That _does_ sound like a decoder. Maybe you could look
at Toshiba TV
schematics (I have almost _no_ NTSC stuff here) and see if you can figure
out what the chip does...
Well, if it was made by Toshiba.... That's probably what's wrong with
it...
GooD LucK,
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