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Fri 19 Aug, 2005 09:21 pm
I noticed something fascinating this evening. In the room where my computer is located, I have a TV, which is connected directly to cable. When the door is open, I can see the TV in the living room. That TV is connected through the cable box, so that we can receive the higher numbered channels.
This evening, I was at the computer, and my husband was in the living room watching TV. What he was watching sounded interesting, so I asked him what channel he was watching. I turned on that channel, and noticed that apparently the two TVs were broadcasting two different pictures.
When I investigated, I found that the set that received the cable signal directly was at least 5 seconds ahead of the set that received the signal through the cable box.
Interesting, huh! Anybody care to explain why this happens?
It happens so that live shows can be edited if something is said that is against the code of ethics.
The Janet Jackson episonde at the Super Bowl would not have been televised if this had been in place. That is the reason that it is now in place.
Intrepid...Phoenix is not talking about a time delay of the sort you are suggesting.
Obviously just mechanics of some sort, Phoenix. I know that cable and dishes have a time differential of a few seconds...something to do with transmitting the signal to a satellite and back on the part of the dish.
Maybe there is some kind of mechanical disadvantage to using the cable box...versus directly to the cable for the local channels.
Hope you find out what it is.
Similar happens, when I switch my car radio from digital to normal anologue: the digital receiver seem to get the signal seconds later than his analogue 'brother'.
What? How do you guys know that Intrepid is wrong about this? It's true. The newer cable boxes have a delay built into them because of the Janet Jackson thing. I just learned this on Thursday, because I had a new service hooked up in my home, and the cable guy turned off my cable and it took a few seconds for the on-screen image to go off. I asked him about it and he explained that they had a delay built into all the cable boxes now so that they can avoid another Janet Jackson episode.
He also told me he's been doing this for over ten years...I would think he knows what he's talking about.
kickycan wrote:What? How do you guys know that Intrepid is wrong about this? It's true. The newer cable boxes have a delay built into them because of the Janet Jackson thing. I just learned this on Thursday, because I had a new service hooked up in my home, and the cable guy turned off my cable and it took a few seconds for the on-screen image to go off. I asked him about it and he explained that they had a delay built into all the cable boxes now so that they can avoid another Janet Jackson episode.
He also told me he's been doing this for over ten years...I would think he knows what he's talking about.
Thank you Kicky. It is probably that those who disputed what I said are used to doing that in the political and religious forums and have just proven that THEY do not either understand or accept what they read.
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kickycan wrote:What? How do you guys know that Intrepid is wrong about this? It's true. The newer cable boxes have a delay built into them because of the Janet Jackson thing. I just learned this on Thursday, because I had a new service hooked up in my home, and the cable guy turned off my cable and it took a few seconds for the on-screen image to go off. I asked him about it and he explained that they had a delay built into all the cable boxes now so that they can avoid another Janet Jackson episode.
He also told me he's been doing this for over ten years...I would think he knows what he's talking about.
And they have someone in a room somewhere watching all the live shows ready to push a button to stop the "offensive" matter from coming in????
Pretty cagy of them!
C'mon.
Hey, I'm just telling you what the cable guy told me. I'd go look for proof out on the net somewhere, but I don't really care that much. I'll bow out now and leave the great "five-second delay" mystery for you guys to figure out. :wink:
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