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Originally Posted by VintagePC
Don't most converter boxes act just like a cable box in that you tell it what channel and it tunes to that and outputs on CH3? From what it sounds like you are trying to do... you'd need a box that "de-digitizes" the DTV streams on the fly and outputs them to their appropriate frequencies...
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And indeed, many set up a number of ATSC converters feeding B-T modulators to provide an in-house source of converted-to-analog ASTC channels for vintage TVs to "tune" on the "correct" channels with their own tuners.
What I was considering was "bass ackward" from the normal configuration, something like this:
1. Antenna connected to vintage UHF converter.
2. Converter down converts the digital signal (most are UHF) to channel 5 or 6 (common output channel).
3. Output from UHF tuner is connected to ATSC converter box, fixed tuned to ch 5 or 6.
4. ATSC box then converts the ch 5 or 6 digital signal to audio & video, which feeds the TV set.
The novelty here would be that the ATSC converter could be mounted out of sight (and out of mind) inside the TV, while the digital channels would be tuned with the UHF tuner. TV would "appear" to function as designed, without resorting to a rack full of ATSC converters and B-T modulators.
jr