Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!ucbvax!decwrl!kolling From: kolling@decwrl.UUCP (Karen Kolling) Newsgroups: net.video Subject: re: vcr tuner question Message-ID: <119@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 14:59:53 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.119 Posted: Fri Aug 23 14:59:53 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 00:09:26 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Digital Equipment Corp., Palo Alto, CA Lines: 24 > I have recently purchased a Toshiba VCR. I have found that the > fringe reception capability of the VCR is inferior to that of my > Panasonic TV, and this is important since I live in the boonies, > have no hope of access to cable, and went to pains to locate a TV > which could pick up most of the staions in my area. > Does anybody have any opinions on the folowing remedies: > (3) improve my antenna system (I have fancy rabbit ears now) > with an outdoor antenna, or perhaps an antenna pre-amp A couple of years ago, I replaced my old antenna (what was it? I have no idea; whatever the tv place installed when I said "Please install a tv antenna.") with a ChannelMaster top of the line antenna and a booster for the UHF. It made a staggering improvement in the reception. However, the tv (old Zenith) still needs to be carefully tuned to get the weaker stations; once tuned, the reception is much better than before the antenna upgrade, but changing UHF channels means retuning. The vcrs (old Zenith, new Sony), however, will lock right in. So, I always watch UHF tv thru the vcr. Good antennas are wonderful, but I think you need a better tuner. (If you upgrade your antenna system, have them experiment with putting the antenna at different heights.)