6.0) WHAT EQUIPMENT IS IN THE SUBSCRIBER'S HOME?
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This article is from the Wireless Cable TV FAQ, by Brian J. Catlin catlin@cs.colostate.edu.
6.0) WHAT EQUIPMENT IS IN THE SUBSCRIBER'S HOME?
Each household subscribing to the service has a small antenna on
its roof (about the size of an open newspaper) and a downconverter
inside. The downconverter usually includes an addressable decoder
and a VHF/UHF tuner built in. This gives it the ability to tune
in broadcast channels without having to use up valuable MMDS
channels. It also allows pay-per-view services and simplifies
channel blocking and premium channel activation/deactivation.
Also, the subscriber will need a UHF and/or VHF antenna if they
want to receive broadcast channels.
Recently, a new converter has been introduced that will send all
channels out of the converter at once. This means that you can
use your TV's and your VCR's built in tuner instead of having to
have seperate boxes for each. This new technology is (hopefully)
going to be integrated into Wireless Cable converters as well as
the traditional cable boxes.
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