shaktiman

Happy couch potatoing,

G4From128k

I may buy a cheap vcr, but vcr's are crap Ive always hated them, why when we have cd's, do we have to bother with tape?

DVD is too expensive for me to consider at the mo.

Hmmmmmmm

I wanna have two monitors &use 1 to watch tv while I use the computer.

shaktiman

My suggestion would be to get an external cable box, the kind normally used either when a cable customer has an older TV set that doesn't support a large number of channels or just wants to be able to control the channel-changing differently. This would be the best solution, because most cable boxes today have RCA video and audio outputs, which you could connect to the Quadra.

So do I go to ebay & type in "old cable box", ?

I will go & see.

shaktiman

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Yes that is more what I am looking for, just a little box to add.

So do I go to ebay & type in "old cable box", ?

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don't buy anything, watch for a VCR with a broken tape mechanism in the rubbish or ask a couple of local appliance repair shops to save one for you when somebody wants to throw theirs away because it costs too much to repair it. VCR's are free for the taking all the time . . . as long as you don't need to use a tape in them!

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p.s. make sure it has the RCA monitor/stereo connectors like cine' mentioned. that'd be the yellow/red/white plug sets like you have on the back of your 840AV if my guess is right.

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shaktiman

I am now arguing with my son cos he wants the monitor back for the performa so's he can play Lemmings.

I have a scart lead which ass well as having 2 phono plugs also has a plug which'll fit in the stereo in on the back of my Quadra.

I am not keen on the "old video" idea just cos it has to cosmetically look good.

shaktiman

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I am not keen on the "old video" idea just cos it has to cosmetically look good.

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Edited by - g4from128k on 12 Jul 2002 06:23:13

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I am not keen on the "old video" idea just cos it has to cosmetically look good.

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Yeh, having some crappy old black VCR glommed next to your spiffy 840AV setup would look ugly.

But I wonder about the hacking opportunities of stuffing VCR electronics (without the bulky tape mechanism) inside a spare LC pizzabox or IIci case (or better yet, cannibilize a contraband 6100 case).

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so I need to concentrate on the hard drive anyhow, but I am keeping 2 monitors & maybe I'll keep the performa case & use it to house a vcr.

Oh yes I got my power extension & a monster it is too!

a diagram is needed I think;

Power
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Scanner Quadra Modem
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Monitor(1) Monitor(2) Printer speakers

I lost 2 whole cables!

Sorry Trash but you lost me, you need to do a pic too maybe.

shaktiman

Subject:
RE: Question for seller -- Item #1367019357
Date:
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 10:39:05 +0100
From:
"Removed@shakti.co.uk>
To:
<shaktiman@pgen.net>

There are three sockets:

TV Out
Ant In (i.e. from your TV ariel)
CATV In (i.e. the cable from the cable socket!)

There's also two plugs for Audio and Video.

The only cable it comes with is the power cable.

See attached picture.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: shaktiman@pgen.net [mailto:shaktiman@pgen.net]
Sent: 17 July 2002 10:02
To: Removed@shakti.co.uk
Subject: Question for seller -- Item #1367019357

Hi 2827john

What I want is this,

I want to watch tv on my Apple Macintosh Quadra 840av. All I need is a
tv tuner & appropriate cables.

with the box your selling, I need to know;

1. Can it recieve an rf ariel (so not cable or satillite, nor digital)?

2. What sockets does the box have?

3. what cables does the box come with?

Hope you can help.

Scott
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Question from: sshaktimann
Title of item: General Instrument CFT-2100 Cable Box
Seller: 2827john
Starts: 15-Jul-02 23:29:35 BST
Ends: 25-Jul-02 23:29:35 BST
Price: Currently £5.50
To view the item, go to:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1367019357

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1367019357

shaktiman

Here is the layout;

TV OUT ANT IN CATV IN

O O O
Technetix

O O .
^ ^ ^
| | |
White RCA Yellow RCA justahole

shaktiman

Getting the sound in is another problem, but shouldn't be too difficult. If you have some kind of a local electronics parts store like Radio Shack here in the US, you can get a cable that goes from two mono RCA male ports on one cable to a single, stereo mini-jack on the other. If you run this from the white RCA ports on the box to the sound-in port on your Quadra, you should be set.

shaktiman

Your right all apart from the fact that the box only has 1 audio rca.

You'll have to forgive me I am currently wrestling with my new 4.23 gig & at the same time am trying to get my cdr up & running(this has involved taking my Quadra apart several times) it is nice to see the insides of the quadra but messing with drives & jumpers is not so pleasant.

I probably wont buy that particular box but it has given me a good grasp of what I am looking for & hopefully I will now ask any seller all the right questions.

Thanks Cine

shaktiman

check this out;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1367127442

I might buy this it sounds good, here is transcript of email recieved from the seller;

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hi yes the box accepts an rf signal , the sockets on the box are as follows
dig.audio out
L&R audio out
2 scarts
serial port
telephone port
rf in
rf out
expansion and card port on the front
hope this helps
regards Jim

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Quadra 840av 128MB ram 2MB vram cd drive(caddy),1 caddy!:-)1.44 floppy drive,inject :-(1.2 gig drive
2 monitors 15" & 14" os 8.1 56k modem Stylewriter 1200 Zodiac speakers Umax 1220s scanner
3 year old son!

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Quadra 840av 128MB ram 2MB vram cd drive(caddy),1 caddy!:-)1.44 floppy drive,inject :-(1.2 gig drive
2 monitors 15" & 14" os 8.1 56k modem Stylewriter 1200 Zodiac speakers Umax 1220s scanner
3 year old son!

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