I have an HD Tv with an antenna- I don't need a converter, but I'm looking for a digital recorder, would this be the answer?
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You need an external USB 3.0 hard drive to record. You can use a USB memory stick but it has to be a fast one to keep up with the data. The hard drive is the way to go if you want to keep a lot of programs. Figure about 7 GB for a hour of recording.
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I"m watching a movie I recorded on a flash drive. So far so good! I wanted to cancel my cable as I only use it for the DVR function, I have been testing this on a tv not hoooked up to cable and so far it is doing what I want it to do. I believe the box has to be on to record though, but tv can be off.
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I don't recommend using a USB flash drive. Use a powered external hard drive.
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The HomeWorx unit does NOT have an internal recorder. It does allow for an external hard drive to be connected to it and then record and playback from the external hard drive. You would need to acquire an external hard drive. The output from HomeWorx is meant to be analog for the pre-digital TV sets. I don't know if it has a digital output as well. If your TV is already digital I don't think this is what you are looking for.
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It has means to record, a recorder, but it has no storage capacity, where to put the recording. So you have to attach a storage device. A place where you can store your TV recordings. A USB drive or better yet an external hard drive.
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This unit will record but you need an external USB storage device. I bought a 1 TB 3.0 usb hard drive and it works perfectly. It can hold hundreds of hours of programming.
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Maybe. I bought a 1TB USB external hard drive for this purpose. Biggest problem is the delay from hitting record or pause while watching the OTA program. The external drive is powered by the 150 and it needs time to spin up and establish communication. Perhaps if the external HD were powered by and external source (not the 150) it would work better. There are other features on my DVR that are not included in the 150 PVR.
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This will work as a recording device for any TV. However, you will need to use an external hard drive that connects using USB or a USB flash drive.
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Hi Michael K., You can get VHF/UHF supported Antenna for your channels and you don't need any converter for HDTV. Dave
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Not sure I understand this question. This is converter box for Tv channels no recorded files at all.
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Yes. With an old-fashioned TV antenna hooked up to the unit, its built-in DTV tuner (like the one Congress, in their infinite wisdom, basically forced everyone to buy in order to be able to use their old TV's and VCR's at all) will pick up local TV stations, which you can then record on the unit. There's a timer function allowing you to record programs automatically (as you could with your old VCR). Additionally, it automatically records whatever you're watching from the time you turn it on, saving up to 6 hours. When you turn off the unit, that part all "disappears" -- UNLESS, you decide before you turn it off that you want to keep all or part of it. You just have to know from the instructions how to transfer that to the built-in hard drive. One disadvantage is that, unlike your typical old TV-and-VCR hookup, you CANNOT watch one program while at the same time recording another, since the unit has the only tuner that works... unless you have one of the newer TV's with a built-in DTV tuner, and you know how to hook up the two units to take advantage of that function. Or you can get extra units to simultaneously record (or watch) separate channels. I have 2 units both hooked up to the single antenna through a splitter, with a switch to select which one I want to watch through my single old-fashioned "functionless-tuner" 50-inch TV. I also have quite a nice old-fashioned TV antenna mounted outside. Rabbit ears will work, too. It depends on the strength of the local TV signals. And just to be extra clear, I do NOT have any type of cable or satellite TV service in my house. (IMHO, there are a million better uses for my money than that.) Nevertheless, it seems to me (and someone correct me if I'm wrong) you could probably manage to hook up any cable or satellite service to it and record or watch that, too.
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I think that the output from the antenna is a digtal format. If you want to convert that to a analog format you could use your converter box for that purpose.
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Yes, as long as you're getting a good signal from the antenna now, you should get the same channels on the recorder.
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I do not believe so. I believe that this is just meant to convert analog to digital. What you probably need is a set of bunny ears, which my family has while we wait for our antenna to be set up. You might want to talk to a television expert about this.
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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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I've never looked into it but I would say no. It's used for recording free TV with a digital antenna.
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You only need a digital converter box if you currently have an analog television(older tube type/not flat screen) connected to an over-the-air antenna signal.
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Yes you can . This unit is digital as well and you can use it for your tv turner. P.s. I have had a new issue. Tv channels and shows know about these recorders and they are putting show type of digital signal that wont allow you to record all show. It happen to me watching welcome back cotter. , Family ties, the cosby show but most tv shows are record-able.
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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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Based on the product description in Amazon, it should be able to record both analog and digital inputs. It says that each tuner has hardware MPEG2 encoding, and that is what is needed to record analog input for your VHF/Super-8 video. I only use it to record digital input from TV-antenna. Therefore, I am not saying this based on personal experience. Having said this, I used to use a different and older Hauppauge TV tuner card that had no problem recording from analog input. I don't see why this newer product cannot do this.
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This tuner will ONLY convert analog TV signals. It will not convert digital TV signals.
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A converter is not required to receive digital channels as broadcast TV is now digital. You will need a converter in order to view HD TV. I am on cable so I cannot state whether or not a digital antenna is required for non-cable users.
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No you have a HDTV this device hooks from antenna to bring hd signal from the air and convert from digital to analog. Its made for old TV s only
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There particular digital antennas are intended to give great HD clarity for free; however, you do not need to have a HDTV but DO need to have a digital TV. This antenna will not work with an analog television. You would need to purchase a converter.