Digital Decoding not always perform equally well with all TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW Engine v1.1, a digital\/analog converter. other components. For example, the Mondial Designs, the Ardsley, New Appropriately, the NEAR speakers and Proceed PAV\u2019s Dolby Pro-Logic mode York-based manufacturer of Acurus and the ACT I processor represent first for- works well with almost all speakers, but Aragon components, has led the way in ays into the home theater marketplace by we found its roll-off of high-frequency offering top value in high-end electron- established audiophile companies. At a detail made for a poor match with the ics. Considering the esteem in which I }) time when video has transformed listen- NEAR speaker system. The combination hold its other products, I was eager to ing rooms into media rooms, the survival yielded a relatively dull treble presenta- get my hands on Mondial\u2019s first home of many specialty audio manufacturers tion. However, the Soundmasts\u2019 tonal theater component, the $899 Acurus will depend on their ability to translate balance was nearly ideal when used with ACT I. high-end expertise into home theater either the Fosgate Model Four ($999) or Adorned simply with a pair of large credibility. the Acurus ACT I, the processors we silver knobs\u2014one for power on\/off and The theater system we used to audi- employed for the bulk of the auditions. source, the other for volume\u2014on the For its part, the ACT I would not left of its faceplate, the ACT I is hand- tion these products consisted of the Pioneer Elite CLD-97 and CLD-D703 process the Pioneer CLD-97\u2019s composite some in a sleek, minimalist manner. But laserdisc players for our audio and video output through its video loop without the real beauty of any Mondial prod- sources, and the Parasound HCA-1206 an unnacceptable level of noise and col- uct lies in its innards, and the ACT Lis power amp which delivers 120 watts in- or instability. Yet Pioneer\u2019s CLD-D703, no exception. Visual inspection reveals to six channels. Processing references in- which offers similar overall performance top-notch electrical components and cluded the Proceed PAV by Madrigal, at half the price, albeit without the 97\u2019s an Analog Devices Pro-Logic chipset the Lexicon CP-3, and the Fosgate Model uncanny image sharpness, interfaced just similar to the one used by Madrigal in Four. We also used the Counterpoint fine with the ACT I, and was used for the the Proceed PAV ($4,200). Home Cinema speakers for comparison remainder of the review. Construction is of high quality. purposes. To supplement the bass out- I mention these interactions as ob- Onscreen video menus provide a uset\u2019s APRIL 1995 VIDEO 59","only access to the ACT I\u2019s mode and tion set-up. Sonically, the Acurus ex- The same type of transition heard on status information, which can be in- celled in the three-channel Pro-Logic mode. The sound was explosively dy- the Fosgate Model Four, for example, was convenient if your monitor is not on. smoother and more detailed. Listening to namic, with good tonal balance and a Batman Returns, first through the ACT I, Operated in the stereo-only (bypass) fine rendering of detail. Steering was pin- mode, the ACT I\u2019s high-end pedigree point and integration between the left, then through the Model Four, demon- was immediately apparent. The hallmarks center and right channels was seamless, strated this. The ACT I, like similarly providing a flattering counterpoint to the priced processor\/receivers, loses some of of its musical presentation were an im- onscreen action. The three-channel the enveloping nuances that are encod- pressive dynamic authority, a large sound- soundstage maintained the transparency ed on Dolby soundtracks, which more so- stage with distinct instrumental images, and cohesiveness that distinguished the phisticated units make both evident and and excellent tonal balance across the ACT I in stereo-bypass mode. thrilling. critical middle of the frequency range. The ACT I gave acoustic guitars a won- For surround sound, the ACT I\u2019s five- Your decision to purchase an ACT I derful sense of overtone and detail, but channel Pro-Logic performance was good, should be based on your priorities: Are never sounded aggressive or fatiguing. similar to that of many fine Pro-Logic you primarily interested in a quality pre- So good was the ACT I\u2019s stereophonic receivers. As long as a movie soundtrack amplifier with added processing capabil- performance that I rate it among the best under-$1,000 line-level preamplifiers contained a constant, prominent sur- ities or in a surround-sound processor? available. The ACT I makes an excellent stereo | round signal, as in the opening of Blown preamp that offers remote control and | Switching to video, we found the S- Away, the Acurus proved very capable. standard surround-sound functions. video output was the one to use in our But when the processor was called upon Videophiles who demand more of their system, and the choice was a clear one. to \u201cselect out\u201d information to route to decoder and less of their preamp may be Experimentation showed that the com- the effects channels, the ACT I\u2019s transi- happier with the decoder in the costlier posite output introduced some video tion from front to rear was somewhat Fosgate Model Four, which, however, noise on a high-resolution front projec- abrupt. continued on page 98 HOW TO FINE TUNE YOUR HOME THEATER eee eeereereseeeecs SOOO Cee rece reece reese eee eee T eee EEE SEO OE SEES EEO EE SEE EE SEES EE EEE DHT SEED SESE SEE SESSE SEE SEE ESE ESESSESEEEESEEEESHOEESEEHSESOESEEESEDSEEEEEES oe Investing money in fine components is no guarantee that If the room is overly reverberant, mid and high frequencies will a home theater will sound the way you expect. Without prop- sound projected and irritating. Image localization will be poor. er set-up, even great equipment will not While room treatments, which are avail- deliver the performance of which it is 5 STEPS TO AN IDEAL ROOM able at audio\/video salons, can tame capable. On the other hand, with care- acoustical problems, you can avoid the ful optimization, even inexpensive hard- expense and visual intrusion of these ware can provide satisfying surround items by adjusting your furnishings. sound. All that\u2019s required is a little pa- e Select a room that can be easily Hanging tapestries on bare walls, in- tience, a willingness to experiment, and darkened. stalling heavier draperies and placing knowledge of a few home theater fun- e Strive for a neutral tonal bal- throw rugs between the front speakers ance: If the room is overly rever- damentals. Here\u2019s a quick guide to berent dampen it; if sonically dead, and the listening position are particular- a preparing your room for the power of ly effective ways to mitigate room inter- home theater sound. actions. Let\u2019s start by assuming you've already enliven it. If, on the other hand, you learn that chosen a room for your system, and that e Place front speakers for video your room is dead, lighten up! Literally. you have the ability to darken the room Nu (uettemay ven come muetcns(e (ome) auele Remove heavy carpets, drapes and plush sufficiently to ensure pleasurable viewing. screen and slightly ahead of it. furniture from the room or add reflec- The next step is to determine the room\u2019s tive surfaces, like glass-covered pictures. sonic character; that is, whether the room watinnmiveveleotietetcmceclasetecetrereceelt These simple actions should cure the is \u201clive\u201d or \u201cdead.\u201d Enter the room, close or slightly behind the primary seating. high frequency loss and lifeless dynamics the door and clap your hands as hard that plague overly damped listening and loudly as you can (it\u2019s okay, you're try- \u00a2 Balance the speaker channels rooms. ing to make noise). Observe what hap- with a sound level meter to pro- SPOTTING THE SPEAKERS pens to the sound: Does it reverberate, duce a seamless soundstage. Once you've achieved a relatively neu- which is characteristic of \u201clive\u201d rooms? Or does it immediately decay into silence, tral tonal balance, it\u2019s time to rough in the which would indicate the room is, acoustically, dead? speaker positions. Place the front left and right speakers at least Hard, reflective surfaces like bare or glass walls, sparse three feet from room boundaries. Room boundaries include the furnishings and light draperies are tell-tale signs of a live room. continued on page 96 VIDEO APRIL 1995 Ja","WE ALWAYS ACTORY DI ECBEA? COMPETITORS \\\\CTORY DIREC \\\". |8F0OR0-O6RD9E5RS-3C5A3LL5 PRICI WHOLESALE PRICES DIRECT TO CONS UME: ip, 39MOST WEST 35 ST. NY, NY 10001 \u201diF pn dgaass IS ag ener WE HAVE MORE MAIL ORDER EXPIERENCE Ap 1 ER: OMBINE 2C1US2T-O5ME6R4-S4ER3VI9C8E 212-264H4R3-FA9X7.27 21I2N-F5OR6M4AT-I4ON399 PAL \/ SECAM, MULTISYSTEM -UP TO 50% OFF!!! 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Returns and eeIxchanges must be made within seven days, in original packagin and are subject to ten restocking fee. Shipping and handling are extra and lon-refundable. CA#001836061 Circle 27 on Reader Service Card.","TAPED EDLC River Runners: Mery! Streep and fellow rafters run into a rough patch in Wild River. rethink everything\u2014interpretations of individual works, music and_perfor- dence, Streep is great fun to watch as mance in general, as well as topics far beyond. It\u2019s only fitting he should the latest version of the old-fashioned inspire a new kind of film biography. macho hero; investing a thinly con- Thirty-two Short Films About Glenn Gould is a collage that examines his ceived character with impressive emo- genius, eccentric character and legacy one bit at a time. Most of the pieces are The River Wild tional range, not to mention looking dramatized incidents that are charged with a visual wit that approximates 1994. Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David terrific, she overshadows the material. Gould\u2019s verbal wit. There are also real interviews, nearly abstract close-ups of Straithairn; dir. Curtis Hanson. Surround, So do her co-stars. Straithairn almost things like his piano or the many pills he cc. (PG-13) 112 min. priced for rental. took (he was a hypochondriac who died LD letterboxed or full-frame $39.98. brings credibility to the clich\u00e9d mil- of a stroke at 50), and even an old MCA\/Universal. Norman McLaren animation set to a quetoast who becomes a real man in Gould performance. There\u2019s no truth to the rumor that Dustin Hoffman will headline the next the face of danger. The ever-entertain- The spirit of Gould seems to inhabit \u2014 installment of Friday the 13th, but Meryl the Shakespearean actor Colm Feore, Streep has descended almost that far ing Bacon snarls and struts villainous- and of course the music, mostly Gould with The River Wild. Crudely effective recordings, is splendid. The odd struc- and predictable as the sunrise, this bru- ly, and delivers one of the few good ture gives us a balanced, hugely enter- tal thriller from director Curtis Hanson taining, portrait of a musical giant. (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) stars lines, insisting to his captives that he\u2019s the master thespian as a veteran white- After watching this amazing film, water rafter who\u2019s shanghaied into not really evil, just \u201ca different kind of you can see the real Gould at work in 16 escorting two bad guys (Bacon, John C. programs on laserdisc or tape from Sony Reilly) down a treacherous river. Can nice guy.\u201d Despite its sparkling cast, Classical. Most of these are CBC tele- she outwit these scum and save her casts; a recent release features a perfor- wimpy husband (Straithairn) and young The River Wild is a corny B-movie at mance of Gould\u2019s signature piece, the son (Joseph Mazzello)? Silly question. Bach Goldberg Variations. heart. \u2014Jon Young Exuding boundless _ self-confi- \u2014Sol Louis Siegel Thirty-two Short Films About Glenn Gould |aia oa 1994. Colm Feore; dir. Francois Girard. Big: Glenn Gould, enigmatic musical giant. Surround. (NR) 92 min. priced for rental. LD $34.95. Columbia\/TriStar The Canadian pianist Glenn Gould was an original who goaded us to 62 VIDEO APRIL 1995","EDITORS CHOICE | ken korman sports notables like Keith Hernandez, How low can Hollywood go? The successes of Forrest Gump and George Steinbrenner and Bob Costas, Dumb and Dumber have apparent- ly convinced studio bigwigs that one diehard baseball fan in my crowd dumb movies are no. longer enough: If you really want to condemned the film\u2019s loose portrayal strike it rich, you have to make dumb movies about dumb people. of baseball training procedures. So as 1994, the weakest year for film in at least a decade, fades Perhaps the strike made him grumpy. into memory, we can look forward to upcoming productions like This viewer found The Scout not with- Idiots and The Stupids, among oth- ers. (Unfortunately, I\u2019m not mak- out errors, but a winning diversion ing this up.) It seems the studios have forgotten that entertain- nonetheless. \u2014 Marianne Meyer ment doesn\u2019t have to be brainless to have mass appeal. For proof, Arizona Dream they need look no further than Fox Video\u2019s 25th Anniversary edi- \u2014\u2014\u2014 tion of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (laserdisc, $99.98). 1990. Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye One of the most successful Dunaway; dir. Emir Kusturomica. Sur- films of 1969, Butch Cassidy is no Citizen Kane. It relies too heavily Ball Boys: Brooks and Fraser, ready to play. round, cc. (R) 118 min. priced for rental. on the easy charm of its stars, Warner. Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Katherine Ross, and some- The Scout Axel (Depp) lives in Manhattan times settles for cuteness in place and works for the state\u2019s Department of of depth or humor. But director George Roy Hill was obviously 1994. Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Conservation, giving electric shocks to interested in making an excellent Dianne Wiest; dir. Michael Ritchie. Su- film, not just a popular and lucra- rround, cc. (PG-13) 101 min. priced for fish. He reluctantly returns to Arizona, tive one. From William Gold- where he was raised, to attend the wed- man\u2019s thoughtful script to Conrad rental. FoxVideo. ding of Leo Sweetie (Lewis), Axel\u2019s Hall\u2019s gorgeous cinematography, Though it fouled out at the box uncle and childhood hero. There he the movie doesn\u2019t pander. Pre- meets crazy rich widow Elaine (Duna- sented here in widescreen for the office, The Scout isa scrappy baseball fan- way), who is obsessed with Papua, New first time since its theatrical run, tasy that throws a few gentle curves at Guinea, and her stepdaughter Grace Butch Cassidy\u2019s pleasures are sub- the sports film playbook. Al Percolo stantial. (Brooks) is a sad- The laserdisc\u2019s lengthy sup- plement is a mixed bag. It in- sack scout who\u2019s cludes the dullest running com- mentary I\u2019ve ever heard. Both been spitefully George Roy Hill and Conrad Hall sound like they just came out of a dispatched to deep sleep. Far better is an hour\u2019s worth of video interviews, taped Mexico on a fu- in 1994, with the stars and screenwriter Goldman. Paul New- tile quest for man, forever blessed with the gift of perspective, gets the final word new Yankees. on movies then and now: \u201cI\u2019m nostalgic for the days when peo- There he en- ple shot films. Now they shoot budgets, release dates\u2014they counters the phe- shoot somebody\u2019s bonus. But Butch Cassidy was shot.\u201d nomenal Steve | Nebraska | Amen. (Fraser), a lik- | APRIL1995 VIDEO 63 able but loony | player with a questionable | past. Cha-per- \u00a7 \u201cal oning the vul- \u00a7 \\\\\\\\ nerable! (Lili Palmer), who wants to kill herself Nebraska in the big city, Percolo so that she can be reincarnated as a becomes a reluctant father figure, turtle. What can you say about a movie forced to consult psychiatrist Henri- where Johnny Depp and Jerry Lewis etta Aaron (Wiest), to ensure that play the normal characters? Completed Nebraska is mentally ready for the big but unreleased for several years, Arizona Dream is the English-language debut of time. Yugoslav director Emir Kustur\u00e9mica (When Father Was Away on Business). It The therapy threatens to under- mine both the player\u2019s World Series debut and the film itself. A battle for the boy\u2019s soul emerges as a major sub- plot, then disappears, as if the film-mak- reeks of Eastern European whimsy, ers realized it was too complex for though less so than it did before 25 min- breezy comedic resolution. Thankfully, utes were cut for this 118-minute ver- the gap is bridged by Fraser\u2019s endearing sion. Unfortunately, Kusturomica\u2019s dol- performance. He switch hits easily between goofy antics and sweet melan- lops of whimsy were the best thing about it: What\u2019s left is occasionally choly. amusing, but more often simply weird. Despite the presence of real-life \u2014M. Faust","The Browning Version 1994, Albert Finney, Greta Scacchi, Mathew Modine; dir. Ronald Harwood. Stereo, cc. (R) 97 min. priced for rental. Paramount. End of term at a posh British prep school brings the end of many other things for Andrew Crocker-Harris (Finney), head of classical studies. After 18 years, he\u2019s being forced out without a pension by the school\u2019s administration, which wants to bring in a new instruc- tor more adept in modern languages. It also brings the end of his marriage to a younger woman (Scacchi) who can no longer conceal her contempt for him. Worst of all, it signals the end of his self- respect. Confronted by evidence of how disliked he was by his students, this bril- liant scholar is forced to consider that he may have wasted his entire life, a dead soul teaching dead languages. While Terence Ratigan\u2019s 1939 play may seem like an odd choice for a film nating, infuriating and unforgettable. disapproval, but otherwise adds noth- This three-hour documentary chroni- remake, its theme of conflict between cles the ups and downs of Hitler\u2019s bril- ing. This flawed epic captures a gifted liant propagandist, ranging from her classical studies and modern education early days as a dancer and glamorous maverick in all her charismatic, per- star of German silent film, to the cre- is compellingly updated by playwright ation of her 1930's masterworks plexing glory. \u2014Jon Young Triumph of the Will and Olympia, to her Ronald Harwood (The Dresser). But the latter-day activities as a photographer of marine life and African tribes. soul of the film is Finney. Without so Combining clips from her works and The Little Rascals contemporary interviews with the still- much as raising his voice, he commands dynamic director, who was pushing 90 1994. Travis Tedford, Bug Hall; div. at the time of filming, this combination Penelope Spheeris. Surround, cc. (PG) 83 your attention to a character who has of homage and_ expos\u00e9 _ salutes min. $24.98. MCA\/Universal. Riefenstahl\u2019s genius without apologizing faded out of his own life. It is a tremen- for her complicity in unspeakable hor- A soulless, deftly executed facsimile, rors: Seeing the stirring, innovative The Little Rascals reproduces the look dously moving performance, on a par techniques she applied to the celebra- and jokes of the original classic shorts, with Anthony Hopkins in The Remains tion of Nazism, it\u2019s easy to regret that without any of their merry abandon. Riefenstahl didn\u2019t dedicate her talents Bringing favorites from different gener- of the Day. \u2014MF ations of the gang together\u2014including to a worthier cause. Stymie (Kevin Jamal Woods), Spanky The Wonderful Horrible Wonderful Horrible Life packs a (Tedford), Alfalfa (Hall), Darla (Brit- Life of Leni Riefenstahl tany Ashton Holmes) and Froggy (Jor- punch despite segments that