Re: ATSC modulators

["BruceR" <razrbruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ed,  It appears that by doing that you're willing to forego the supposed
benefits of the digital signal by converting it to analog but to do so
you'll have to rent a cable box for each channel - which could get
pricey on an annual basis.  Is VZW's FIOS system the only cable TV game
in town? Perhaps there is another company like Time Warner or Comcast
that would let you keep everything as is at no additional cost.


 beaver wrote:
> I currently place video sources onto unused (analog) channels, and
> send that along with the incoming RF around the house.
>
> If I were to switch to digital (ATSC), I would like to also distribute
> the video sources (PC, DVD, CCTV cameras, etc) onto unused ATSC
> channels also.  This is why I seek something such as an ATSC
> modulator.  Thus, I want any TV in the house (with a DTV set top box)
> be able to see the old analog sources.  I know I may be able to do it
> with two remotes at each location, but I was exploring the ATSC
> modulator option.
>
> Looks like this idea is too expensive for me to use.  I will instead
> set up my own little cable system inside my home by using analog
> modulators connected to half a dozen set top boxes set to the favorite
> channels.
>
> Edward Cheung
>
> On May 27, 7:33 pm, G. Morgan <no...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> beaver wrote:
>>> My cable TV operator (Verizon FIOS) is going all digital.  This
>>> means that I will need to switch to the digital TV tuner set top
>>> boxes.  In order to still see the in-house TV sources (camers, DVD
>>> players, PCs, etc), I would need a digital (ATSC) modulator.
>>
>> ATSC modulator is an oxymoron.  Depending on what output you use for
>> the FIOS
>> set-top-box (STB) either RF, component, or HDMI will decide how to
>> inject your
>> signals.  Assuming you are going to use the RF (Coax) output of the
>> STB you
>> can use the same analog modulators you already own.  If you use the
>> HDMI or
>> component outputs of the STB to the input of the TV you'll probably
>> just need
>> to use another component level input on the TV to see the other
>> sources.  This
>> is especially true if the FIOS STB uses HDCP (which I wouldn't
>> know).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection
>>
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