compatible tv tuner card Does anyone know if there is a tv tuner card that can be fitted inside this thing? It's be perfect if this could act as a DVR as well.I don't know if there's such a thing as an external tv tuner card as I doubt there's any spare room in this.Thanks for any help compatible tv tuner card Does anyone know if there is a tv tuner card that can be fitted inside this thing? It's be perfect if this could act as a DVR as well.I don't know if... » Read More compatible tv tuner card Does anyone know if there is a tv tuner card that can be fitted inside this thing? It's be perfect if this could act as a DVR as well.I don't know if there's such a thing as an external tv tuner card as I doubt there's any spare room in this.Thanks for any help « Show Less
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To answer your question, no, there is not enough room to put a tv tuner in this. Howeverthere a number of usb tv tuners available...I haven't used one myself but I have seen them before and read about many people using them with this unit.
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My neighbor and I both have the same unit, the THR22. The AM21 works great, just not with the THR22. The THR22 still records from local via sat. Also, if you cancel service, like neighbor did, the THR22 unit becomes doorstop and usb stops working also. Directv would not add it to my account even though neighbor paid for unit outright. I haven't tried it since last year, but in any event Tivo has a much better than average cust knowledge base, unlike DIRECTV worth calling. I still have DIRECTV and like it, so I'm not slamming them perse. IN any event, my conversations with both companies informally leads me to believe that Directv really does not care to much for Tivo and the two units are not supported together. I have no doubt that some hack somewhere might have cracked them to work together, but it would probably violate several state and federal laws in the process. Call Tivo and ask them.
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No, it will work as soon as you install drivers and software. There is a great review here in the InfiniTv area. I followed and it helped out great. Your cable company will tell you the InfiniTV will only do 2 or 4 tuners so dont bother asking. All you need to do is to be sure and write down EVERY!!! number off of the Infinitv and the M-card you get from your cable provider. After install of the Infinitv during M-card set up you should do it all manually with the cable tech support. You may have to call back a few times until you find someone who understands M-Card setup. But when you do it should all go smooth for you. Good Luck!! No, it will work as soon as you install drivers and software. There is a great review here in the InfiniTv area. I followed and it helped out great. Your cable company will tell you the InfiniTV will only do 2 or 4 tuners so dont bother asking. All you need to do is to be sure and write down EVERY!!! number off of the Infinitv and the M-card you get from your cable provider. After install of the Infinitv during M-card set up you should do it all manually with the cable tech support. You may have to call back a few times until you find someone who understands M-Card setup. But when you do it... » Read More No, it will work as soon as you install drivers and software. There is a great review here in the InfiniTv area. I followed and it helped out great. Your cable company will tell you the InfiniTV will only do 2 or 4 tuners so dont bother asking. All you need to do is to be sure and write down EVERY!!! number off of the Infinitv and the M-card you get from your cable provider. After install of the Infinitv during M-card set up you should do it all manually with the cable tech support. You may have to call back a few times until you find someone who understands M-Card setup. But when you do it should all go smooth for you. Good Luck!! « Show Less
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I never tried that. Assume it will depend on whether your DVR has inputs that will accept the signal output from the tuner.
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Wendy, I asked my hubby as I had bought for him. He said I should tell you when we had a problem putting VHS on DVD as it was suppose to do, he could not find anyone to look at it let alone fix it. That said, he also says no, it doesn't record without and external digit tuner. He really is NOT happy with the entire unit and Toshiba. He still gets upset thinking I wasted my money on it and it was the one he wanted.
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I have been using it for a Direct TV DVR! It has worked fine until it reached just over 1TB of recording at the remote TV location. This location apparently can not support much beyond this point. It shows the latest recordings & older ones, but not the entire recordings. At the main TV location, the receiver/DVR does seem to support additional content, but everything is slower. ie: switching between channels & programming. The current DVR is 1TB, so that may explain the problem. If the Zmodo recording ability is less than 3 TB there may be a problem of support for additional storage.
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The Channel Master wireless internet adapter that is included in this bundle is 100% compatible with the DVR, you simply plug it in and it will work right away with the DVR+ as the DVR has the WiFi adapter software preloaded to it. Non Channel Master Wifi adapter is not recommended and will not work with the DVR+ as we don't have software loaded to the unit to recognize these other WiFi adapters. I hope this helps! Shane - Channel Master
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Thanks for that, Jim! That's about our setup, too, except that the only composite plugs on the back of our Sony TV are in use already - by an old VCR - and I wanted to use one of the set's open component video feed for the Roku. We still occasionally use the VCR for family movies, etc. So I was interested in the DV > component video adapter someone mentioned - since the Roku doesn't have component video outputs. Maybe I'll check Radio Shack or Best Buy.Thanks, Reid
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I use this unit to get "air" digital and record it just fine. No card used, needed or accessible in this unit. It is not a DirecTV or DISH style unit. It is used instead of either of those two .. in my set up. I am not sure what exactly Michael is referring to when he stated "...a situation where the tuner does not "see" channels ..." because mine sees all the local, digital "air" channels. It is not a "satellite" receiver. And it works very well as intended.
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No, and it makes no sense to do so. Unless you're talking a very old TiVo (series2), then the TiVo itself would use the same cablecard you would need to enable this tuner. If that's the case, just put the cablecard in the TiVo and be done with it.
