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From: albert@ucbvax.ARPA (Anthony Albert)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Beta HiFi and Cable (Question.)
Message-ID: <6188@ucbvax.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 12-Apr-85 13:46:04 EST
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.6188
Posted: Fri Apr 12 13:46:04 1985
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Reply-To: albert@ucbvax.UUCP (Anthony albert)
Organization: University of California at Berkeley
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Summary: 

In article <1600@ukma.UUCP> slg@ukma.UUCP (Sean Gilley) writes:
>
>     I just  bought  a  Beta  HiFi  VCR.   I've  heard  that
>Moviechannel broadcasts in stereo,  and I've also heard that
>HBO and Cinemax will soon begin doing so.
>
>     So my question is this:   Do  I  still  recieve  stereo
>*after*  the  signal  has been pushed through the cable con-
>verter, or do I have to pull the stereo signal off before it
>is  run  through  the  converter  as an F.M. station.  Or is
>there another way I don't know about.
>
Until cable companies gear up for stereo, the audio sent with the
RF signal will be in mono. What cable systems have done as a (hopefully)
temporary measure is to send a separate stereo audio signal on FM.
Once the conversion to stereo is made, the converter should output
a stereo signal.