recording and watching different shows at the same time: Can you do this?
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Jean Carol, The answer to your 1st question is yes. To record and watch different programs simultaneously you need 2 tuners whether both tuners are in the recorder or not. In the Phillips it's not but it doesn't matter because while it's recording on a particular channel you can watch a different channel using your TV's tuner. Of course (With the Phillips DVR) if you have a Cable or Satellite service you can only watch or record one of their channels while the other channel must be of the "Over the Air" (Free) type. Some of the new DVRs leased to subscribers now have the ability to record 2 programs simultaneously from their feed,which I presume enables you to also be able to record 1 cable or satellite channel and watch another cable or satellite channel at the same time. Your options are somewhat limited by your 20 yr old TV. I recommend you consider getting a new Flat Panel Hi Definition set to be able to fully enjoy all the benefits of having a DVR. Hope I didn't confuse you, Techman.
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No, unless it has its own input source such as a converter box or cable decoder. Then you can record anything you want and watch something else on the TV. You also need to split the input caple in order to have two separate inputs.
944966
If you mean can you do them both at the same time I don,t believe so. You can take stills and then video on the same memory. Hope this helps!
2145529
I seem to recall being able to watch one show while taping another. We are now on digital in our area, and can't do that anymore, but I think it was possible before digital if you set the VCR to tape. Not of course if you tape manually.
1974384
No. I wasn't sure, so I just tried it. The DVR has one tuner, so it can be tuned to one channel to record while you watch another channel on your TV. I tried recording 2 shows at once, but it only recorded the first one that I programmed.
235678
Two shows but if you record two you won't be able to watch another (third) show. You can record two shows and watch a previous recorded show while the two are recording.
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.
2006761
This will replace theirs to the extent that it will record one event at a time. You can also watch TV at the same time it is recording. I have two of them so I can record two shows at a time. It sure beats paying someone else for the service. It also has space to record many shows in HD or regular digital. No additional equipment is required.
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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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One receiver=one program at a time. The DVR has just one receiver so, whether watching live TV or recording, the unit can only receive one program at a time. Use an RF splitter to send a signal to both your TV and the DVR and you'll be able to record one show to the DVR and watch a different show simultaneously on your TV using the TV's receiver.You can watch a show previously recorded to the DVR hard drive while simultaneously recording another show to the hard drive.
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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 .
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All 8 channels can be viewed and recorded at the same time. The software downloaded from their web site allows for additional channels to be viewed and recorded, The one I set up was for 16 channels.
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Yes, you can. There may be, however, a performance drop depending on the combined richness of the content. For example, watching 2 movies at the same time will likely result in some jerkiness. This can be offset, somewhat, by the amount of free RAM in your system and adjusting caching.
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Yes it will. Actually, I think it will record up two different shows while you watch a third.
1394699
No. However, my DirecTv HD-DVR allows for the recording of multiple programs while watching another channel. I would think yours does too.
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you can only record one show at a time. don't if it will work with dish. if it does you have to hook it up between tv & dish equipment. when programed channel numbers will be different.
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Alex, This is not an issue relating to the disk, but rather the hardware/software you are using to record the show. Most recording devices allow for a disk to remain "open" after recording and "finalized" at some later point. That being the case, you should be able to do what you want to do for multiple recordings. For example, I am using a dual VCR/DVD machine to copy my personal VCR tapes, and my system allows me to put multiple tapes on one DVD before finalizing it.