appear out dan Warkol)-into one sprawling mob, 1993. Doc. dir. Ray Muller. Mono. (NR) of chronological order, and repetitous- this lukewarm romp seems more a time- 180 min. $89.95. Kino. ness; 30 minutes could have been warp echo than a project with a purpose trimmed without losing pertinent mate- of its own. Having already proven her Like its subject, The Wonderful tial. Above all, the film founders when skill at refurbishing TV properties with Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl is fasci- it confronts Riefenstahl on her role in Wayne\u2019s World and The Beverly the Third Reich. However often the Hillbillies, director Penelope Spheeris interviewer challenges her assertions of keeps the recycled gags coming at a ignorance about the extent of Hitler\u2019s brisk pace, but can\u2019t instill any spark in evil, Riefenstahl delivers a stock, disin- genuous answer about being a political- her young performers. The familiar story revolves around ly-unaware artist. Revisiting the issue throughout the movie is a futile gesture Alfalfa\u2019s affections for Darla, two scary intended to underscore the filmmakers\u2019 bullies (Sam Saletta, Blake Jeremy Collins), a snooty rich kid (Blake Mclver Ewing) and a big soap-box derby. A few moments, such as the kitty-litter sandwich and Alfalfa\u2019s dreadful talent-show crooning, may 64 VIDEO APRIL 1995","provoke smiles, but it\u2019s more fun to LASERDISES 10 alternate or deleted scenes that are watch for cameos by the likes of Mel presented, most are too brief to make Brooks, George Wendt, Daryl Hannah, any impression, and their text introduc- Donald Trump, Lea Thompson, Reba The Prince of Tides tions are hopelessly vague. There\u2019s little McEntire and Whoopi Goldberg. The insight into why she made the choices Little Rascals isn\u2019t so much bad as 1991. Nick Nolte, Barbra Streisand, she did, but much lamentation about unnecessary. Bythe Danner; dir. Streisand. Digital sur- the put-upon film artist who has to scis- round. (R) 132 min. plus supplement, 2 sor good moments. Other extras consist Second Best sides CLV\/2 sides CAV. $99.95. Criterion. of children\u2019s auditions, rehearsals, inter- With Barbra Streisand back in the 1994. William Hurt, Chris CLeary Miles; views, still photos, blown takes and sim- spotlight because of last year\u2019s concert Dir. Chris Menges. Surround, cc. (PG- tour, Criterion\u2019s treatment of The Prince ilar ephemera. 13) 105 min. priced for rental. LD letter- of Tides may transcend its long-delayed boxed $34.98. Warner. arrival in stores, a delay reportedly due As for Streisand\u2019s vaunted script input, we are shown a few pages with her notes in the margins and a few to the director\/producer\/star\u2019s unyield- printed lines of dialog with her italicized ing perfectionism. The new widescreen improvements, as indeed they are. transfer is only a slight improvement Given that Streisand\u2019s Prince boiled over that of Columbia TriStar\u2019s disc, down a ponderous, meandering 600- page novel into a keenly-observed with deeper colors and somewhat sharp- romance about coming to terms with a er detail, so the burden of justifying the traumatic past, why not present the price falls on the alternate-channel entire annotated script? That\u2019s where commentary by Streisand and on the much of the film\u2019s achievement took Criterion extras occupying part of side 3 place. \u2014Andy Wickstrom on the CAV disc and all of side 4. Barbra\u2019s fans will certainly be = si a enthralled by this package. It\u2019s a great Once Upon pleasure to hear her running comments a Time in America When a celebrated cinematogra- on the minutiae of filmmaking. She pher moves into the director\u2019s chair, seems intimately familiar with all of it, 1984. Robert DeNiro, James Woods, you might expect him to choose epic from choosing camera angles to details Elizabeth McGovern; dir. Sergio Leone. visual subjects. But Chris Menges has of costume and makeup. Virtually every Digital mono. (R) 226 min. 4 sides CLV consistently chosen more intimate | scene elicits a comment, whether topic in films like A World Apart and Criss-Cross which are about relation- Tidal Pull: Nolte ships between parents and children. Second Best is the story of Graham and Streisand, Holt (Hurt) a 42-year-old bachelor the prince and \u00a9 and postmaster of a small Welsh town. princess of tides. Increasingly lonely since the death of his mother and the stroke that ren- dered his father catatonic, he decides to adopt a child. Because adoption agencies are leery of single men, his choices are limited to older, troubled children. He\u2019s matched with James (Miles), a 10-year-old who idolizes his real father, an imprisoned criminal. After years spent in the social services system, James has become expert at manipulating people to get what he wants, and there\u2019s nothing he wants more than to be reunited with his father. Still, Graham is willing to take his chances. Second Best is a predictable pack- age in a fancy box, though it has $39.98. Warner. Sergio Leone directed barely half a touching moments. Hurt turns in his insightful or playful. Less thrilling is the supplement, dozen films in his lifetime. He spent 10 usual able performance without get- years on his last, Once Upon a Time in which seemed promising because direc- America, time during which he might ting lost in his Welsh accent, and tor Streisand is fond of shooting alter- have made several others. Yet America nate versions of scenes and making final there are nice bits along the way from decisions in the editing room. But of the APRIL 1995 VIDEO 65 Jane Horrocks, Prunella Scales and John (no relation) Hurt. \u2014MF","between Dirty Harry and The Godfather, with Rourke giving a DeNiro-caliber performance as an obsessed cop hellbent on exposing the Chinese Mafia. At the time of the film\u2019s theatrical release, critics dismissed Cimino\u2019s masterfully operatic vision of a crime-ridden New York Chinatown. This prompted Rourke, who received his first featured role in Heaven's Gate, to support Cimino by re-fusing inter- views to those who had attacked the director\u2019s work. A protest by the Asian community further bathed the film in notoriety and caused the studio to slap a disclaimer on it. Yet, as this laserdisc attests, Cimino has earned a place as ~ Leone Ranger: DeNiro escapes one of the great craftsmen of American \u201cin Once Upon a Time in America. cinema. \u2014Bruce Lawton is such a masterpiece it nearly makes up Fans of Michael Cimino and Mickey Rourke who bought the 1986 for the films that might have been. pan-and-scan videocassette _\u2014 or laserdisc of Year of the Dragon can Like Leone\u2019s westerns, America is a finally give \u2018em away. The long-await- ed widescreen edition of Cimino\u2019s genre film only on the surface. This Chinatown opus has arrived. gangster saga is both a history of 20th Considering the drubbing Cimino had recently taken for Heaven's Gate, Century America, from a decidedly it\u2019s amazing he was able, much less European perspective, and an essay on enabled, to make this film. Though Year of the Dragon\u2019s photography and the power of memory, regret and guilt. editing sometimes falls short of Cimino\u2019s trademark perfectionism, it Gliding back and forth between 1923, more than makes up for it with excite- ment and complexity. 1933 and 1968, the film has a halluci- Dragon offers a sort of cross natory, fantastic quality; the entire cli- Blow My Mind, max may, in fact, be a drug-induced a Leonard Bernstein Hey Mickey: delusion. The Art of Conducting: The story exists in the memory of Year of the Great Conductors \u201cNoodles\u201d Aaronson (DeNiro, whom Dragon. of the Past Leone uses exquisitely), a one-time 1994. B@W\/color. Leonard Bernstein, hood who has spent 35 years in self- Herbert Von Karajan, Leopold Stokowski, Arturo Toscanini. Digital mono\/stereo. exile after the death of his friend and (NR) 117 min. 2 sides CLV $34.95. VHS also available. Teldec. partner Max (Woods). Mysteriously This BBC documentary looks close- summoned home, he recalls his past as ly at various approaches to conducting and music, from superb technicians a teenage punk in Manhattan\u2019s Lower such as Fritz Busch, to visionaries like East side, and as a powerful young man Leonard Bernstein and Arturo Toscan- ini to mystics like Wilhelm Furtwangler. unwilling to accompany his cohorts The performance footage, with seg- ments like Felix Weingartner and Busch into the big money of political graft and conducting overtures by Weber and S union manipulation. At nearly four Wagner in the \u201930s, is eye-popping. The period interviews with conductors like hours, America is not a minute too long, Beecham, Walter and Szell alternate with new commentary by Isaac Stern with a specific gravity that keeps you and John Eliot Gardner, among others. transfixed. It is both brutal and beauti- The video reveals a dazzling array of philosophies and_ personalities, ful, often at the same time, with one of some literally spellbinding. Watching Furtwangler is like getting too close to Ennio Morricone\u2019s most gorgeous scores. The letterboxed disc contains no supplements or extras, but they\u2019re not needed. The film is, by itself, near- ly perfect. \u2014MF Year of the Dragon 1985. Mickey Rourke, John Lone; dir. Michael Cimino. Digital surround, letter- boxed. (R) 136 min. CAV side 3 $49.98. MGM\/UA. 66 VIDEO APRIL 1995","a hypnotist. I only wish that complete thriller about an alien landing on an Starpress Multimedia. It was only a few years versions of the Szell, Reiner, island off the coast of Scotland. It\u2019s well Stokowski and Beecham _perfor- ago that reference works mances excerpted here will soon be made, despite a silly-looking alien, and still meant huge, text- released. Otherwise, it\u2019s a pleasure to heavy volumes you weren't put this video on, sit back and learn. benefits from an intelligent script and a allowed to take out of the The film-to-video transfers are nearly library, as if anyone really flawless, and the sound, even from the dedicated cast. f# wanted to. Thanks to care- 1930s material, is rich and fully fully produced CD-ROMs detailed. When I finished watching, I The film-to-video transfers are 4 like the 1995 Sports Illustra- wanted to stand up and_ shout, ted Multimedia Almanac, \u201cBravo!