What does it mean when a product is "tunerless"????? What does it mean when a product is "tunerless" ????? What do you need to make it work????
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Tunerless is no big deal. The tuners in VCRs were for ANALOG signals. Now it is all digital, so either some kind of cable service or a digital converter box, connected properly, is what is needed.. The tuning is done by either of those devices. The VCR just accepts the signals and either records them or just passes them on to the TV, depending on how it is set..
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I am looking into this product, also. Do I need a tuner? I have Directv with goes directly into tv. If I want to watch on dvd on my current player, I have to hit source on the tv. Would I be able to record tv this way? Nothing has explained if a tuner only works with cable and not directv.
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As another person has commented, "Hi, "Tunerless" means this unit can not be used to change or receive tv stations by itself. You must have either a smart tv or a set top box that serves this purpose. You can still record off air programs with it, however. These are nice units but I've found them to have about a 5 year life span before the DVD recorder starts acting up. Hope this helps."I agree with this and believe it to be correct.
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Snark sells a Guitar Tuner & a Chromatic tuner. Make sure you get the Chromatic tuner & it will work.
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Is it hooked into a receiver or directly to the TV? If it is the receiver try bypassing it and hooking it directly to the television. If not, try a different television. I have found this happens if the tuner in the receiver or television is of poor quality.
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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.
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I have spent the last two weeks trying to find an external TV tuner that is ready for the digital TV next February. I have searched all over the internet. I am also looking for a stand alone tuner. I have found analog standalone's. I have found digital usb tuners. But I have not found a digital standalone. I gave in and ordered a $40 coupon from dtv.gov so that I can buy a digital converter and use the analog tuner. Hope this helps! Dave
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don't buy it-- the servicenter is in canada and they have bad tuners... i sent mine back for a refund... don't waste your time
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Hi I was puzzling over what kind of suggestions to make when I read that your player is working. That's great! Happy viewing!
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Dear B. Cameron There are at least two reasons why you might want a DVD recorder with a built in tuner. 1. In my case, I don't have a TV with a digital (ATSC) tuner. I have a 2003 HD television with an analog (NTSC) tuner, and I receive my TV signal over-the-air via an outdoor antenna. When the digital transition occurred earlier this year, I had a limited number of choices if I wanted to keep my current TV and free OTA set-up: I could buy a converter box and have the digital signal converted to analog for my TV; I could buy an external digital tuner; or I could buy a DVD player with a built in digital tuner and get the best possible picture with a DVD player/recorder thrown in to boot. I chose the last option and bought the Toshiba DR560. My set-up has some drawbacks... like, if the DVD player breaks I get no TV signal while it's in the shop, and I can't record one program and watch another at the same time; but over all I'm happy with it because it is just what I need and no more. If you have a similar set-up and have questions of a more specific nature, I'd be glad to respond. 2. The QAM tuner should allow you to receive and record unscrambled digital cable channels directly, without renting a set-top box. Cable providers don't advertise this, and some may even insist that it isn't true; but they are required by the FCC to provide rebroadcasts of locally broadcast programs in analog, or in unencrypted HD digital format, so that customers are not forced to rent their digital-to-analog set top boxes. You will only receive unscrambled signals of locally broadcast programs in this way, and these may vary from locale to locale. I do not have any personal experience with this set-up, but if you are interested, there is a more in depth description at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAM_tuner. There may be other advantages to having a tuner included in the DVD recorder/player, but I wouldn't know `cause I'm not that well versed in the technology. Hope this was helpful.
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This was a gift for my brother so I asked him - here's his reply: It kind of has a tuner, but the tuner is not compatible with the tuning system that started in 2009. Hope that helps!
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The one I received did, because it didn't have a tuner in it, ( I did not know this when I ordered it, that wasn't in the discription.) therefore is was hard for me to set it up, mainly because I don't know what I'm doing. If I had known anything about it I'm sure the manual would have been great !
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You must have SAT, CAT, CH or CHANNEL labeling. If not, you risk it not being compatible and you affect the ability to return the item once it has been installed and changed condition. Many people overlook the labeling at first glance. Sometimes it is printed around the right knob.
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I don't know anything about a tuner. As for recording shows, Did you have an instruction booklet in with the player when you got it. The booklet should tell you what to do.
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I am not sure either about the tuner type but I use my set with a Terk HDTV indoor antenna and I receive all of my surrounding channels (both HDTV and digital) just fine. I do not subscribe to cable or satellite. Hope that helps!
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When you install a "program" ( 3 custom tunes programs come with it) you can also delete the code via preloaded tunes that come with the tuner. I would recommend ordering a custom tune that is "stock engine and stock Trans" so that you can use this option running stock. If you have more questions about the tunes and programs.... just ask...
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I'm not sure what is meant by "tuner". If Richard means "remote control", yes, one was included in the shipment. I understand one can obtain operating instruction for the unit, by going to Sony's web site. Hope this helps!