Need a Doohickey...

[Sandy G]

I guess I wasn't clear enuff-I want something that takes a signal off the CABLE WIRE/Coax itself, & then breaks it down into the audio/video components...Couldn't find 33-2060 in MCM...Guess its discontinued..(Sigh...)

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

I guess I wasn't clear enuff-I want something that takes a signal off the CABLE WIRE/Coax itself, & then breaks it down into the audio/video components...Couldn't find 33-2060 in MCM...Guess its discontinued..(Sigh...)

If you have the regular cable, the VCR trick is the best idea. I can get a few of the free HD channels on the sets with the built-in decoder board. I'll be out of luck if they change our cable to all digital, as I like to run my old sets without a cable converter.

[ChrisW6ATV]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

I guess I wasn't clear enuff-I want something that takes a signal off the CABLE WIRE/Coax itself, & then breaks it down into the audio/video components...Couldn't find 33-2060 in MCM...Guess its discontinued..(Sigh...)

OK, if you want to go from the cable (in from the cable company) and end up with audio and video, then you just need "a cable box". Specifically, one with the audio and video outputs (which they probably all have had for a number of years).

If you are specifically looking for a box/device you can own as opposed to a rented cable box, the best you will get is whatever remaining NTSC channels are still on your cable company's system, for as long as they keep some NTSC channels on there. I just did a search and I cannot find any of the cable-ready set-top tuners at places like MCM that were very common not too long ago; I own at least two or three of them that I use with my amateur-TV system. There certainly have to be plenty of them on Ebay. A VCR that is cable-ready will also work fine; use its video and audio outputs as others said.