Is this brand new and will it work with a cable box. Thank you
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It appears to be new and I used it without cable, as it is certainly intended to be used for receiving TV signals without cable. I doubt it would work hooked up to a cable box even if you changed the TV source to antenna. I don't recommend this antenna for either use as it did not pick up the signal for as many stations as I had hoped.
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Most likely not. This DVR uses a Coaxial Input (the kind used by over-the-air antennas). While the cable input into your "Cable Box" is a coaxial input, this device does not have the ability to convert the (scrambled/digital) signal from the cable company into a picture you could view on your television. Your best bet would be to ask your cable provider to supply a DVR which is designed to work on their system.
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Coax and them you call the cable company and they ask for some code numbers which come with the device and activate it for your account. I replaced an existing digital box and Linksys wireless unit with this single device. Have had no issues for the 4+ months I have owned it.
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are you sure that the cable box is HD? kinda sounds like it is SD? the other thing to remember is that not all stations are being broadcast in HD and even then some local channels might not be broadcasting certain shows in HD. for example, my local stations might broadcast a golf game that is in HD, but the local news is broadcast in SD. As for the tv itself, i'm not sure. I'm waiting to get my 4053 delivered and i'm having a hard time waiting! you might want to check your connections again though.
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Yes the box is very large and comes with cables. I replaced the antenna cable due to the fact I had to run it farther than the provided cable would allow. Hope this helps.
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My sister has it hooked up with her cable and it works great. I have Dish network and cannot get it to operate with any of my sets. I can get it to operate the TV's but not control their box, which is of no use to me.
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Yes, it is brand new as far as I know and it works fine. Hope this will help...
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supposed to work on all but i would call your cable provider and ask them, mine works great
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Yes. Definitely a good buy. Cable box fits good and it came with a strap for extra security to make sure it doesn't fall.
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Call your cable company to activate it and make sure it is compatible with the cable system
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will work with sony tv . no listing for "Optimum " cable box. it does have a code search function tho. or use the 800 number for help
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I don't know but I DO NOT think there is an optical input on this unit. I will check (if I remember) inputs when I get home. Does cable box have LR outputs? I have mine hooked up via HDMI so I am not sure. On Line reviews state that there is ONE optical connection so I am assuming now it is possible.
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It will receive cable signals without the box. The tuner will work excellent on the HD channels and okay on the others
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Yes. It works with or without a cable box. It will change the channels on the TV once you have run through the auto programming on the TV that detects all available channels.
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If your cable box has a mini display port, which i doubt it does since it sounds like it's old, then this cable WOULDN'T (edited) work. A mini display port is much smaller than a usb port.
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Yes is you have two HDMI ports on your TV. One I attach the Roku and the other an over air (digital) TV antenna which you can buy from Amazon.com for less than $11 and it works great. I do not know about watching cable stations without a cable box because I do not have cable. What you can do is, unplug the over the air TV antenna from the HDMI port and connect your computer (if it has an HDMI port) and watch the programs on your big TV screen.
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Hi Sorry don't know anything game machine or cable boxes. I just have it in the garage hooked up to a couple cheap speakers. It does work there. Once more sorry I can't help on your question.