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From: lfog@PacBell.COM (Lee Fogel)
Newsgroups: rec.video,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: *** CABLE TV + VCR + TV ***
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Date: 9 May 89 01:33:25 GMT
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This subject seems to have digressed a bit from the original problem,
which was how to come up with a way to record multiple cable channels
when a VCR is required to take its signal from a cable company's
converter box.  I think I may have come across a partial solution in
the form of a Radio Shack "Universal Remote Control With Five Built-In
Timers".  It's called the Model 150, and I saw it advertised for $69.95.

Apparently, It can remember up to 119 steps of remote control functions and
has 5 weekly timers that can be used to turn on and operate whatever
components whose remote control functions are programmed into it.
Although this would not solve the problem of viewing one cable channel
while recording another, it seems that it should enable me to program
the recording of any combination of TV programs while I'm away, as long
as the programs don't occur at the same time.

Does anyone out there have any experience using this thing?  It looks
like it could have a lot of potential uses.

- Lee