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 tocom / descrambler? an electronic descrambler tuning device that transposes all available channels from tocom the cable 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.

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 tocom / descrambler? an electronic descrambler tuning device that transposes all available channels from tocom the cable 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.

4. which cable converter is best for me? you have two choices when purchasing your cable equipment, a descrambler single-unit (one-piece) system or a system containing two units (two-piece). combination box advantages: the one-piece system is based on a combination of cable converter and a descrambler, installed in a single box. this unit is referred to as a combination unit. the pluses: easy to hook up, available in both generic or name brand tocom , similar to systems used by cable companies. separate component advantages: the two-piece systems is based on two separate units, a cable converter and a descrambler, that are connected together and function as one-piece system. the pluses: lower cost, components can be individually upgraded, and interchangeable components.