We recommend one piece units. It has been our experience that one piece units work better to replace your cable company’s converter than a 2-piece unit. Although 2-piece units tend to be less expensive, they tend to work less efficiently as well. As the saying goes, "You get what you pay for! " Additionally, our 1-piece units cost less than other companies’ 2-piece units. 5. What is a cable converter / descrambler? An electronic yamaha electronics tuning device that transposes all available channels from the cable company electronics into either channel 3 or channel 4. a cable converter is simply a "channel changer" that cannot by itself descramble encoded premium channels. it allows you to receive all basic channels yamaha electronics if your tv is not the cable ready type.

they should provide two-piece systems, refurbished ran baseband boxes in conjunction with electronics the latest tech versions. of course, you get what you pay for. but there are reasonable values out there. 3. do you need a cable converter if you have the cable yamaha company box, vcr or a cable-ready tv?yes you do. in electronics order to establish yamaha a non- addressable system, it is essential to have a cable converter. a cable electronics and yamaha ready tv, vcr and a cable company box do not provide for this feature and in not doing so, cannot replace a cable converter. you must have a converter to use a descrambler. this is especially true if you desire a converter electronics / descrambler that cannot be altered or addressed by your cable company.