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 yamaha receiver for! " additionally, our 1-piece units cost less than other companies’ 2-piece units. 5. what is a cable converter / descrambler? an electronic tuning device that transposes all available denon a v receiver channels from the cable yamaha receiver company 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 if your tv is not the cable ready type.

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