If I had two RTL-SDRs or an SDR with a larger bandwidth, I could have both audio and video playing at the same time. The RF output is tuned to channel 22 (487.25 MHz), and as the signal is so wide, my RTL-SDR can only display the luminance data (black and white video) and audio, although not at the same time. RF Output from VCR connected directly to input of my RTL-SDR. The TVSharp plugin for SDR# can be used to decode these signals, however as the bandwidth of PAL/NTSC signals is much larger than the 2.4 MHz provided by the RTL-SDR, only a black and white image can be received.
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