Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site qumix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hpda!fortune!amdcad!amd!pesnta!qumix!stoner 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 Article-I.D.: qumix.260 Posted: Fri Jan 18 12:09:59 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 22-Jan-85 04:35:07 EST References: <293@mhuxm.UUCP> <248@terak.UUCP> <282@lsuc.UUCP>, <1597@ittvax.UUCP> <388@unisoft.UUCP> Organization: Qume Corp., San Jose, CA Lines: 37 > >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