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From: stoner@qumix.UUCP (David Stone)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Cable ready TV, etc.
Message-ID: <260@qumix.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 12:09:59 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 18 12:09:59 1985
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References: <293@mhuxm.UUCP> <248@terak.UUCP> <282@lsuc.UUCP>, <1597@ittvax.UUCP> <388@unisoft.UUCP>
Organization: Qume Corp., San Jose, CA
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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

*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR video ***

As I mentioned in an earlier posting United Cable of the Bay Area (Hayward 
Calif) uses a filter before the cable box thus eliminating the box if you
have a cale ready unit.

stoner@qumix
David A. Stone
Qune Corp.
San Jose,Calif.


before the cable