Is a tuner needed to record to a DVD recorder?
352440
You should be able to record if you can connect it to your over the air antenna. I purchased a fine Philip antenna from Walmart which connects to the coaxial cable outlet and provides excellent reception.
633187
Yes. It has an internal tuner like vcrs used to have. It took much trial and error till i found one that did.
832021
Yes. A blank DVD must be loaded in the machine (there is no buffer / harddrive for storage). Program as you would a regular video recorder. Or press record to start recording immediately.
393894
I believe that you can record on either the VCR or the DVD, but having said this please note that I returned this device because it did not work as expected.
1430645
Standard Def only. I don't believe an HDTV DVD recorder exists, at the consumer level anyway. That would be too nice, but probably way too expensive too!
2193996
If you want to be able to record one program while watching another, you sort of need a tuner. I am using my converter box that I saved when I switched to HDTV.
533578
I have mine hooked to my Dish Network receiver, I just put the receiver on the channel I want to recordfrom, I do have to change channels through the receiver for different programs, so I would say YES, youwill need an external tuner. I do like this DVD recorder, I purchased another one for my bedroom.
2199028
Hello-If you want to record a tv show off the air you need a dvd rec/with tuner.This evening I went out to eat and before I left home I programmed my recorder to rec the Natl news....which as you know is at 6:30PM.Mike
91578
I do not have a cable box and bought a DVD recorder with NO tuner. It does NOT work for me. It states it will work ONLY with an external source. (Cable box) So, one with no tuner should work for you.
533573
I have mine hooked to my Dish Network receiver, I just put the receiver on the channel I want to record from, I do have to change channels through the receiver for different programs, so I would say YES, you will need an external tuner. I do like this DVD recorder, I purchased another one for my bedroom.
1413269
No, it doesn't have a tuner - it is only good for playback, or transferring from tape to dvd or visa-versa
353791
There is not tuner in it so you would need a cable box or tv connected to be able to record broadcast content. We only use is for viewing DVD's and some older VHS tapes so I am not very familiar with the recording function. It has been a very reliable unit for us.
1890786
Yes, as long as you have a tuner or cable box. You must have a tuner or cable box with Audio/Video outputs (the white/yellow/red outputs). I use my cable box to record to the unit (VHS or DVD) every day.
1945288
This is not a tuner. If your tv is an analog one you need this. It works with your antennae to receive regular tv stations. If you have cable or satellite you don't need it. Your DVD/VHS recorder should connect directly to tv with RCA jacks.
1332033
Yes,it works on DVD recorder too,and computer, you need connect like Dazzle program software come with connector RCA to USB wire to computer . But I recommend around no other wireless like wifi router may be get bad receive the video pix . Good luck
353794
You can only set the programmer to record the channel your external tuner is set to. You need a digital converter or cable/satellite box to pump a channel into this unit.Also, dont plan on using this to burn DVDs. This only records to VHS tapes.
2084436
DVD recorders can record off the air programs only if they have a "tuner". The Toshiba DVR670 does have one, but the Toshiba DVR620, for example, does not. A recorder with a tuner can be programmed just like VCR's. DVD discs come in several "flavors" the most common being DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW. All of these are compatible with most recorders, the +RW and -RW ones can be "erased" and rewritten, while the +R and -R cannot.