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From: brown@astroatc.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: *** CABLE TV + VCR + TV ***
Message-ID: <1880@astroatc.UUCP>
Date: 6 May 89 21:02:58 GMT
References: <1796@ubu.warwick.UUCP> <1825@astroatc.UUCP> <602@corpane.UUCP>
Reply-To: brown@astroatc.UUCP (Vidiot)
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In article <602@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
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<[my solution to use a splitter and switch box to run cable into vcr and tv]
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<> [vidiots reply that I should have considered that British TV is UHF]
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<I don't understand the problem. If British cable is on UHF instead of VHF,
<then aren't their VCR's cable ready and made to pick up *uhf*? 
<Most VCR's in the states are cable ready for US cable. I assumed  that
<British VCR's would be set up for British cable.

It is possible that British cable is UHF, but very unlikely due to the problems
of trying to transmit UHF frequencies via cable.

Cable is new to the British, so the advent of Cable-Ready VCRs is also going
to be new.  I wouldn't be surprised if there won't be VCRs showing up with
both cable and UHF frequency tuners in the near future.
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