McSummationMmmm, Zeebas Are Tastee. Premium Member join:2003-08-13 Fort Worth, TX |
Camera/microphone in Magnavox digital conversion boxI got a pointer to this web site in an email - » www.infowars.com/camera- ··· ion-box/I called it "BS". What does this group say? |
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SparkChaser Premium Member join:2000-06-06 Downingtown, PA |
BS alert !!!!!!!! The "camera" looks like it's glued to the transformer and the "mic" looks like something stuck to a pot. |
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TheMG Premium Member join:2007-09-04 Canada MikroTik RB450G Cisco DPC3008 Cisco SPA112
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TheMG
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2009-Feb-18 1:33 pm
The "mic" just looks like a pot to me. I've seen many of those pots with the white turning piece, and the 3 leads are a dead giveaway, microphone elements have 2 leads only. Besides, that would be a terrible placement for a microphone especially inside what appears to be an unvented enclosure.
As for the camera, again, illogical placement and it appears to just be stuck to the transformer with a piece of adhesive foam. No wires to be seen. |
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McSummationMmmm, Zeebas Are Tastee. Premium Member join:2003-08-13 Fort Worth, TX |
You know, all these types of videos are always just out of focus and wobbly enough that you can't really tell what's there. |
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Show me a high-res pic with all the connections and I might believe it, but until then it's a hoax. |
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drjim MVM join:2000-06-13 Long Beach, CA |
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Even if the parts were in there, how would it send the "information" back? I thought tin-foil hats were out-of-style.....guess I'm wrong! |
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I have two comments. First "mic" looks like a miniature speaker, perhaps to provide click feedback. Second lets assume Converter box actually has a camera and microphone. How does information captured get back to big brother? Here is a link to converter box technical specification. There is a list of mandatory features and ones that preclude participation in Coupon Program. Basically the output of the box can not be better then ordinary analog TV. » www.ntia.doc.gov/dtvcoup ··· rers.pdfNowhere in spec do I see spy camera and microphone. We have a couple of Insignia converter boxes (BestBuy private label of Zenith box). Just for fun I opened it up, nary a camera or microphone in sight. /tom |
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so stupid, I hope Magnavox sues this "professional blogger" cause this sure isn't real journalism of any kind |
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Splitpair Premium Member join:2000-07-29 Cow Towne |
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said by tschmidt:First "mic" looks like a miniature speaker, perhaps to provide click feedback./tom That is a piezeo speaker and yes it is for audible feedback. The device he claims is the RF part (I guess to transmit the audio/video back to spook headquarters) is the IR detector for the remote and the so called mike is a trimpot. BTW adjusting the trimpot will have no effect on the brightness of the photographer/detective who discovered those surveillance devices so cleverly hidden in that DTV box. Wayne Wayne |
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SparkChaser Premium Member join:2000-06-06 Downingtown, PA |
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I have to get one Some of the comments at this site are, ummm, amusing. » www.prisonplanet.com/hid ··· box.htmlThe other thing he doesn't mention is how the "camera" is seeing through the dark plastic front. Even in the IR that plastic doesn't cut on until about 800-900 nm. You need some big incandescents to give you enough IR. |
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alphapointeDon't Touch Me MVM join:2002-02-10 Columbia, MO |
I've got this particular model. I'll have to open it up and take some hires pictures. You're right, some of the comments are...interesting, especially with a speech synthesizer.
