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Re: Inject text alerts into a CATV system
> The CTV1-M looks interesting, but I am not sure how I can work it into a
> closed system like the DVD/TV/VCR combo
Replace the TV, they're cheap these days. Otherwise, yeah, it'd be quite
difficult to handle interrupting things effectively.
Also consider that on-screen messages might not get seen. Or they might not
stay on-screen "long enough" to be read. If you have a Tivo you'll have
seen how they handle messages. They're stacked up and the system interrupts
you for the initial showing and then when you return to a menu. It might be
interested to use that as a possible storage medium for messages like
this...
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