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Article #16937CATV Block Converter Wanted
From: Paula Stockholm
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 07:51
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 07:51
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In article <ofGiErO00WC0Q2pWNR@andrew.cmu.edu> geek+@CMU.EDU writes:
>
> Is there anything a Radio
> Shack converter can do that a "cable ready" VCR can't?
>
> -Brian
Well, for one thing, they can throw a really annoying heterodyne
(beat pattern of wavy lines) on your screen. . .
Real answer: no. They just move the frequencies into the UHF
band so people without cable ready VCR's can tune all the
channels. Many of the cheapies do a real number on the quality
of the sig, too.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!news.dell.com!gator!nlbbs!uupms!paula From: paula@nlbbs.UUCP (Paula Stockholm) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: CATV Block Converter Wanted Message-ID: <726676930snx@nlbbs.UUCP> Date: 11 Jan 93 07:51:12 GMT References: <ofGiErO00WC0Q2pWNR@andrew.cmu.edu> Reply-To: paula@nlbbs.uucp Organization: The Electronics Workbench - Cumberland Maine Lines: 16