Posted by admin in Thanks for visiting our site!
Rewind Cassette Rear
Checkout Ebay Auctions For The Cheapest Prices
 |
No items matching your keywords were found.
Check out Amazon:
 |
Car AM/FM PLL Digital Tuner, CD/CD-R/CD-RW Auto Reverse Cassette Player List Price: $189.99  |
|
Car AM/FM PLL Digital Tuner, CD/CD-R/CD-RW Auto Reverse Cassette Player |
|
Fully Detachable Car AM/FM PLL Digital Tuner MP3/CD/CD-R/CD-RW Auto Reverse Cassette Player List Price: $229.99 |
|
Fully Detachable Car AM/FM PLL Digital Tuner MP3/CD/CD-R/CD-RW Auto Reverse Cassette Player |
 |
Sony SLV-N51 4-Head Hi-Fi VCR List Price: $129.99 |
|
The Sony SLV-N51 four-head hi-fi VCR satisfies your recording and playback needs, offering such features as commercial skip, which automatically advances the tape 30 seconds when activated; flash rewind, which offers a complete rewind of a T-120 tape in a mere 60 seconds; and instant replay, which skips back a few seconds to replay a compelling scene or bit of dialogue. The device also employs a plug-and-play setup, so users can be up and running in mere moments (the channels and clock tune automatically). Video performance is enhanced by the dual azimuth four-head recording and playback, which enables two speeds for SP mode and two speeds for EP mode. The slower EP mode is nearly as sharp as the SP mode due to the 19-micron heads, which reduce distortion and deliver a clear, digital-like picture. Users will appreciate the convenient multilingual onscreen display; the crystal-clear freeze frame, frame advance, and search modes; and the index scan, which helps locate a specific program on a tape without fuss. As opposed to VCR's with manual tracking, the SLV-N51 includes sophisticated digital auto tracking adjustment that smoothes playback. The VCR also employs an eight-event timer, auto head cleaning, a parental lock feature, and front AV inputs for connecting to a camcorder or game system. In addition, the SLV-N51 is Energy Star compliant. What's in the Box VCR, coaxial cable, remote control, two AA batteries, user's manual. |
 |
Sony SLV-N88 4-Head Hi-Fi Stereo VCR List Price: $149.99 |
|
Housed in a silver chassis that complements Sony's Wega line of TVs and components, the SLV-N88 four-head VCR is a favorite among people who enjoy a little style with their substance. The unit's four dual azimuth recording heads deliver a superior picture in both SP and the slower EP mode--the latter nearly matching the former in clarity. In addition, the device employs hi-fi stereo recording and MTS stereo TV reception, allowing the user to enjoy optimal audio for both recording and playback. Other features include commercial skip, which automatically advances the tape 30 seconds at the touch of a button; flash rewind, which completely rewinds a T-120 tape in a mere 60 seconds; and an eight-event/one month programmable timer. Users will appreciate the plug-and-play setup, which lets people use the VCR right out of the box (the channels tune and the clock sets automatically). The multilingual onscreen display also enhances the user experience, as does the index scan, which helps locate a specific program on the tape without fuss. Rather than manual tracking, the SLV-N88 offers sophisticated digital tracking that automatically smoothes playback. The VCR also includes auto head cleaning, a parental lock feature, and front AV inputs for connecting to a camcorder or game system. In addition, the SLV-N88 is Energy Star compliant. What's in the Box VCR, coaxial cable, remote control, two AA batteries, user's manual. If you're looking for a 4-head, hi-fi VCR to match the style and performance of your Wega« TV, you've found the perfect match. Convenient features like VCR Plus+« programming, AutoClock Set, and Instant Replay make this a great companion for any TV. Commercial Skip fast-forwards through 30 seconds of pre-recorded commercials so you get back to you shows quicker. ChildLoc« circuitry puts you in control over your child's viewing habits. |
 |
Toshiba W512 Hi-Fi VCR List Price: $89.99 |
Featured Article:
The 8-track or Stereo 8 Cartridge maintained a level of popularity for about two decades, and is a format that is still recognizable today, even if it has fallen out of practical application. From the mid 60s until the early 80s it brought portable, affordable sound to millions.
