austinlyle0 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I have a problem, wehn I turned mine on I accidently switched the connection from the single black cable to something else and now I can't get the menu to appear on the screen to change it. Channel 3 and 4 don't work. I even tried unplugging the box and starting over but it won't work at all. Any ideas?

saraph83 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Good Day Sir!

EyesOpenWide1870 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Be very careful Big Brother is watching your every move and if you make the wrong move the MIB will come knocking on your door and haul you away!!!!

EyesOpenWide1870 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The v chip is NOT a transmitter. It only blocks signals from being accessed by the TV by receiving data from the program data stream. Depending on how it is programmed it will allow or block the program signal based on the rating data in the program data stream.

EyesOpenWide1870 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

As far as the cable co. and the cable box it is the cable box sends info. back to the cable co. Not your TV. When connected to a cable system your TV is set to one channel and never changed. If your TV is cable ready you don't have a cable box and therefore there is no programming by the cable co. In our area what you are able to watch is controlled by filters between the main cable line and the lime that comes into your home. You can only watch the channels allowed by the filters.

EyesOpenWide1870 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm getting very tired of this whole thing. PLEASE research the differences between a TV picture tube and a camera tube. The TV picture tube does not have the required circuitry to capture a picture therefore your TV CAN NOT transmit a picture of you in your undies to somewhere in the ethos. Yes the front of the screen glows in response to the light from the flashlight. However as I said wrote it is only the phosphorous on the inside of the tube. This is not "trap"ing of light like cameras.

manfocused (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Sorry, that should say "I don't care WHAT anyone says."

manfocused (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

These DTV converter boxes scare the hell out of me. I have a converter box hooked-up to an old analog tv set and I'm constantly inspecting it, wondering if I'm being watched. I don't care with anyone says, this FORCED analog to digital switch has nothing to do better picture/more channels...Big Brother is watching, people.

saraph83 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the tuner circuit is the signal transceiverhow do you think the cable co can program there box and then have it relay the signal back to know that it worked? so in actuality they know what stations you watch. as for the flash light experiment that just shows that a tv can trap light like a cameras operation and vchips can possibly transmit that "snapsnot" and transmit it through the tuner circuit

jonesdougcom (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I HATE this DTV Switch! This means those small black and white portable tvs will stop working! This SUCKS!