\u201d It\u2019s that good. uniformly clean, with contrast and reference works now encompass splashy graph- \u2014Bruce Eder sharpness superior to recent theatrical ics, catchy music and exciting videos. This disc is a fun, even relaxing way United Artists Sci-Fi showings, and very well-defined to relive the year\u2019s events in the never-a-dull-moment worlds of pro- Matinee sound. MGM\/UA might\u2019ve included fessional and college sports. And what an unforgettable year it 1951-58. The Man From Planet X: Robert more informative notes, but otherwise was. Covering the period from Clarke, Margaret Field; dir. Edgar G. October 93 to November \u201994, the Al- Ulmer. Red Planet Mars: Peter Graves, it\u2019s hard to fault this set, except per- manac features material on the \u201994 Herbert Berghoff; dir. Harry Horner. The Winter Olympics (remember Tonya Monster That Challenged The World: haps for the lack of trailers for all the and Nancy?), the first World Cup Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried; dir. Arnold Soccer tournament played on Ameri- Laven. It! The Terror From Beyond Space: films except It! \u2014BE can soil, the excruciating baseball strike, O.J. Simpson\u2019s murder trial and Marshall Thompson, Ray \u201cCrash\u201d IHTERRETIV much more. Topics range from tennis Corrigan; dir. Edward L. Cahn. Digital to horse racing, complete with statis- Sports Illustrated tics and insightful commentary. You mono. (NR) 312 min. 6 sides CLV Multimedia Almanac, even get a complete year\u2019s worth of 1995 Edition Sports Illustrated on the disc, where it $99.95. MGM\/UA. takes up little shelf space. And the This triple-disc box set contains 1995. Hybrid CD-ROM for both graphical interface is a pleasure to Macintosh and Windows. $49.95. use. All things considered, the four of the most well-liked, albeit low- Almanac is a rarity among CD- rent, sci-fi thrillers from United Artists\u2019 BECEMBER 6. 1993 ROMs: a must-own disc. 1950s catalog. Red Planet Mars is the most fascinating of the four, an \u2014Ken Korman Eisenhower-era parable about a hus- band-and-wife scientific team who Photos make contact with Mars and receive as answers to their questions the Sermon Bart Yale wants to bring on the Mount. A religious revival shoolfighting to the U.S. sweeps the world. Only then do they discover that the real source of the mes- Baseball players and owners sages is a vengeful ex-Nazi (Berghoff) have little reason to celebrate. who plans to bring civilization crashing down. As a grim fantasy of the religious Baseball's ambassador to Europe, Lenny Dykstra millenium, it\u2019s a corker. It! The Terror From Beyond Space Before Bill Russell, no one had blocked shots in the pros or was the inspiration for Alien, but it has forced teams out of their offensive none of the latter\u2019s style, just a lot of palterns. raw tension and as much low-keyed sincerity as the actors could muster in Before Magic, Larry, and Michael front of cheap sets during a 10-day there was just one basketball shooting schedule. There are some superstar: Dr. J. good moments and Ray Corrigan looks menacing in the monster suit, Bettman suspended Keenan and but the film works best for those who left him with the Blues but without Nedved. grew up on it. The giant slug-like creatures of The Big Daddy Wilkinson is evervone\u2019s bia number one pick Monster that Challenged the World only challenge part of California, but there are some entertaining chills. Edgar Ulmer\u2019s The Man From Planet X, by contrast, is a genuinely atmospheric i\/@@ Media Gallery","buildings in town from the nefarious plans of an evil banker, who wants to turn them into glass skyscrapers and turn all the toys and games into business marketing proposals. Kids will definitely build their vocabulary from this exceptionally well- produced disc. The story doesn\u2019t talk down to them and they can click on the bigger words to get a spoken definition. But they'll also get a social viewpoint, like it or not. Now that there are rum- blings to tear down public television and all the other \u201cpropaganda machines for the liberal elite,\u201d cultural conserva- tives can start wringing their hands over multimedia. Especially titles like this one. \u2014Ron Goldberg Angelic Conversations: John William Waterhouse\u2019s The Annunciation (1914), from Angels. Assault on Precinct 13 Angels: The Dazzleoids 1976. Austin Stoker, Darwin Jostin; dir. John Mysterious Messengers Carpenter. Mono, letterboxed. (R) 90 min. 1994. Hybrid CD-ROM for Macintosh CLV 2 sides $39.95. Image Entertainment. 1994. Hybrid CD-ROM for Macintosh and Windows. $39.95. Voyager. Easily one of Carpenter\u2019s finest films, and Windows. $49.95. LIVE Interactive. CD-ROMs for young children usu- Assault on Precinct 13 has never received ally fall somewhere between bland and the attention it deserves. Hopefully I loaded this disc not believing in blander. Parents want them to be edu- Image Entertainment can help rectify the situation with this special widescreen angels. By the time I finished with it, I cational, but if they\u2019re not fun, junior\u2019s edition, narrated by the director. back to the Segtendo box. How do you was still a skeptic, but a skeptic amazed The plot of Assault on Precinct 13 con- serve something nutritious without too cerns revenge. Members of a Los An-geles by the prevalence ofangels in every cul- much sugar? gang are killed in ambush by the police, and the surviving members begin a mur- | ture throughout recorded history. Dazzleoids tries to entertain, as well der spree that climaxes with an attack on as teach, by throwing a bit of edginess a police station that\u2019s closing down and is Did you know that one in ten pop into the storytelling. The Dazzleoids are occupied by only a skeleton crew. four animated characters who jump into Carpenter, in a surprisingly free flowing songs mentions angels? Sift through this several amibitious missions. In one, they\u2019re off to save a TV-addicted boy narration, acknowledges his debt to the overstuffed CD-ROM and you will, from becoming a brainwashed zombie westerns of John Ford and Howard because if you want to learn about (their words, not mine). In another, Hawks, and re-counts various mistakes heavenly winged creatures, this disc is they try to save a pet shop, along with and moments of inspiration during the all the other \u201cinteresting and cute\u201d low-budget shoot. His talk is engaging and the place to be. There\u2019s music, litera- enlightening, and should be required lis- ture and film angel-ographies, a collec- tening for anyone who has ever consid- ered directing a movie. tion of luminous paintings and endless The disc looks astonishingly good, clips from a TV documentary. You'll see despite some occasional oversaturation of the reds. Considering that preserva- talking-head testimony from experts, an tion was the last thing on the minds of its AIDS patient, an ex-cokehead and an makers, Assault has survived well, and as a Panavision movie, its letterboxed trans- overworked exorcist, a series of lamely = 60 Sound fer will be a revelation to those who have Ix ei only seen it on TV or in bad 16mm interactive meditation exercises to \u201cget inp) OAZZELOLOS ae i << prints. To get an idea of what this disc might have looked like, check out the in contact with your own angels,\u201d lists trailer that appears at the end. \u00a9\u2014BE of groups and meetings, and a 1-800 By) Z theMediogretetrickya seriesofdintarhingjamtasion angel gift shop. Though immensely informative, this disc is loaded with the same ethereal music and knowing breathy voiceover Ro OO S700 recon that blankets TV expos\u00e9s of UFOs. Those not of the New Age may find it not only decreases credulity, but irri- DOSTIOL tates. SNPS ra re \u201c Ces \u00a9) The paintings, however, are sup- remely divine. \u2014Josef Krebs Razzle Dazzle: Vocabulary builder with attiude. 68 VIDEO APRIL 1995 ;a","HIGHLIGHTS | Terminal Velocity 1994. Charlie Sheen, Nastassja Kinski; dir. Deran Sarafian. \u201cIt\u2019s not the fall that kills | you,\u201d it\u2019s the plot. Skydiving instructor gets chute tangled with \u201ca beautiful and myste- | rious woman\u201d played by \u201csexy and alluring\u201d (both!) Nastassja who is, secretly, a KGB spy. Stereo. (PG-13) 102 min. VHS priced for rental. LD $39.99. Hollywood Pictures. The Advocate 1993. Donald Pleasence, Ian Holm; dir. Leslie Megahey. An enlightened advocate in late Medieval France comes up against the joint rule of State and Church in trying to defend a client and bring law to the supersti- tious peasants. Surround. (R) 101 min. VHS priced for rental. LD $39.99. Miramax. Ball of Fire\/ A Song is Born Leaps of Faith: Nastassia Kinski (top) in search of her Terminal Velocity. 1941\/1948. B&W. Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Danny Kaye, working profes- children, going down with the ship while Virginia Mayo, Louis Armstrong, sionals shar- singing a chorus of \u201cNearer my God to...blub Benny Goodman, and Tommy Dorsey; dir. Howard Hawks, scr. Billy ing must- blub blub. Includes one hour making-of Wilder and Charles Brackett (Fire). In Ball know info | doco. Mono. (NR) 119 min. VHS $19.98. of Fire, inspired by Snow White and the usually only | LD $99.95. Criterion\/Image. Seven Dwarfs, Hawks turns his usual subject learned through Dario Caro (Dear Diary) of a female intruding on a closed male painful experience. | world on its head by making the woman 1994. Nanni Moretti; dir. Moretti. Italian tougher than the guys. A Song is Born, his Topics include agents, art law, the critic, graphic artists, art in public places, cartoon- | comedy in three vignettes about a filmmak- musical remake, has its moments, like the ing, fine art printing, marketing, framing\/ship- ping and publishing. Mono. (NR) 28 min. || er searching for the meaning of life on a drum solo with matches, but is not equal to each episode. $199.95 set, $29.95 each. motorcyle. Winner of Best Director Award his classic comedy. Mono. (NR) 224 min. Craven Home Videos (818-562-1739). LD $79.98. Pioneer. | at Cannes. Surround, subtitled. (NR) 100 min. VHS priced for rental. LD $39.99. New Line\/Image. Artistry: The Business of Art A Night to Remember, Criterion Edition Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee 1995. Hosted by Todd Bingham. Much need- 1994. Irene Bedard, August Schellenberg, ed series dealing with all aspects of the un- 1958. B&W. Kenneth More, Honor pleasant but necessary part of being an Blackman, David McCullum; dir. Roy Ward | Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Tantoo artist\u2014making a living at it. Each of the 11 Baker. Memorable British documentary-style half-hour episodes covers a different aspect of account of the Titanic\u2019s maiden and last voy- _| Cbaarsdeidnaoln; tdhier. 1F9r7a3nk upPriiesrisnogn. inTrwuheicshtor2y,000 age, which ends with the gentlemen, having the business, and consists of discussions with given the limited lifeboat seats to women and Native Americans stood up to the forces of the U.S. government. Stereo. (NR) 113 Labels This month\u2019s low-priced releases offer the opportuni- min. VHS priced for rental. Turner. for ty to explore the way cinema deals with that strange enig- The Mole in Town\/ Less ma called the family. The traditional representation, as The Mole and the Green Star found in Coneheads ($14.95 from Paramount), has lately 1957. Dir. Zdenek Miler. The world-famous 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T been supplemented with family values that reflect the award-winning children\u2019s series The Mole diversity found in single-parent and child-free families. finally makes it to American video follow- Leaders of the pack include Torch Song Trilogy, I'll Do ing a tribute night at the Chicago Anything, My Girl 2, Indochine, Josh and S.A.M. and Look International Film Festival that included a Who\u2019s Talking Now, $19.95 each, and 5,000 Fingers of Dr. Lifetime Achievement Award for Miler. T, My Girl, Bingo and Casey\u2019s Shadow, $14.95 each, all Music by the Czech Symphony Orchestra. from Columbia TriStar; King of the Hill and The Real Mono. (NR) 30 min. per episode. VHS - McCoy, $19.98 each and The Sugarland Express, $14.95 each. Kid Start. $14.95, all from MCA\/Universal; A Bronx Tale National Lampoon\u2019s Attack and Shadowlands, $19.98 each, from HBO; The of the 5\u20192\u201d Women James Dean three-pack of East of Eden, Rebel 1994. Julie Brown; dir. Brown. Includes Without a Cause and Forever James Dean, $59.92 \u201cTonya: The Battle of Wounded Knee\u201d and | \u201cHe Never Gave Me an Orgasm: The Leonora Babbitt Story\u201d. Stereo. (R) 82 min. ' and Little Dorrit, $29.98, both from Warner; VHS priced for rental. Paramount. Searching for Bobby Fischer and The Family J\u2014ewJelKs, $14.95 each from Paramount. continued on page 104 By Josef Krebs APRIL 1995 VIDEO 69","SMALL Dist operative. (NRTC also wanted to vidual programs or channels. From day repackage some of USSB\u2019s prime pick- one, programsuppliers have set variable continued from page 48 ings, specifically HBO, and even signal bit rates, compressing the feed appealed the issue, with support from more on movie channels where there is VH1, Nickelodeon, Nick at Night, DirecTv, to the Federal Communica- theoretically less screen movement, in Comedy Central, Lifetime and All tions Commission. But the FCC said no, order to squeeze the most channels News. But about 55 percent of sub- asserting that USSB was entitled to onto the service. Now they\u2019re evolving scribers have been opting for the all- maintain program exclusives in the to \u201cstatistical multiplexing,\u201d a more satellite orbit position it shares with inclusive $34.98 package with umpteen democratic, dynamic process that con- (okay, 14) name brand movie channels DirecTv.) stantly adjusts the compression of each and more. Roughly 98 percent of DSS While DSS performance surpasses channel, relative to all the others, to customers buy the most complete meet the program needs of the moment. $29.95 Total Choice package of over-the-air and cable reception, there DirecTv offerings, which merge cable is some degree of variability in picture The technical changes won't just regulars with a seven-channel array of quality. Pictures being dished on movie mean better pictures, but more chan- channels are sometimes a bit soft. The nels. Without adding any more satellite special taste movie channels, two vast majority of viewers are delighted by transponders, USSB is \u201ctalking about Disney channels and the 28-channel the DSS picture and say their TVs, expanding from 21 to as many as 30 Music Choice digital radio service. especially big screens, have never channels,\u201d says Blum. DirecTv, mean- looked so good. Still, some sports fans while, will easily have several dozen SPORTS AND MORE SPORTS have been surprised by the appearance new channel slots to play with, between Sports fans have been embracing of digital artifacts in an occasional blur the technical upgrades and a third satel- of fast moving bodies, and a few viewers lite that parent company Hughes DirecTv\u2019s more-is-better techno-logic report a lip synching effect in which expects to launch by summer on an for the eight regional sports channels mouths move slightly ahead of the Ariane space rocket; that is, barring any available for $80 a year as DirecTv soundtrack. more Ariane disasters. The French con- Sports Choice. Also scoring well are the cern had two launch failures last year, recently added NFL Sunday Ticket, at When pressed, DSS spokesmen sug- which delayed Hughes\u2019 third bird, $139 for the 1995 regular season pack- gest that poor origination signals or among others, by at least six months. age; NBA League Pass, at $149; and prints can be the cause of a less than NHL Center Ice, at $59 for this year\u2019s perfect picture. \u201cIf the channel source What will the suppliers do with all partial season and $149 for the next full isn\u2019t sending a strong synch pulse for the those new channels? For starters, USSB season of 400 games. These customized receiver to lock onto, pictures and hopes to soon launch one or two free season tickets let subscribers cherry pick sound can get uncoordinated, since the DSS channels, a relatively easy task from virtually every game that\u2019s played. given parent company Hubbard The ESPN\/ABC_ Sports College picture does arrive first,\u201d says Broadcasting\u2019s long experience in com- Football package will be available next Thomson\u2019s Mike O\u2019Hara. Pay-per-view mercial television. (The operation runs season at $9.95 per Saturday. A baseball movies look best \u201cbecause we originate nine TV stations, co-owns the All package is in the offing. Also newly those channels and use digital master News Channel carried on USSB, and available on an a la carte basis is the 24- has a mobile video operation called hour Golf Channel at $6.95 a month. tapes,\u201d says Hartenstein. F&F Productions that shoots every- The fear of rain blackouts on DSS, thing from NFL games to the hot rod Also setting the DirecTv\u2019s service races packaged by Hubbard\u2019s Diamond apart is 55 pay-per-view movie chan- a heavy threat in cable\u2019s propaganda nels, compared to three or four on cable campaign, although cable itself is hard- P Sports.) and 10 on Primestar. The channels have ly immune to storm-induced interrup- Blum is also excited by the possibili- been attracting \u201cbetter than twice the tions, has proven even less of a problem number of expected buys per house- than DSS anticipated. \u201cI live on the ty of adding Robert Redford\u2019s newly hold,\u201d Hartenstein says. The norm for central California coast and let me tell announced Sundance channel for alter- cable systems with pay-per-view offer- you it has been raining big time,\u201d relat- native films, to be marketed by ings is a paltry 1.5 or two impulse buys ed DSS subscriber Paul Ogren in an Showtime. And he talks about develop- per month. Our informal poll of DSS online testimonial. \u201cMy signal strength ing special niche programs, which he viewers conducted on CompuServe [as metered on DSS] has gone from 86 calls \u201cmini-mass,\u201d for USSB. Isn\u2019t this a found a few who don\u2019t buy any pay-per- to 65 percent with no video or audio contradiction in terms? \u201cConceptually, view movies. But those who do watch degradation. I would have to conclude what you're doing is going out and try- five or six movies a month at $2.99 a from this that it really isn\u2019t a problem.