I know there are many people out there who are too young to know much about the 8-track. So for a quick introduction let me say that an 8-track tape never ended. It had four programs but there was no side one or side two like a record. Instead, the tape was an endless loop - each end of the tape was joined together by a metal foil splice. As that metal foil passed over a sensor in the 8-track machine, the program would automatically switch to the next. The four programs of an 8-track tape were generally 11 Ë minutes in length for a total time of 46 minutes. Longer durations became available as blank media.
Inventing the 8-Track Cartridge
Endless loop tape cartridges had been in use since they were invented in 1952 by Bernard Cousino. A few years and a few advancements later, an entrepreneur named Earl Muntz marketed what he called the "Stereo-Pak" (a.k.a. 4-track cartridge). This was his version of the endless loop cartridge for car stereo systems. Bill Lear followed this up by doubling the number of tracks on the tape, and dubbed it the "Stereo 8" which was more commonly known as the 8-track tape.
For a few years, there was a format war between the 8-track and 4-track cartridges. Stereo-Paks offered slightly better sound quality because the tapes only had four tracks as opposed to eight on the same amount of tape. The four-track also mimicked the original music release format (long playing records) better, while the 8-track often had to have the play list reorganized to avoid long silences between songs. Also to avoid silence, sometimes bonus tracks or guitar/piano solos were added between songs. Some cartridges even had a song repeated elsewhere on the tape. Even worse though, songs were sometimes broken into two parts. While listening to a song, about halfway through, you would hear the song fade out, then the "ka-chunk" sound of the player switching programs, and then the song fading in again to finish its duration. Other times though, you just had to put up with some silence.
8-Tracks in the Market
Stereo 8 began its life as an automotive format. In September of 1965, the Ford Motor company announced the 8-track player upgrade to its major models. That partnership catapulted the 8-track format head and shoulders above its competition. The Stereo 8 format grew in popularity and became a big seller. As demand for the new format grew, 8-track home stereo systems started to be manufactured. Eventually one would see car stereos, portable stereos, and home stereo systems for it everywhere. But unlike the cassette, the 8-track never outsold record albums.
Poor Design and Demise of the 8-Track Tape
For a while, the convenience and portability of the 8-track player overshadowed the mechanical problems of both the players and tapes. However, there were looming threats to the success of the 8-track on the horizon - namely the cassette tape and increased problems with the tape decks and the aging cartridges themselves.
There were no quality control standards in place to maintain a certain level of acceptable failure with the format and more and more, 8-track owners found that the players needed to be serviced regularly.
Plus, Stereo 8 tape decks weren't the most convenient around - especially by today's standards. Rewind wasn't possible because of the design of the endless loop cartridge. Even fast forward wasn't available on many machines and it was always a bit of a risk to fast forward anyway. Both reel-to-reel and cassettes were capable of these "great engineering achievements," and like 8-tracks, cassettes were portable. The Stereo 8 players had numerous issues, but let's take a look at the cartridge itself.
Because the tape was an endless loop there had to be a splice holding the tape together. With continued use (and time) it would eventually come apart causing the tape to become lost inside the cartridge or eaten by the tape deck. Eight-track cartridges have what is called a pinch roller in them to help with the forward movement of the tape. These pinch rollers were a great source of fear to many owners of Stereo 8 tape machines. As the rubber of some pinch rollers aged and decayed, a gooey substance was created that made a mess of the tape decks. One last problem worth mentioning is that because of the design of the endless loop, tension would build up causing the tape to stop and/or break. This is because the speed of the tape coming out of the center of the reel was not quite the same as the tape returning to the outer edge of the reel. The longer a tape was - the greater the chance of tension buildup up and damage occurring.
