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[[Image:CubExterior. | [[Image:CubExterior.jpg|thumb|160px|right|The cuboid Cub]] | ||
The snag was that the model with a composite video input suitable for connection to the studio was almost unheard of, with most purchasers having opted for the basic model with only an RGB input at TTL levels, suitable for connection to a BBC micro but almost nothing else. Indeed a larger 21" chassis had been used for a number of years as the studio monitor, perched high on top of a spare cabinet, which was infact a Cub in disguise. | The snag was that the model with a composite video input suitable for connection to the studio was almost unheard of, with most purchasers having opted for the basic model with only an RGB input at TTL levels, suitable for connection to a BBC micro but almost nothing else. Indeed a larger 21" chassis had been used for a number of years as the studio monitor, perched high on top of a spare cabinet, which was infact a Cub in disguise. | ||
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This problem was solved by the construction of an adaptor board that could be installed into the back of the monitor to perform the decoding of the composite video signal into it's RGB components to be fed into the monitor. The digital RGB input was disconnected and replaced by the analogue RGB from the converter. | This problem was solved by the construction of an adaptor board that could be installed into the back of the monitor to perform the decoding of the composite video signal into it's RGB components to be fed into the monitor. The digital RGB input was disconnected and replaced by the analogue RGB from the converter. | ||
A new monitor bank was envisaged for the station using 18 of these monitors (three rows of 6) to display all the important live video signals to the control room. The monitors were relatively cheaply and easily available second hand, so accumulating a set was not a problem, indeed a number were obtained from Hookergate primary school through a contact of [[Peter Elvidge]] who lived nearby. | A new monitor bank was envisaged for the station using 18 of these monitors (three rows of 6) to display all the important live video signals to the control room. The monitors were relatively cheaply and easily available second hand, so accumulating a set was not a problem, indeed a number were obtained from Hookergate primary school through a contact of [[Peter Elvidge]] who lived nearby. | ||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||