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minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 hours agoI think early digital may have done that, but not analog.
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoDigital is either on or off. You need analog to get static.
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoRight, it was simulated static, instead of the blue screen.
minus-squareprettybunnys@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoFor the tv we had my recollection was that it only happened when there was no input plugged into the UHF. Or if the Nintendo inline was plugged in and the Nintendo was off, and no other input. We had cable since that late 80s so I don’t recall ever dealing with signal loss beyond VH1 becoming scrambled at 9:30 for the playboy channel.
I think early digital may have done that, but not analog.
Digital is either on or off. You need analog to get static.
Right, it was simulated static, instead of the blue screen.
For the tv we had my recollection was that it only happened when there was no input plugged into the UHF.
Or if the Nintendo inline was plugged in and the Nintendo was off, and no other input.
We had cable since that late 80s so I don’t recall ever dealing with signal loss beyond VH1 becoming scrambled at 9:30 for the playboy channel.