Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site voder.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!nsc!voder!kevin From: kevin@voder.UUCP (The Last Bugfighter) Newsgroups: net.video Subject: Re: VCR + color monitor feedback wanted Message-ID: <556@voder.UUCP> Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 21:17:28 EST Article-I.D.: voder.556 Posted: Mon Dec 10 21:17:28 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 13-Dec-84 01:45:48 EST References: <1600001@hpcnoe.UUCP> <5977@seismo.UUCP> Organization: National Semiconductor, Santa Clara Lines: 18 > I endorse the approach of using the VCR's tuner for reception and > viewing the "video out" on a monitor. Converting from video to RF > in the VCR and then back to video in a receiver's tuner is in fact > noisier. There's no point in having 2 tuners and always leaving one > of them set on channel 3; it just degrades the signal quality. The only problem with this is that your VCR is going to consume more power and generate more heat than a tuner in your TV. Also, many early VCRs and some late model ones have the video drum rotating all the time, not just when the machine is put into play or record and this can cause unecessary wear on belts (I think the direct drive models stop drum rotation when not in play or record). -- Kevin Thompson {ucbvax,ihnp4!nsc}!voder!kevin "It's sort of a threat, you see. I've never been very good at them myself but I'm told they can be very effective."