FLANNERY #1 Posted September 14, 2010 So I was playing on my atari the other night and accidently hit the channel scan on my remote and my tv found three channels on the air. The weird thing is that it only has one rf port and the only thing that was in it is my atari's rf cord. I unplugged the cord and the show that was on (Criminal Minds) went off and my tv showed no signal. Plugged it back in and it came on again. I thought that this was really weird. I did not notice any signal problems with my atari. So my question is anyone had this problem before? I dont think it will have any harm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A.J. Franzman #2 Posted September 14, 2010 What channel did your TV pick it up on? Is that channel a low-power broadcaster still transmitting analog signals in your area? Is it a channel that is used within your house by your cable or satellite sytem to send signals to different rooms in your house? Could it be a similar situation to the previously described one, but from a neighbor's house? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lendorien #3 Posted September 14, 2010 What channel did your TV pick it up on? Is that channel a low-power broadcaster still transmitting analog signals in your area? Is it a channel that is used within your house by your cable or satellite sytem to send signals to different rooms in your house? Could it be a similar situation to the previously described one, but from a neighbor's house? My six switch 2600 is a better antenna than my HD antenna. I'm not kidding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Dart #4 Posted September 14, 2010 You plugged a long cord into your TV's antenna jack and are surprised that it receives a signal... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nukey Shay #5 Posted September 14, 2010 Wait a minute... A bit of wire can be used for television reception?? Genius! This could revolutionize the industry! Don't let your local cable television suppliers find out. They'll start throwing around terms like "high definition" and such to kill the idea. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nightglider1 #6 Posted September 14, 2010 You plugged a long cord into your TV's antenna jack and are surprised that it receives a signal... LOL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Animan #7 Posted September 15, 2010 This gives me a neat idea... Atari 2600 with built in digital to analog converter! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+GroovyBee #8 Posted September 15, 2010 This gives me a neat idea... Atari 2600 with built in digital to analog converter! It uses a resistor network (simple D2A) to generate the luminance from TIA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pioneer4x4 #9 Posted September 15, 2010 I don't know how serious you were, but that would blow away composite out! If you could grab the digital screen info... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+GroovyBee #10 Posted September 15, 2010 I don't know how serious you were, but that would blow away composite out! If you could grab the digital screen info... The colour signal is still analogue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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