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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: Can a 1084S be a TV?
Message-ID: <1391@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jun 91 14:48:14 GMT
References: <56634@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany
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In article <56634@nigel.ee.udel.edu> PYC118%URIACC.BITNET@brownvm.brown.edu (Rasiel) writes:
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>Having recently purchased a new 500 along with a 1084S one of the first
>things I did was hook up the monitor to my VCR. I was very impressed with
>the picture clarity. Watching movies on it is more pleasant than on a relative-
>ly new Hitachi 19 in. TV!

A former colleague had this as his whole private setup: An Amiga with
1084 and a VCR, using it's tuner for TV receiving.

> However, when I tried to use my VCR as a tuner to
>watch regular TV it pulled in the signal far too weak. Is there anything I
>can do to get regular channels with this setup? I live in a dorm that has no
>antenna that I know of and reception even with an antenna is still pretty
>dismal.

You need a good antenna, that's all. Also a good tuner would normally
no help if it doesn't get usable RF input. The tuners in the VCRs are
normally just as good as any tuner in any TV set.

> Finally,
>since this monitor is 'stereo' does that mean that I'll get TV channels in
>stereo as well?

If you have a stereo tuner, it must have separate audio outputs for
each channel. Then there isn't any problem.

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