slothrop@lemmy.ca to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 days agodon't tell the cable company about the splitterlemmy.caimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1717arrow-down17
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minus-squarewarbond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 days agoSounds like they split the signal after the cable box. The original Duplicate Screen.
minus-squareBakerBagel@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 days agoWell yeah, otherwise you would have needed another box and who had money for that?
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoI mean I think people are talking about old school basic cable where your TV was the tuner, no cable box needed unless you wanted a guide and DVR
minus-squareᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 days agoI still have free cable this way in my house. I like it because I can have it on for background noise without picking what to watch. Way nicer TVs though.
Sounds like they split the signal after the cable box. The original Duplicate Screen.
Well yeah, otherwise you would have needed another box and who had money for that?
I mean I think people are talking about old school basic cable where your TV was the tuner, no cable box needed unless you wanted a guide and DVR
I still have free cable this way in my house. I like it because I can have it on for background noise without picking what to watch. Way nicer TVs though.