Tuner: Why would I need the recorder with a built in tuner?
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It's the same concept as a VCR. You have a Digital Tuner in the DVD recorder, so you can record your TV program, 'Over the Air', and be able to watch another program on your HDTV at same time. OR if you still have analog cable (no cable box) you will still be able to record a program and watch a different channel at the same time. *This has a 'Standard Definition' Digital Tuner in it, not a HD. So the quality may be different than an HDTV.
316474
I actually have two of their older four tuner cards in my system. MCE sees all 8 tuners and I have recorded 8 shows at once before. I seem to recall the limitation being 12 tuners.
2217356
tuner works for analog and digital signals (cable or over the air). It dooes not record in HD--but it does upconverty the recordings to hd. Plays pre recorded disks in upconverted clarity. You will be spoiled by the hard drive recording (no tpes etc) Can be bought from Walmart on ship to store(on line)
150455
I don't know since I haven't read all the instructions for recording programs. On a former product, there were two tuners so I could watch a program while recording another channel, or record both channels, but not watch or record a third .
436834
This takes a lot of practice ...so "No", if you just want to play some musics. Recorders are much much easier to play for everyone. Hope this helps.
1189898
Yes you can. Get one that has an audio plug that matches the audio out jack on the recorder.
1413269
No, it doesn't have a tuner - it is only good for playback, or transferring from tape to dvd or visa-versa
563981
External tuner means a cable box/DVR type of unit. The DVD recorder has no tuner of any kind in it. It will record just fine off of a cable box or DVR, but cannot be used like VCR's in the old days to record TV programs by itself. If you want to record digital TV off the air, you will need a digital box. TV's are simply players. They have nothing to do with the recording process.
591675
Carolyn: Yes. If you intend to record shows from the tv, any machine you buy MUST have a built-in tuner in order to process the incoming channel signals. Without a tuner you can't record from the tv. You can only record from other vcr/dvd machines or camcorders that are playing pre-recorded material.
700790
First, this is a tuner - not a recorder. The recording option will be provided by software on your computer like Windows Media Center or Myth TV (Linux). Second, it will only tune unencrypted QAM (or Clear QAM) channels.
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.
1082002
If you can connect to the output rca port of your tv tuner. Since the dvd recorder does not have a tuner it cannot record directly.
91579
I am looking to buy a dvd recorder that will record from vhs. I have sooo many videos of family that I want to transfer to dvd in order to preserve them. This tuner vs tunerless thing is confusing me. Can someone explain it to me? I do not have cable tv and do not want it.
633187
Yes. It has an internal tuner like vcrs used to have. It took much trial and error till i found one that did.
625376
It does not gave a tuner. It will record from the VHS to the DVD. Also you can record on the DVD from an outside source via line inputs. So far I gave been pleased with the performance of my unit.
1419687
I have an antennae hooked to a digital tuner box, some people call them converter boxes, and that is hooked to the dvd player which records over-air channels. This recorder doesn't have an antennae jack so you have to use either the composite/rca cables (yellow, red, white) or an hdmi cable. I set the recorder to record the output channel of my digital tuner and set the converter to the channel I want to record. It records over-air like that. Hope it helps.
210510
I cannot speak about the tuner section only, being as I only bought it to use as a complete receiver for a bedroom radio. I never used it with a turntable or CD player. The fact is I spent a large part of my life as an audio high end enthusiast. I found the unit to be very clean sounding, but NOT a musical piece of equipment. I returned it after a few days.