hsu@eneevax.UUCP (Dave Hsu) (02/28/86)
In article <407@watdragon.UUCP> sewelch@watdragon.UUCP writes: > >The February issue of "Video" mentions that a company called "Multivision" >has developed a black box which gives analog TV's the power of digital TV's. >This box can do P.I.P.. Has any one out there seen one of these "boxes". If >so, are they available yet? How much? what is the company's address? Well folks, I've done it again; I really blew this one. Thanks to all those who responded about the Recoton MTS decoders, though, I'm developing an interest in them although it's not what I originally had in mind. The device I was curious about is (quoting the Popular Science blurb, without permission) "Get the features of a digital TV on any set by attaching the MV-1001 converter to the antenna terminals. The box adds a picture within a picture, freeze frame, remote control, and stereo audio. It's $399. MultiVision, 46127 Landing Pkwy., Fremont Calif. 94538-6407" -Feb. '86 The accompanying picture shows a sleek black box whose shape vaguely resembles the USR courier, and a remote control with what appear to be... Power Mute <== Imagine that all these controls 1 2 3 are on a thin rectangular remote 4 5 6 about four times long as it is wide 7 8 9 ??? 0 ??? (big (big button) Multivision logo) volume channel "auto-scan" rocker rocker "pause" (some sort of joystick/puck labeled "image position") NOW...does anyone have one of these beasts? How is it? -dave [of course, nothing to do with MV. Never heard of them before this, in fact] [my apologies to Popular Science] -- David Hsu Communication & Signal Processing Lab, EE Department <disclaimer> University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 hsu@eneevax.umd.edu {seismo,allegra}!umcp-cs!eneevax!hsu "Godzilla has been spotted in Sector 5!"