Have you ever wondered the correct way to hookup that Cable TV coax cable? This site has a good list of cable tv hook up diagrams.

Including the following:
No Converter:

• Cable Outlet to TV

• Cable Outlet to VCR to TV

• Cable Outlet to TV to Stereo

• Cable Outlet to VCR to Stereo to TV to Stereo

With Converter:

• Cable Outlet to Converter to TV

• Cable Outlet to Converter to VCR to TV

• Cable Outlet to Converter to VCR to TV (w/ Stereo hook up)

• A/B Switch Configurations

• Cable Outlet to Converter to HDTV

• Game Console Configuration

• DVD Configurations

• DVR Configurations (PVR, TiVo, Replay TV, etc.)

So, when was Cable TV invented anyway?

At first thought, I assumed Cable TV Systems were invented in the 1970′s. However, this is apparently not the case.

Cable TV’s origins started in Oregon and Pennsylvania. In 1948, when the first Cable TV systems were invented, television signals could only be received by homes that were in the “line-of-sight” of the originating antenna, and people in mountainous or hilly areas could only receive a weak signal. Very Large antenna’s were constructed in these areas, and Cable TV wire was run from the antenna to homes in the area so they could receive programming. This is how Cable TV was invented.