Only Works with Cable/Satellite? does this dvr only with cable/satellite or does it work if you have an antenna, too?
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Yes it works from an antenna as long as you have some kind of a tunner in between your antenna and the unit (could be a vhs recorder or a dvr), the docking station does not include a tunner built in...
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It will record what can be viewed on your TV. So if you don't have cable, just an antenna, it can record those stations.
70286
I am sorry but do not know what is Maverick? I know it works with Dish network dvr
77755
Yes it works with my Comcast DVR box. But I feel like you really need a straight on line of site with the sensor for it to work well. Sometimes from an angle it doesn't seem to pick up the remote signal
1431066
No it doesn't. That's why its so cheap. I used my old VCR as a tuner to record tv shows to DVDs, I don't have a DVR so I can't say. If you have a cable box it should work, a cable box/satellite box is a tuner.
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Yes, you can split the cable and record using the coax cable input on this device and bypass the cable DVR box. The DVR coax output on cable boxes is analog; therefore, this unit will not record from the cable DVR box. In addition, only broadcast HD TV channels can be recorded with this device.
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One unfortunate drawback of this recorder is its lack of a tuner. If you get your television programs using cable or a satellite, this is not a problem. However, if you get your programming over the air using an antenna or your television's internal tuner, then you are not able to record directly from your television.
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I've got the same question as Jonathan -- does this DVRRecorder pick up cable channels? will it get the 500s-700s? If so, I'm ready to buy! :-DI don't get decent reception antenna only so I have to use cable, much as I hate shelling out to Comcast every month I'm stuck with them. ;-p I've been resisting TIVO b/c I don't want to pay an additional monthly subscription fee. Why would anyone pay monthly for Tivo if you can do the same thing for free with a DVDRecorder like this one?
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Hi, I never tried recording TV programs on it, but I guess if you can find a way to feed TV signal to the DVR it will record them also, it works just fine with the cameras though.
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I use this unit to get "air" digital and record it just fine. No card used, needed or accessible in this unit. It is not a DirecTV or DISH style unit. It is used instead of either of those two .. in my set up. I am not sure what exactly Michael is referring to when he stated "...a situation where the tuner does not "see" channels ..." because mine sees all the local, digital "air" channels. It is not a "satellite" receiver. And it works very well as intended.
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Not sure I checked with directv before I bought dish to make sure it worked with my box. Some of the newer dvr HD boxes wont work as per directv, just double check with directv before you buy it.
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The only thing I can tell you is that when I got the unit, I had to have a satellite receiver to plug into in order to get the picture on the television and get it to record. The instructions did not say anything about a cable box, only a satellite receiver. That's all I can tell you.
401359
I dont use satellite however I do own the recorder mentioned and I timer program it to record shows without issue and it works great even on long record modes for more dvd time. (ive only used -rw discs)
1965847
That isnt the setup i have but based on my unserstanding of how the unit works, it should work. I have cable but no box and i ran the cable into the dvr so i would think that if you run a line out of the antenna into the dvr, it should work..
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I use the same old UHF antenna - first through the DVR, then daisy-chained over to the TV. :-)
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I use my esata drive connected to my dvr from cox communications. Not all esata drives work with a scientific atlanta cable box. I suggest checking for compatibility. Once installed, works perfectly and invisibly until it crashes, which all hard drives will eventually experience, so back it up.
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HD/DVR works great in my 5th wheel. I had trouble finding a satellite, I stopped a Direct TV truck and paid the 20 bucks to tune it in for me. unfortunately I still need a SWM switch to record more than one show at a time. most receiver's will need to use the B band switch included with the system. Makes no sense to me to have an HD TV and not use HD service.