Re: tunerless dvd recorders

On Aug 7, 9:36 am, "Deke" <no s...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Wes Newell" <w.new...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

news:P4Vti.1725$MT3.1523@xxxxxxxxxxx

On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:11:25 -0700, tksirius wrote:

I need to help understanding the tunerless dvd players... I just
bought a Toshiba D-VR600 tunerless dvd recorder / vcr w/
upconversion. My next purchase will be a HDTV.

Hmmm... Never heard of a VCR without a tuner in it until now. My only
question is why would you buy such a thing?

Dude, thats all you CAN buy now. Been that way since around the first of
the year. Been shopping lately?

There are some high end stuff thats available with a digital/QAM tuner.
Bring money.

D

D

Um, no.
There are plenty of affordable devices (VCR's, DVD recorders, etc.)
with Digital (and analog) tuners in them in the stores. Philips makes
quite a few for less than $200, one with a hard drive for $300. I no
longer recommend my Philips device, its really starting to become
annoying. Plus, the wife doesn't use it, because its too much of a
pain to get set up (i.e. Turning it on, and start watching PBS for my
daughter takes too long). Personally, I don't even own a VCR (or VHS
tapes), so a combo unit with a VCR doesn't appeal to me, but there are
plenty in the stores now that have digital tuners in them for less
than $200. The only ones I've seen that never have a tuner are DVD
Players, not recorders, then it makes sense to not include the tuner.
Obviously, you still have to bring money, just not that much.

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Taping from VCR machine
    ... I thought you were using a standard TV tuner card to get the VHS signal ... I don't know what tuner card I ... cables from my VCR output side to my computer input. ... camcorder to use this. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)
  • RE: Connect VCR via S-Video
    ... If you don't have an STB, I'll assume that you are connecting the cable into ... the RF-in of your tuner and that you only have a single tuner MCE box. ... You will not see the VCR ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)
  • Re: Recording from a VCR through Windows Vista Media center
    ... I believe I have the ViXS PureTV-U 48B0 tuner card. ... Also do you have any suggestions on what might be happening when the VCR is ... I had previously hooked up to the composite inputs (s video in using the ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)
  • Re: Recording from a VCR through Windows Vista Media center
    ... I use Hauppauge's WinTV application with my Hauppauge tuner card to record from my VCR and then dump the MPEG2 files direct to DVD, ... I had previously hooked up to the composite inputs (s video in using the ... If you have the Analog tuner setup, and have a Channel 3 or Channel 4, you ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)
  • Re: PVR replacement - thanks, and the next step
    ... well for a machine that has to change channels automatically for timer ... The tuner really needs to be part of the machine. ... My Sky box is connected to the "EXT 2" ... we bought the DVD recorder as a replacement when our old ...
    (uk.tech.digital-tv)
Loading