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From: nfs1675@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil ( Michael S Figg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Another question about watching TV on a monitor
Summary: Tuners available
Message-ID: <1968@dsacg3.dsac.dla.mil>
Date: 22 Mar 90 17:55:33 GMT
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In article <133172@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>, cmcmanis@stpeter.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes:
> In article <7019@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> amiga@uhccux.UUCP (Boing) writes:
> >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.



I've never had a need for a TV tuner because I have cable and a VCR (going
into a 1080) but it seems like I heard of them being available occaisionally
for about $50. You might check Radio Shack.




					       Mike,



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