\u201d ing to define an audience of a certain flick. \u201cA buck less than I pay at my local size,\u201d explains Blum. \u201cIn broadcast or video store,\u201d enthused one poll partici- Nevertheless, DSS executives say cable, your first cut is always geograph- pant, and $1 to $3 less than cable and they will soon deliver \u201ceven better\u201d ic. It\u2019s limited by the territory you cover. Primestar charges for a flick. Primestar\u2019s video quality to subscribers, perhaps But because we\u2019re national, we can pick pay-per-view rate is 2.5 a month. before summer rolls around, thanks to any demographic criteria as our first two significant technical improve- cut. Take opera fans, for example. Let\u2019s Despite cries from some customers ments. Most important, the standard say there are a million opera lovers for \u201cun-bundling channels I'll never for data coding and compression is sprinkled among 200 TV markets. watch,\u201d neither DirecTv nor USSB plans being upgraded from MPEG I to the That\u2019s 5,000 per market, on average, to split its program pie into smaller pieces, more robust, sophisticated MPEG II. which is hardly enough for a TV sta- though DirecTv has introduced a less The change involves installing a moun- tion, public or private, to pay attention costly ($14.95) DirecTv package exclu- tain of new circuit boards at the to. It\u2019s even tougher if they\u2019re sprinkled sively for subscribers in the domain of the DirecTv and USSB head ends, then among 10,000 cable systems. But if we National Rural Telecommunications Co- downloading some new software to can get to each opera fan with our sin- each (MPEG II-ready) home receiver. gle signal, and convince them all to pay But subscribers won\u2019t even notice the $10 a month to USSB, that\u2019s $10 mil- process. It\u2019s built in automatic. continued on p.78 Also changing is the way DSS assigns data compression rates to indi- 70 VIDEO APRIL 1995","ME THEATER STATESs $:: Caer ARTIDIGITAL SATELLITE SYSTEMS \u00a2 AUDIO\/VIDEO RECEIVERS \u00a2 LASERDISC pater VIDEOVOLUME STABILIZERS \u00a9 SATELLITE SERVICES \u00a9 VIDEO ACCESSORIES \u00ab HOME THEATER SYSTEMS","HOME THEATER LC ob MEeT AD VE Rt Primestar Worry-Free Digital DBS PRIMESTAR is the gramming service and broadcast television. consumers who want nation\u2019s premiere digital was the first to offer its Subscribers across the the benefits of digital direct-to-home satellite subscribers the benefits continental United satellite television, (DBS) television pro- of full-digital audio\/video States enjoy Primestar\u2019s including enhanced pic- one-stop, worry-free ser- ture quality, CD-like vice that includes both quality sound, anda state-of-the-art mini-dish wide variety of enter- digital satellite equip- tainment and informa- ment as well as a wide tional programming, variety of entertainment without any obligation programming. And the to purchase expensive monthly cost for both equipment. Primestar the Primestar digital DBS subscribers are also pro- system and program- tected from hardware ming starts at around a obsolescence. dollar a day. Primestar recently Primestar is the ideal expanded its service to mini-dish DBS choice for more than 80 channels of USSB SATELLITE PROGRAMMING SERVICE DSS is the system, USSB is the service. Together they bring a whole new way of viewing television right into your living room. With USSB, you get handpicked networks that are not only extremely popular, but that also offer a spectrum of programming for an entire family. USSB provides quality programming for any TV lover. It offers Multichannel HBO (five channels), Multichannel Showtime (three \u00a9 channels) and FLIX, Multichannel The Movie Channel (two chan- \u00a9 nels), and Multichannel Cinemax, as well as Lifetime, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon\/Nick At Nite, MTV, VH1, and All News Channel. The packages range from $7.95 to $34.95 per month and are available through DSS. With USSB and complementary DSS programming from DirecTV, viewers have more than 150 channels to watch on DSS. There are plenty of Hollywood hits to watch on USSB, and now, when you first sign up with USSB, you are automatically entitled to a free month of USSB Entertainment Plus programming. It\u2019s a $34.95 value of quality entertainment, information, and movies! From comedy to drama, USSB offers entertainment for everyone.For more information, contact USSB at 1-800-BETTER-TV. The tumultuous life story of World Heavyweight Champion _ Mike Tyson comes to life in full-digital splendor on an original Multichannel HBO movie on USSB in April.","A DV ERT 1 S$ I N G Suu Pe P kt Ee Mw Em OG Yamaha Home Theater entertainment, including WHEN IT COMES to a 5-channel model, or one ranked first in Sound & top-rated networks, home theater sound, of the add-on units for 5- Image magazine\u2019s survey round-the-clock sports, Yamaha provides the best or 7-channel systems. of 12 budget models \u2014 family programming, CD- there is \u2014 in every price The acclaimed DSP-A2070 some costing a good bit like quality audio pro- range. The company was hailed by VIDEO\u2019s more. gramming, and theatrical offers a complete line of editors as \u201c...the best motion pictures. Over processor\/amplifiers and integrated (combining Yamaha\u2019s line of pow- the next year, the service A\/V receivers. 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You can pre-pro- at 1-800-252-5722. clearest picture, and what MONDIAL DESIGN'S ACT 1 better than an S-VHS VCR to add to the ambiance of Home theaters are supposed to be customized to fit certain lifestyles and room the big screen. specifications. At Mondial Designs, they know how important having a quality, high-performance home theater system is. JVC\u2019s HR-S7100U S-VHS VCR is overloaded with That's why they have the American Custom Theater | (ACT-I). It is a Dolby Pro- special features that puts Logic surround sound processor that anyone in the family can use. Two machined it at the top of JVC\u2019s line aluminum knobs are the only controls that reside on the ACT | front panel and provide access to all the settings you need. But for total control, a full-featured of home video compo- remote is provided, and with on-screen programming, you won't miss a beat. The nents. To start, it has front-panel buttons that are neatly arranged for ACT | has a frequency response in the front channels of 18-20,000 Hz; a sub- easy operation, and with an illuminated remote woofer output with or without crossover of 100 Hz; and three audio and three control, you can bring video inputs. The audio and video stages are engineered on separate circuit that movie theater feeling boards to prevent their individual signals from interfering with each other. right into your living room without turning on The video section contains both composite and S-video inputs, allowing for a light. Both the remote recording one source while viewing another. 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The charger that plugs with Sony, JVC, Lenmar NoMEM RediCell directly into the side of Panasonic, battery has no memory, the battery, keeping it Sharp, and so it can be fully charged fully charged when other models. from any level, and it is you're ready to use it. fully compatible with The charger is much All Lenmar your original camcorder smaller than the bulky NoMEM batter- charger, making it the original charger, which perfect replacement bat- makes it ideal for travel ies are guaran- as well as at home. teed for life tery. against loss of capacity The RediCell adds The NoMEM RediCell due to memory. Addi- is rated at 6 volt tionally, all Lenmar prod- even another dimension 2300mAh and uses gold ucts are warranted to be to the popular NOMEM free from defective parts","continued from page 70 the industry-watching Satellite Business up on second-generation RCA or first lion a month to purchase and produce News, Microsoft is negotiating to use opera programs. For us, that\u2019s a real transponders on DirecTv\u2019s third satel- generation Sony models, if not both, is a business.\u201d lite to deliver to homes the recently announced Microsoft Network, its UHF-signal transmitting remote control What about starting a 16:9, looming competitor to CompuServe, widescreen movie channel, which DSS America On Line and Prodigy. DSS that allows one DSS receiver to feed equipment is designed to receive? receivers already have data ports built- \u201cWe're looking forward to that, but in\u2014wideband on the basic model, wide- TV sets in two or more rooms with right now the market isn\u2019t up to han- band and low-speed on the upgraded dling it,\u201d says Blum. Has USSB consid- version. Here, too, that 1,200-baud channel switching capability at the ered adding its own digital audio ser- modem could be used as a return data vices, perhaps picking up Digital Music loop for interactive services. remote locations. At the moment, RCA Express, the major rival of DSS\u2019 Music Choice? \u201cThere\u2019s a real potential for us \u201cWe're looking at a variety of appli- handles this type of situation with a to get into that,\u201d Blum said. \u201cBut we cations, from data downloading to port- don\u2019t have anything in the pipeline to folio tracking to data retrieval through a two-piece Signal Sender system ($60). talk about.\u201d Nexus or Lexus kind of information sys- One pyramid shaped module receives a INTERACTIVE OPTIONS tem,\u201d says Hartenstein. \u201cWe think we On the notion of adding interactive have our arms around an operating sys- DSS remote control\u2019s infrared signal, tem that can handle all the potential of services to DSS, the DirecTv and USSB translates it into a UHF frequency, then agree to disagree. \u201cThere\u2019s potential interactive services. But the question is, within the system, but I don\u2019t think what is the marketplace looking for? zaps that through the walls to a second there\u2019s much of a market for interactiv- What will our subscribers consider an ity,\u201d Blum believes. \u201cPeople don\u2019t come Signal Sender. It converts the signal home and want to interact. They want attractive application and, more impor- to be entertained. In the last 150 years back to infrared and shoots the beam of home entertainment, we\u2019ve moved tant, how do we attract new subscribers from playing piano to the player piano, through interactive capabilities?\u201d across the room to the receiver. And, then to phonographs, then radio, then Hartenstein says Hughes will \u201ccommit TV. You\u2019re going down a slope of less mid year,\u201d to an extended services strat- voila, you\u2019ve changed the channel. and less interactivity. We don\u2019t see con- egy, \u201cthen get to work on it and cepts like choosing your own camera announce much closer to the ready Or you can settle the multiroom angles during a football game as a big date\u2014we\u2019re talking 1996 here.\u201d item. It\u2019s a novelty and, after a little installation issue with RCA\u2019s new while, it\u2019s work.