Does it work with a set-top digital cable box? If I have Comcast digital cable and a Motorola cable box, can I still hook the EyeTV after the cable box and use it to watch and record shows?
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I have Comcast and I just plugged to cable itself into the EyeTV Hybrid and it pulls in ALL the unencrypted digital channels without needing the cable set-top box at all.
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No...Sorry, those would be proprietary recordings. The EyeTV is designed for recording from the output of your cable's digital box in to a Mac. However those recordings can be loaded on the a USB drive, and played on a media player which is similar to a cable DVR(very user friendly)
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no, it does not. actually, I have had it over a year and it has never been used-apparently when the FCC mandated a completely digital signal after Jan. 31, 2009 it created a situation where the tuner does not "see" channels so they can be loaded. I also have a Toshiba machine with the same problem. This is a pet gripe of mine-none of the Tivos or cable co. dvrs contain a computer drive like these did; you used to be able to record to the hard drive, and then edit and save to a blank disc if it was something you wanted to archive. The fact that I PAY for cable and can't even do what I want with it makes me nuts!
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I have the same and it works great and hooks up to the antenna .it finds all your channels and will record them.love it .you can record to a RW DVD, plan DVD disk or to the hard drive it has .I even have a old analog TV and it replaces the digital converter box I have or you can use both,or either
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No, I have a Motorola and Channel Master MoCA on the same FIOS cable network. Note, the Cable through connection does not pass the Ethernet signal so the FIOS set top boxes connected will not appear on the network and will not connectivity to on demand programming. Use a 1 GHz RF splitter between the MoCA adapter and the set top boxes. Connect the set top box to the splitter not the MoCA.
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Sure do...here it is.http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=9908261#post9908261I'm handle branden826 on that forum. I didn't think it was possible to access the menu with the cable box off either but it works. It may take a few tries but keep trying...it'll work. Also I'm assuming you have the same cable box as me...the motorola DCT3416 DVR box. If that's not the box you have then search on the AVS forums for some help. Hope I helped you out some.
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For anyone who's interested, I am now able to record one channel on my dvd recorder while watching another channel on the same tv. I have Comcast On Demand (box sits on top of the tv; see my post above) and after talking to the Comcast guy, was informed that we were entitled to two more dta converter boxes free of charge from Comcast. I picked them up last week and hooked one of them up on the same tv that my Comcast On Demand box is used. I followed the directions linked below to hook it up. It was pretty easy. I only hooked up one of the dta boxes and used the cable from the unused one on that hookup. You may need to purchase additional coaxial cables. This didn't take too long to hook up once the box was activated. It's just a matter of following the directions and diagram. NOTE: If you decide to do this, connect the cable from the wall to the dta box, then connect the dta box to the tv, plug in the dta to an outlet THEN call Comcast (or whoever your cable company is) and have them activate the dta box. Once activiated, follow the directions linked below to hook everything up so you can watch one channel while recording on another. Seems ridiculous to me that you have to go to these lengths to do this but that's how digital technology works I guess. Good luck. http://hometheater.about.com/od/dvdrecorderfaqs/f/dvdrecgfaq3a.htm http://tv.about.com/od/frequentlyaskedquestions/a/watchrecorddtv.htm http://z.about.com/d/tv/1/0/y/2/watchrecordDTVbox.jpg (this is a close up of the diagram in the above link)
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No it does not, the only way to record one channel while watching another is to split your cable (or other) connection cable one to unit one to tv or box.Ive not run into any that do that w/ out splitting.If you have a tv w/ digital tuner this shouldnt be a problem.
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Digital cable will not work. If your cable provider offers analog cable (that does not require a box), this should work fine. Just make sure that in the settings you tell it to look for "Cable" not "Air". Many cable companies no longer offer this service.
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Yes, I currently use the most recent version of EyeTV under OS Mavericks - no problems except trouble with new cable box communication.
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You plug it into you cable/satellite tv cable box. Then, it plugs into your computer using a USB cable. The USB cable provides the box with power and all communication with your computer is over the USB cable as well. If you are not using the EyeTV box you can unplug it from the USB port until you wish to use it again. You can not record or watch live tv on your computer unless the box is plugged in. However since all recordings are stored on your computers drive, you can watch anything you have recorded without having it plugged in. I hope this helped.
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This remote is designed to power on/off all brands of TV's, control volume, change channels. I do not believe it will work any cable boxes. So Yes it will still work your TV no mater where your cable comes from but you will need a separate remote to work your cable box.
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I am still using VCR's and my cable goes directly to my TV so right now I can watch and record different channels. If I get digital cable, then everything changes because I will have a cable box.
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I seem to remember there being an adjustment for syncing.. The thing worked very well for me hooking up a base model comcast cable box. At one point I had an out of sync problem, but rebooting this box fixed it.. Never had it happen since.
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The box doesn't know if you are watching the output from it or not. Thus, you can split the antenna signal with half going to the box and half going to an alternate antenna input on your TV. This way you can watch one show and record another. I don't have this exact box, but I have the HDMI output from the box going into my TV and the (split) antenna signal going in the coax input on the TV. Then by choosing the source: HDMI gets me the box output (whether live or playback), while ANT gives me the live OTA signal. Of course, this works because my TV has a built-in tuner and I am just using the box as a primitive DVR. Since you stated that your TV is newer, it most likely will have a built-in ATSC tuner.
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If this unit will connect to your Comcast box, it will xmit a signal to the TV without the cable connection. This system connects with RCA type cables. I have Directv & it works great.
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Well I'm no expert, but I think if you have a tv antenna with a coaxial cable and hook that into the Comcast antenna in port and than run the coaxial cable from your Comcast cable box's out/tv port into this unit's antenna in port, and than hook this unit directly to your tv, you might be able to record cable programs. Of course than you get to play the game of toying with your various remotes to learn how to switch between tv, cable etc. But I'd say it's worth a try.