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Article #7582Re: cable TV and better black boxes
From: John Whitmore
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 1990 02:00
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 1990 02:00
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In article <229@nachos.SSESCO.com> elmquist@nachos.SSESCO.com (Chris Elmquist) writes: >IMHO, the best way to solve this problem is to get the TV and VCR >manufacturers to provide descrambler loops on the back of the >piece of equipment. The loop brings out the signal after the tuner and allows any channel you tune to be descrambled, regardless of whether you paid extra for that particular 'premium' channel. It's necessary for the cable company to know exactly which channel is being unscrambled, and whether that particular channel SHOULD be descrambled. A less elegant solution is available in 'universal remote control' systems; program it to change the cable box's channel selection and activate the VCR. It'd be nice if such a system could change over to a local antenna, and aim it, as well. Then all we'd need is a box that can watch the stupid taped TV show, and tell us not to bother... John Whitmore
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!ogicse!milton!whit From: whit@milton.u.washington.edu (John Whitmore) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: cable TV and better black boxes Summary: Cable companies are not providing services; they are SELLING them Message-ID: <8627@milton.u.washington.edu> Date: 5 Oct 90 02:00:48 GMT References: <TIMS.90Oct3212314@infidel.infidel.lanl.gov> <1990Oct4.133730.28246@mlb.semi.harris.com> <229@nachos.SSESCO.com> Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Lines: 19