Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site nicmad.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!brown From: brown@nicmad.UUCP Newsgroups: net.tv Subject: Re: Stereo TV Message-ID: <309@nicmad.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 22:00:11 EDT Article-I.D.: nicmad.309 Posted: Mon Aug 12 22:00:11 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 20:51:30 EDT References: <6396@ucla-cs.ARPA> <54900031@trsvax> <289@nicmad.UUCP> <668@terak.UUCP> Reply-To: brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video) Organization: Nicolet Instrument Corp. Madison WI Lines: 43 In article <668@terak.UUCP> doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) writes: >> They have very little programming in stereo, so I haven't run out the >> get the MPX decoder from my local dealer. > >I haven't run out to buy an MPX-stereo TV either. My cable company >doesn't carry the stereo signal, and they aren't planning to. If the >pressure for stereo gets high enough, they'll put it on FM (a la MTV), >not MPX. I believe nearly all cable companies are doing the same. I think I should correct this now before it gets out-of-hand. The correct term for the new stereo TVs is MTS (Multi-channel Televison Sound), not MPX (Multi-PleX). What the first gentleman should have said was that he wasn't going to run out and get a MTS decoder that plugs into his MPX jack. Some TVs, including one of them that I have, have a MPX jack on the back of the set. This is the tap point in the audio circuitry before the FM de-modulator. This is the baseband audio before any decoding takes place. We should all be a little careful on how we describe these things. As a side note, my local cable company doesn't know what they are going to do. One station of four has gone stereo, another one will this fall and a third will next year. Don't know about the fourth yet. Anyway, our local cable company doesn't know if they are going to get MTS transmission encoders and/or go FM stereo. If they go FM stereo, more people will just tap into the cable and hook up the FM for free. Around here it is considered a second set connection. No extra income for expenses. Now, if they go the MTS route, they definately won't get any extra money for the expense. But, when the local stations are all stereo, who would want to get cable when the stereo TVs they own won't get stereo on cable, but will off the air. Time will tell on this one. Oh, the first local station to go stereo is apparently going to help with the cost of putting the MTS signal onto the cable, ie, they are going to MTS encode it at the TV station and ship it back to the cable company all ready to go. All of our local stations are directly connected to the stations, so if the TV transmitter dies, those on cable still get picture and sound. -- |------------| | |-------| o| HRD725U & PV9600 Mr. Video | |AV-2010| o| |--------------| | | | | | |----| o o o | | |-------| O| |--------------| |------------| VHS Hi-Fi (the only way to go) {seismo!uwvax!|!decvax|!ihnp4}!nicmad!brown