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From: fnf@unisoft.UUCP (Fred Fish)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Cable ready TV, etc.
Message-ID: <388@unisoft.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 21:27:27 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 16 21:27:27 1985
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>Mark Brader writes:
>> What there is a crying need for is component-based TV systems.
>> [...]  Well, I should be
>> able to buy a TV monitor and a videotape player/recorder without a tuner,
>> and then buy the tuner or tuners with the degree of cable readiness (and
>> remote controlledness) that I want.  And if the cable system changes, I
>> should be able to go out and buy a new tuner if I want, and junk the old
>> one.

Peter Schachte writes:
>companies that design tuners would allow some number of slots for you to
>plug in unscramblers, and let the channel number for each such slot be
>settable.


I think I would much prefer something like the original suggestion where
the cable company furnishes a box that goes into the video line AFTER the
tuner.  This should be much simplier (cheaper!) than the current boxes,
and allows full use of the remote controls, switchers, etc.

Anyone see any technical problems with this?

-Fred