rocker@eve.wright.edu (Ronnie Peugh) (02/01/90)
Later I've been hearing how much better stereo tv is, however, I don't know how many people are able to spend the extra (a lot extra) for stereo tv. I know that whenever you buy a tv atenna that it says it will pick up FM stereo as well. So why don't they make receivers//tuners with AM, FM, FM stereo and tv (VHF and UHF) bands. Doesn't this make sense, I would think that most people interrested in this, like me, already own stereo systems which would sound much better than the stereo sound of a tv. _______________________________________________________________________ _ rocker@eve.wright.edu | Al Bundy for President _ Wright State U. Dayton, Oh | (he'd have to be better than ...) _______________________________________________________________________
segal@cell.mot.COM (Gary Segal) (02/02/90)
rocker@eve.wright.edu (Ronnie Peugh) writes: >Later I've been hearing how much better stereo tv is, however, I don't >know how many people are able to spend the extra (a lot extra) for >stereo tv. I know that whenever you buy a tv atenna that it says it >will pick up FM stereo as well. So why don't they make >receivers//tuners with AM, FM, FM stereo and tv (VHF and UHF) bands. They do, you can by "recievers" that will process video and audio, but they tend to be costly. >Doesn't this make sense, I would think that most people interrested in >this, like me, already own stereo systems which would sound much better >than the stereo sound of a tv. If you don't already own a VCR, and are considering purchasing one, you can use it to feed your stereo. They all have audio outputs which you can feed to your stereo, while you use the RF output to whatever TV you have around (or even use the video output to go to a monitor). I bought a stereo VCR a few months ago, and frankly, the stereo contant of most broadcast shows is not worth the extra money for stereo. Just having the sound come out of my audio system makes a big improvement. However, rented movies sound a lot better in stereo. (Hmm... the theme from David Letterman does sound pretty good in stereo, but that's only 3 minutes a day :-) Oh yea, there are also two types of stereo VCR's. One is called "Hi-Fi", and the other "Linear Stereo" or just plain "Stereo". Linear records just like a cassette tape deck, with fixed heads touching the moving tape, and it's quaitly is pretty poor. "Hi-Fi" uses audio heads located with the video heads in the rotating drum, and has audio specs that approach digital (My deck is rated 20hz - 20khz with 90db dynamic range). It's quite usefull for taping concerts (just the audio). Unforutnaly, decks with stereo recievers (MTS Decoders) and Hi-Fi heads start at about $500. And since the great gadet creators in Japan decided that if you want MTS and Hi-Fi, you also want four-heads, you have to pay for that feature too. (I couldn't find ANY decks with MTS and Hi-Fi that didn't have four heads). Decks with MTS and linear stereo start at about $300, but if you want to watch reneted (or purchased) movies in stereo, Hi-Fi is really the way to go (it sounds like you're at a theater). -GS -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Segal, Motorola C.I.D. 1501 W. Shure Drive ...!uunet!motcid!segal Arlington Heights, IL 60004 Disclaimer: The above is all my fault. +1 708 632-2354