\u201d The second-generation DSS hard- ware packages that are coming later this DSM430RW package. It bundles a Given its extra channels and devel- year from RCA are likely to be toned up opment history with Thomson Consu- for potential interactive demands with a dual-output plastic satellite dish with mer Electronics, DirecTy has to be somewhat faster modem, probably using looking \u201cquite seriously\u201d at the newly a 2,400 baud rate. two DSS receivers, a standard and a announced Open TV interactive televi- sion platform that Thomson and Sun MORE FUTURE FEATURES step-up model, in one box for $1,499, a Microsystems are developing for satel- Also being attended to is the lack of $50 savings compared with buying the lite, cable and telephone applications, Hartenstein allows. Not coincidentally, automatic channel switching capability components separately. the Open TV set top box is built around on the first-generation receiver, which what is essentially a DSS receiver. So makes it impossible to program VCR Integrating DSS with other home this new application could be up and recordings of shows appearing on differ- running on the satellite system in a mat- ent channels. While RCA won't give theater products, is \u201ca natural for Sony,\u201d ter of months. away details for competitive reasons, hints Jim Palumbo. \u201cTf all our dealers are In a preview at the recent Consu- USSB\u2019s Blum says \u201cmy understanding is mer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, that the problem will be fixed\u201d in sec- selling are DSS boxes, they\u2019re missing Thomson and Sun demonstrated Open ond generation receivers \u201cwith a VCR TV\u2019s ability to deliver video-on- Plus-style solution.\u201d Thomson also has the point,\u201d he says. Already well versed demand, interactive advertising and a a license for the onscreen guide and system for purchasing concert tickets programming features of StarSight in the ways of DBS, Sony served as the (after a viewer\u2019s appetite had been Telecast. whetted with music videos). Open TV major system integrator for the broad- graphics are superimposed on standard Some viewers have already discov- programs to alert viewers that interac- ered an alternative. Universal Electron- cast facilities for both DirecTv and ics\u2019 VCR Pro 4 remote control can be tive content or applications are present. programmed to switch on the DSS sys- USSB. You then communicate back through tem, turn on the VCR, set the channel the 1,200-baud modem built into every on the DSS and start recording. Note, Televisions with built-in DSS tuning DSS system. Usually, the modem is used however, that the operating manual for only for telling program suppliers what the remote leaves out essential informa- capability have already been shown in billable programs you watched during the previous month. tion. \u201cTo set up for DSS, you must use prototype form by Thomson, and are a the Device Mover to change CBL to Also tugging at DirecTv\u2019s sleeves is SAT. Then at \u2018Device Setup\u2019 enter SAT \u201cgood bet for 96,\u201d says O'Hara. software giant Microsoft. According to code 566,\u201d suggests DSS user Mark Zimmer. Or call Universal at 800-883- Other companies are also adding 4776, and have them talk you through the procedure. DSS products. Monster Cable offers a A third improvement likely to show special DSS installation kit for do-it- yourselfers, and KVH Industries of Middletown, Rhode Island developed TracVision ($7,995) to bring DSS reception to boats. The system stabilizes a small dish, enabling it to follow the DSS satellites despite the rolls and pitches of life on the seas. Next year, we may also see new competition for DSS in the high-pow- ered direct broadcast arena. EchoStar Communications, a DBS venture launched by C-band satellite pioneer Charlie Ergen, plans to launch its first satellite on a Chinese Long March rock- et late this year. In addition, Primestar Partners plans to shift to two new high- powered satellites and replace all the equipment it\u2019s leased to customers. DirecTv and EchoStar are attempting to block the change by citing unfair competition. But if Primestar succeeds, it will upgrade from 69 to roughly 150 channels with MPEG II decoding and shrink its dishes from their current 36- inch diameter to a DSS-sized 18 inches. With so much. still to come, America\u2019s romance with small-dish TV may have only just begun. . 78 VIDEO APRIL 1995","UN 8:00A-5:00P ALLTIMES PACIFIC STANDARD _\u2014| NEAIRE PIROUD TO FEAT ; =e D+ PIONEER - SONY \u00ab RCA SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON (OSHIISA + HITACHI -CANO THIS \\\"TOP OF THE LINE\\\" S-VHS VCR. WINNT \u00ab FOSGATIE \u00abKEN ~ ONLY THE WEST'S LARGEST JVC DEALER FRWIN) VEGA \u00b0 BE&K a CAN DELIVERA DEAL THIS GOOD! ARIVAN IKARIDON \u00ab MONSTER WE'LL EVEN THROIWN A SPECIAL GIFT! a0 IVIDIEO \u00a2 AINA \u00a2 DoEFSI OUSTIC RIESEARCH \u00a2 FAINA DD) MMLC! MOVIE? __Gircle 98 on Render Service\u00a9 livered within thecontinental USA.","|| DIGITAL FEVER Spectrum Holobyte previewed Clock- rear-screen set that sports nine-inch Werx, a new action puzzle game by Rus- CRT guns and a $8,499 suggested price. continued from page 53 sian cult figure Alexey Pajitnov, the Pioneer unveiled a new series of man who invented Tetris. A smiling, Cinema-Wide sets featuring new screen machine, at $250 & $200, respectively. bearded Pajitnov was on hand at CES to sizes of 46, 51 and 60 inches. The sets Goldstar also said it would bundle two show off his work and wonder aloud use a slightly wider than usual aspect of the best 3DO games\u2014FIFA Interna- about Western notions of celebrity. ratio of 16:10.7. Also checking in with tional Soccer and Shock Wave, both from an interesting looking 60-inch set was Electronic Arts and worth a total of Turner Interactive previewed The Toshiba, which also showed TIMM, a $130-free with its $399 player, making Cartoon Network\u2019s Toon Jam CD-ROM, 20-inch multimedia\/TV monitor that GoldStar\u2019s 3DO the one to beat. which lets kids create their own animat- will let game players and TV watchers ed music videos. Putnam New Media\u2019s feel equally at home for $999. Philips Media announced several Comic Creator disc ($35) contains all new titles for its extensive catalog of the tools required to build and print Among \u201csmaller\u201d big-screens, Pro- your own color comics. Finally, Scan introduced its first 32-inch direct- first-rate CD-i and CD-ROM software, Activision showed the first volume of view set, and Panasonic displayed new including Live Without Monty Python, a the Atari 2600 Action Pack ($30), a 27-, 31- and 35-inch models. Mag- sing-along collection of such classics as series of four titles on PC CD-ROM or navox has an intriguing new line of 27- \u201cLumberjack Song,\u201d and More Naughty floppy disc, each containing 10 to 15 to 52-inch TVs that include an eight- Bits, a best-of-Python that plays in four games originally made for the popular second \u201cinstant replay\u201d feature for the languages. Both CD-i-compatible Video Atari 2600 game system of the early sets\u2019 picture-in-picture insets. Before CDs are $24.98. \u201980s. Are you ready for the first big wave launching a new pair of 31- and 35-inch of videogame nostalgia? sets this fall, Proton will introduce 30- Philips beat out stiff competition and 34-inch widescreen TVs this spring when it showed the first two Audio SCREENS OF ALL SIZES for suggested prices of $2,700 and VisionCD discs, which are essentially There were TV sets aplenty, but $4,000. The 30-incher, the first in this music CDs with CD-ROM partitions. size to make it to the U.S., will have four The discs featured\u20142 Minutes Hate front projectors stole the show with viewing modes, a three-way speaker sys- and Techno-Squid Eats Parliament\u2014a demos showing remarkable film-like pair of Little Rock, Arkansas alternative picture quality. In the wow-department tem and two-tuner picture-in-picture. rock bands making their debuts. Listen for picture-enhancing hardware, the to the discs, about $18 each, on your winner had to be Faroudja\u2019s new VP400 VCRs CD sound system then pop them into line quadrupler. Created because There were several attractive new your Macintosh for an interactive visit Runco\u2019s 900A projector has such a fine with each band. By summer, every dot pitch that you can see scan lines VCRs at the show. Heading the list was major record label will be releasing even with Faroudja\u2019s line doubler, the Samsung\u2019s VR8905, a VHS model due music CDs with CD-ROM partitions. quadrupler takes the line-doubled this fall that has the StarSight program It\u2019s guaranteed to be the multimedia image and scans it twice as fast, at 62.8 guide built into the VCR rather than trend of \u201995. kilohertz. But at $20,000 the quadru- into the TV. This arrangement offers the benefit of less complicated wiring if Meanwhile hundreds of new con- pler is not twice as expensive as the a user\u2019s signal source does not require a ventional CD-ROM titles were on dis- $15,000 doubler. cable box. You'll still be able to use the play. Packard Bell, the leading supplier guide through your TV to decide what of PC-compatible computers, showed a Just as impressive was the Linaeum to watch. Samsung also introduced a historic new line of CD-ROM soft- speaker room, where the Oregon-based \u201cworldwide\u201d VCR, for a suggested ware, historic because each of its six company demonstrated its unique $1,999, that will record in any broad- \u201cKidstory\u201d titles are priced at $19.95, speakers with the assistance of a Runco cast system and play back on any TV. It while the average price for a CD-ROM 900A video projector shooting from the will act as a standards converter when is still $50 to $60. Simon and Schuster rear straight at a Da-Lite 60-inch 16:9 tape is copied to another VCR. Zenith Interactive previewed two CD-ROMs screen. The effect was unique because and Goldstar also announced they base on the ever-popular Star Trek Runco\u2019s front projector was used in the would have VCRs with StarSight. franchise. Available in June, Star Trek manner of a rear projector, but without Omnipedia is a huge database of Trek the mirror. The picture was amazingly Toshiba\u2019s new VCRs are also note- materials that will be the first voice- clear, bright and well-colored. worthy. It\u2019s entire line now includes 19- activated reference tool. Fall will bring micron EP heads and flying pre-amps, Klingon Immersion Studies, which is Casio introduced an _ unusual and all the VCRs are under $600. The billed as \u201can interactive adventure in portable projector that has a built-in small EP heads read only the part of a Klingon language, culture, lore and 10-inch LCD monitor. If you fold the video track with the current signal, warfare.