I'll try to open the receiver when I get home from work. |
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alphapointe
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Here is the inside of that receiver. Funny, I can't find anything... |
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McSummationMmmm, Zeebas Are Tastee. Premium Member join:2003-08-13 Fort Worth, TX
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Well, maybe the Men In Black aren't after you like they are the guy in the video. |
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UHFAll static, all day, Forever MVM join:2002-05-24
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I bet his wife put it in there to try to catch him with a whore. |
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What are you, blind? It is right there! |
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alphapointeDon't Touch Me MVM join:2002-02-10 Columbia, MO
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Walked right into that one, I must need a new cane. |
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So it is not a matter of a tinfoil hatter incorrectly identifying electronic components but deliberate misinformation. Perish the though - incorrect info on the Internet. /tom |
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This is clearly a hoax. Actually, that 1m37s video the guy posted is good enough for anyone with basic electronic knowledge to see it's a fake, like SparkChaser's said. On the other hand, it's kind of a confusing hoax, since it's only a matter of time that eventually boxes like these and other equipment will be fitted with cams and mics, like mobile phones and laptops do since a bunch of years. It's just a matter of using that stuff wisely, unlike the absentminded people who forgot to switch off their gear during a Halo internet game while having (solo) sex |
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EliteDataEliteData Premium Member join:2003-07-06 Philippines |
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even if it did have a camera and microphone inside of it, how far do you expect the wireless RF transmission of both to go ? |
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alphapointeDon't Touch Me MVM join:2002-02-10 Columbia, MO |
TinfoilHat ...to that new box the phone company put on the pole outside my house!!! /Tinfoilhat |
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19579823 (banned)An Awesome Dude join:2003-08-04 1 edit |
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quote: so stupid, I hope Magnavox sues this "professional blogger" cause this sure isn't real journalism of any kind
I believe it!! Anything they can do to easily spy on people!! THATS WHY THEY ARE FORCING THIS DIGI CRAP,TO PLACE A BOX IN EVERY HOUSE THAT THEY CAN THEN SPY ON YOU IN YOUR OWN HOUSE!! WAKE UP AND SMELL THE ROSES!! |
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SparkChaser Premium Member join:2000-06-06 Downingtown, PA 1 edit
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Dude, I smell something and it's not roses.
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19579823 (banned)An Awesome Dude join:2003-08-04 1 edit |
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Yea i smell BS.. This country has gone TOTALLY INSANE! WE HAVE NO PRIVACY,ITS BEING TAKEN AWAY,NO FREE SPEECH ANYMORE. HOW MUCH WORSE ARE THINGS GONNA GET HERE?? |
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drjim
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2009-Feb-22 5:05 pm
A whole lot worse if their thinly disguised "Fairness Doctrine" of _censorship_ gets passed..... |
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EricAnimals Rule This Land MVM join:2000-09-29 I see trees.
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Eric
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2009-Feb-22 8:20 pm
I read that the real reason that the DTV update was delayed was so they could glue more cameras and microphones to the insides of converter boxes.
I smell almonds. |
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Dude, wake up and smell the Zyprexa. |
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CurtesyFlushBababooey, fafafooey, tatatoothy. Premium Member join:2002-08-23 Fontana, CA
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said by 19579823:I believe it!! Anything they can do to easily spy on people!! THATS WHY THEY ARE FORCING THIS DIGI CRAP,TO PLACE A BOX IN EVERY HOUSE THAT THEY CAN THEN SPY ON YOU IN YOUR OWN HOUSE!! WAKE UP AND SMELL THE ROSES!! Wake up and smell the mental patient. |
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freezeI'm not even Greek Premium Member join:2001-05-13 Ohio 1 edit
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Hah, you guys were referenced in a Wired article. » blog.wired.com/27bstroke ··· ers.html |
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SparkChaser Premium Member join:2000-06-06 Downingtown, PA 1 edit |
Hey, we're good and cheap, good n' cheap engineering! Observers in more technical forums like BroadbandReports.com have dissected the video and easily discerned that it's a hoax, with some taking apart their own converter boxes to provide proof. But even as posts debunking the clip roll into his YouTube comments, some remain convinced of its veracity. "There are still people defending the video," he says. Edit: I wonder if I can copywrite that for my company name, "Good n' Cheap Engineering" LLC |
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dentman42 Premium Member join:2001-10-02 Columbus, OH |
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said by alphapointe:Here is the inside of that receiver. Funny, I can't find anything... I see a satellite board - obviously that's for sending the camera and mic output to big brother via satellite... |
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