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From: kevin@voder.UUCP (The Last Bugfighter)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: VCR + color monitor feedback wanted
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Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 21:17:28 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 10 21:17:28 1984
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> 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."