The problems with the tapes and tape players, in conjunction with the efforts of record companies to limit the number of formats, led to the eventual decline of the 8-track medium. When sales of the 8-track started to decrease, the major music labels were quick to drop the format. Compact cassette (standard cassette) tapes were beginning to gain momentum in the market, which gave the music business even less incentive to allow the 8-track any more life.
Gone, but Not Forgotten
Although the 8-track format was less common in the early eighties among home and portable users, the format hung on to life through record clubs - "Get 12 tapes for 1" - until the late eighties. Since then the 8-track has been synonymous with just about anything becoming obsolete. When trying to impress on somebody the obsolescence of something - just mentioning the 8-track always seems to do the job.
Audible Forensics provides audio transfer services and can transfer many audio formats including reel to reel, 8-tracks, micro and standard cassettes. In addition, we provide audio forensics and restoration services.
Screen Recording Software for Usability Testing
For usability testing on an application, a system or a Website, users are trying to finish the assigned task on computer. It is an important part to recording what users do on screen and publishing the process as videos for analysis. The content of videos can include screen activity such as mouse movement and click, page scroll and keystroke.
A video of these mouse movements, keystrokes, and other activities is most helpful for usability testing. Without good observational skills, it is difficult to remember what happened in the test. A video of screen recording not only helps you recall what happened on the screen, it provides more details to analyze and compare the processes between individuals.
There are various Windows screen recorder available. Most of them are free to try before buy and some of them with simple recording feature are even free. You can choose the one fits your need.
Screen recording software will slows down your computer performance more or less, but it is the best way to do the recording of the desktop compared to camcorder or VCR (Video Cassette Recorder). Besides, now hardware requirements are no longer the hurdle as they used to be.
The following requirements of screen recording software can satisfy most usability testing situations:
Optimize recording settings.
Recording at lower frame rate and lower resolution(like 800×600) in lower color depth(16-bit color)has no obvious impact on system performance. If you can disable your hardware acceleration, you can get better result.
Unobtrusive recording.
Most of the tools will not completely disappear while recording, but they all reduce to a small icon in the toolbar. And now a few screen recorders enable users to hide the system tray icon. So users will not be distracted or feel anxiety by being reminded of recording.
Instant playback.
In this technique usability test, users are doing the assigned task and their screen activities are in recording. When the task is completely they are shown the video and asked to conduct a think aloud. It’s best to watch the video right after the test to minimize forgetting.
Pause, Fast Forward, and Rewind.
Some common video formats are nice because they can be played with video player. Some of the tools use a special video format with special player should have a pause feature and preferably fast-forward and rewind.
Here were a few other features for usability testing but they are not critical.
Record Sound.
If the usability testing is concern with audio, it will be better to get a screen recording application with sound recording feature to do the recording. And now more and more applications supports sound recording from multiple sources such as Microphone, Rear Input, and Stereo Mix. And it can be used to record the interview dialogue after session with participants.
Editing feature.
This enables users to edit callouts to illustrate some special procedures in the recorded video after the test. Some notes can be added according to the after test interview.
Hotkeys.
To minimize futzing in testing sessions, hotkeys for important commands like Record, Pause, Play, and Stop is a useful feature.
Screen recording softwareDemoCreator is mainly designed for creating software tutorials and system demos. However, it can be a useful tool for usability testing. And now more and more requirements of usability test are considered in the design of screen recording software.
Note:
People may think there is one limitation to the software approach - it only records what happens on the screen but users themselves. If you want to learn something from the body language and physical movements of the user then you’ll still need a camcorder. Now the good news is some screen recorders also support the webcam recording and picture-in-picture video. They can record the video of your webcam while recording screen activity.
About the Author
Sameshow E-learning Software is dedicated to providing presentation and learning content authoring tools which are easy to understand with a comprehensive feature set and professional output which makes it ideal for trade shows, online learning, enterprise training, conference, company presentations etc. Go to Adward's Website.
Adward Chan, Sameshow E-Learning software provider, a regular writer on software.
Thanks for visiting!
