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From: cmcmanis@stpeter.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
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Subject: Re: Another question about watching TV on a monitor
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Date: 20 Mar 90 18:51:05 GMT
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In article <7019@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> amiga@uhccux.UUCP (Boing) writes:
>along similar lines:
>
>I've used my monitor with a vcr for tv viewing for a while now.  is there
>a simple way/device that can do what the vcr does (separate the the audio
>and video coming in on the coax cable) without requiring the other vcr
>stuff?  is it a complex circuit?

It is called a TV tuner. It used to be really complicated but these days
it is down to about 4 chips and some analog components. You could build
one or you could buy a really cheap VCR (like $100) and get the same
function (albeit in a somewhat larger package). Another alternative is the
component TV tuners however these are generally targeted to the "high end"
videophiles so they are expensive.


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