\u201d The discs are $80 each. monitor down, the set can project an excluding overlap from adjacent tracks image up to 100-inches in size. The to reduce noise in the picture. The fly- Acclaim previewed Alien Trilogy for image is designed to fall on a collapsi- ing pre-amps amplify a low-level signal PC CD-ROM and Sega Saturn, featur- ble screen included with the projector. within the VCR's head drum so that ing material from all three Alien movies. The FV-600 Mega Vision is due in when the signals leave for further pro- The player battles you-know-what in June for a price of $1,950. Also in the cessing they are robust enough to the Sigourney Weaver role of Ripley. cool department was a prototype 21- reduce the effects of noise. Toshiba\u2019s top Acclaim\u2019s NBA Jam\u2014Tournament Edition inch LCD monitor by Sharp that was model, the M-781, for $549, also offers updates one of the funnest video games about four inches deep. Director luminance and chrominance digital ever with new players, dunks, and Steven Spielberg, who was cruising the noise reduction, while the M-761, for graphics. It will be released in six for- booths with partners Jeffrey $499, features color enhancement sig- mats with prices from $30 to $75. Katzenberg and David Geffen, nal circuitry to improve sharpness while inquired about buying one. But it\u2019s not reducing color bleeding. yet available even to him. Aiwa\u2019s new HV-MX1 VCR should In the real TV world, ProScan pulled out the stops with an 80-inch continued on page 92 80 VIDEO APRIL 1995","ABE\u2019S CALL TOLL FREE! 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Converts Camcorder on a High Flip 11 2 in 1 Wide\/Tele 27.95 volt version offers 15-20% TP-3000 3x Super Telephoto .110.95 Power Video Microscope 199.95 longer run times. CALL CM-3500 35mm Lens Set 139.95 Circle 38 on Reader Service Card.","ALE} When Oklahoma! 7 filmed in 1954, director Fred Zinnemann used two WE\u2019LL BEAT processes, 65mm TJodd-AO and 35mm ANY PRICE! Cinema-Scope, shooting each scene in JERROLD eTOCOM e ZENITH one format and then the other. Todd- OAK e PIONEER e HAMLIN AO was the superior method, largely SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA because its film ran at 30 frames per second rather than the standard 24, providing a crisper, clearer image than Cinema-Scope. Only now has the Todd-AO version become available on disc (the aspect ratio is 2.2:1). Seeing this version is like seeing a film that has been restored. Whether or not the music is to your taste, the disc is lovely to | watch. What were the criteria for my | selections? Picture and sound quality certainly, but also value. For example, at the top of my list of laserdisc disap- pointments is the boxed collector\u2019s edi- tion of Breakfast at Tiffany\u2019s, even though assistant editor Josef Krebs found it to be \u201ca fan\u2019s dream come true\u201d in his review (Dec. \u201994). A per- sonal favorite, the film received a good widescreen transfer. But, considering that Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard and Henry Mancini recently died, a greater effort could have been made to document their contributions. We get a CD of the soundtrack, six murky lobby cards, a copy of the script with hard-to-read notes by Hepburn, and a few comments by her, Mancini, and director Blake Edwards about how wonderful it was to work on the movie. The source material, Truman Capote\u2019s charming novella, would have been welcome, as would an analog-track commentary by Edwards. The movie alone is available for $40 less than the special edition\u2019s $79.95 price. Seek it Consider also the relative lack of value in the collector\u2019s edition of Schindler\u2019s List ($139.98). The same THX CLV disc is available alone for $49.98, which still seems too much, even though the film is superb. The additional $90 buys a CD soundtrack, Thomas Keneally\u2019s novel, a pictorial booklet and a box to store them in. Many of the best discs came out in HAVE MAKE AND MODEL NUMBER OF EQUIPMENT USED IN YOUR AREA the last months of 1994. Does this mean we're going to see an exponential increase in superior discs during 1995? So far, the signs are good. Special edi- FOR ORDERS ONLY tions of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (see \u201cEditor\u2019s Choice,\u201d this issue), ALL SHIPPING & HANDLING FEES AT CUSTOMER\u2019S EXPENSE Cliffhanger and John Woo\u2019s Hard- Anyone implying theft of service will be denied assistance. Boiled are available, and The Wild CABLE WAREHOUSE Bunch, which is arguably the most 10117 WEST OAKLAND PARK BLVD., SUITE 315, SUNRISE, FL 33351 influential film in the last quarter cen- NO FLORIDA SALES tury, is about to be released in this manner. 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Note which until you achieve uniform volume inten- placement yields the most natural sur- sity across the front channel soundfield. continued from page 60 round effect. For front-firing speakers, place speakers and stands along the rear If you follow these basic steps, you'll walls of the room and the corners wall and attach speakers to front chan- go a long way toward optimizing your formed by the intersection of the walls. nel amplifier outputs. To check them home theater\u2019s sound system. This will help you avoid the selective out, remain near the listening position, frequency reinforcement that can occur face the rear speakers, switch the system \u2014Anthony Chiarella when main channel speakers interact to \u201cstereo-only\u201d mode and play a with a room. recording of a solo voice. Adjust the TEGROPSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA speaker positions until the vocalist An important distinction should be appears to sound equidistant from the Double protection made between stereophonic and home left and right rear speakers. (This tech- theater speaker systems. Stereophonic nique provides a delocalized surround If you\u2019re annoyed by the pressure to pur- speakers are designed with wide disper- effect, and is not appropriate for the new sion patterns, so that a single pair of Dolby AC-3 system.) chase extended warranties when you buy loudspeakers can generate a soundfield that extends from the left wall to the BALANCING ACT equipment, there may be an alternative. If right. In a movie theater, all front chan- With a sound level meter (available you have a credit card with a \u201cpurchase nel speakers are behind the screen, with at Radio Shack) set to \u201c70 dB,\u201d begin a each tracking only a segment of the channel balance test. Adjust the front protection plan,\u201d you'll find that the card onscreen action. As a result, speakers left and right speaker levels to 75 dB, intended for home theater use usually then adjust the center and rear levels to often doubles the warranty coverage have controlled dispersion patterns. within +\/\u2014 1 dB of the main channel Attempting to set up theater speakers as level. This procedure should produce a offered by manufacturers. Most \u201cgold if they were typical stereo speakers will seamless, panoramic soundfield. To prove both frustrating and incorrect. ensure proper front channel balance, cards\u201d do this, as do a handful of standard play a movie sequence that contains Left and right front-channel speak- left-to-right or right-to-left action. (Any cards. Check your credit card\u2019s benefits to ers should be situated within two feet of of the torpedo sequences from The Hunt their respective sides. of the video for Red October will suffice.) As the know for sure. Robert P Serroni Jr. screen, and at least an inch or two ahead sound traverses the stage, ask yourself if of the screen\u2019s front surface. Center- it seems well integrated, or do any of the Dennisport, Massachusetts channel speakers should be as close to speakers call attention to themselves? If the television as possible. Since effects North Manchester, Indiana channel speakers are generally mounted one speaker\u2019s output is prominent, toe it on walls or the ceiling, a pair of tall (24 in slightly towards the listening position, Sticky wires to 30 inch) stands can help avoid costly or toe the opposite speaker out towards mistakes. its adjacent side wall. Observe what Next time you need to run a speaker wire effect these adjustments have on chan- Place dipolar speakers at the sides of nel balance. Working in increments of around a door or along a baseboard, con- the listening position and aim the null six inches or less, move the speakers point at or slightly behind, the listening alternately closer to and farther from the sider using a hot-glue gun rather than position. This is the point on the speak- video screen. Continue this process er at which the back and front sound- cable tacks or staples. The wires will be easy to install and easy to remove. Just pull the cables off. The glue will release in a snap and not harm painted or wood sur- faces. I\u2019ve used this method with surround cables for years. Just be sure the glue is not industrial strength, or you risk melting the cable casing. 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