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You don't wanna do that. Even if you could get it to work, it wouldn't select channels by itself, you'd have to manually change the channel on the digital converter box to whatever you want to record next. Plus, it'd all be low-def. To record from a rooftop antenna to a DVR, you need a DVR with an ATSC tuner -- or, preferably, several ATSC tuners so you can record multiple channels at once. Since everybody using a rooftop antenna can't live without such a DVR, there are zillions to choose from -- NOT! I dunno what's wrong with this market, but finding such a DVR is ridiculously difficult. I have two. The first and best is the Channel Master CM-7000PAL, which has two tuners and therefore can record two programs at once in full HD. The other is a Magnavox MDR515H which only has one tuner and only records in low-def, although it's still widescreen and a very good fidelity low-def so it's quite watchable. It also can record on a rewritable DVD which would be nice when the HD fills up, but being low-def it has 250 hours of space on the HD so it'll never fill up. Last I heard, one or both of these models are NLA -- but that *might* be because they've introduced new and better models. Channel Master, for example, was supposed to introduce a 3-tuner model. I'm sorry the options aren't better. I'd very much like to find out why the market for ATSC DVR's is suppressed and throttle somebody.
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Yes see my listing for the 2TB DVR Expander from Western Digital - but note that it is only compatible with certain DVRs. See my other listings as well.
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Not for me. I'd contact the manufacturer ASAP. For the record, I really only use the Magic remote to access the TV's smart features or to power on or off when I misplace my cable provider's remote, which I use as a universal because that's how I access my DVR. But I've yet to experience any problem whatsoever with the Magic.
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The silicon dust website is pretty good for support. To use this tuner you will need a couple of things - 1) a place with power to plug it in that also has access to your home network via an Ethernet cable, as well as access to the co-ax cable from your antenna. 2) a computer of some type that you can leave on all the time, preferably something newer running windows 7 or 8. I run windows 8 and ran into a few config issues but nothing that was a deal breaker. You also need to leave your computer on all the time so it can record your shows. You need to be able to allow programs to wake it from sleep mode or turn off sleep mode entirely. Make sure you have decent signal from the antenna first before you go to far. antennaweb.org can be useful for this. Or if you already have a tv plugged in to the antenna and it works that is a pretty good indicator as well. Once you have the tuner hooked into your network you will need to set up whatever media recorder you plan to use. Windows Media Center is pretty user friendly if you are a novice. It comes free as part of Windows Vista and 7 but is a $10 upgrade for windows 8 pro. life hacker has a pretty good guide here: http://lifehacker.com/5515398/set-up-a-geeky-media-center-that-non+geeks-can-actually-use If you are little more computer savy there are other programs out there you can use such as xbmc or mythbuntu, here is a comparison of a couple of them: http://lifehacker.com/5462275/which-media-center-is-right-for-you-boxee-xbmc-and-windows-media-center-compared here is a good writeup of Mythtv: http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/applications/complete-guide-to-mythtv-947946#articleContent or go to the wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythTV Best bet if you are a novice is to go with windows media center.
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Well I finally got my reply, and here it is..."...We understand that you would like to know if the DVDR3576H/37 will give you the option to record and watch television at the same time. This particular unit does not have that option. Please visit our web site at www.p4c.philips.com to view additonal DVDR that will be more suitable."We've come along way since the analog/VCR age...NOT!! I don't normally have a call to watch the very same show I am recording. How lame is that. I guess I'll just keep looking. From the horses mouth...I guess that ends this thread.
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VGA to TV Converter S-Video RCA Cable AdapterThis is not what you think no matter what card you have for video. I have a 200.00 N-Vida for TV and gaming and had Best buy'[s Geek squad come out and fix and they were all certified to date and way past in knowledge. Best we got was snow with barely a picture with sound that was not hearable after 3 hours work where as in 1 hour your "adapter????" was junked and I and my buddy used our own equipment. It was terrible but at least i got a picture and yours gave nothing. By the way if you are going to attempt, line up holes in adapter as they were bent as probably someones return. VGA to TV Converter S-Video RCA Cable AdapterThis is not what you think no matter what card you have for video. I have a 200.00 N-Vida for TV and gaming and had Best buy'[s Geek squad come out and fix and they were all certified to date and way past in knowledge. Best we got was snow with barely a picture with sound that was not hearable after 3 hours work where as in 1 hour your "adapter????" was junked and I and my buddy used our own equipment. It was terrible but at least i got a picture and yours gave nothing. By the... » Read More VGA to TV Converter S-Video RCA Cable AdapterThis is not what you think no matter what card you have for video. I have a 200.00 N-Vida for TV and gaming and had Best buy'[s Geek squad come out and fix and they were all certified to date and way past in knowledge. Best we got was snow with barely a picture with sound that was not hearable after 3 hours work where as in 1 hour your "adapter????" was junked and I and my buddy used our own equipment. It was terrible but at least i got a picture and yours gave nothing. By the way if you are going to attempt, line up holes in adapter as they were bent as probably someones return. « Show Less
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If you have dvr service, you won't need an external tuner. The dvr (or if you just had a cable box) would serve as the external tuner. However, with this recorder you can only watch what you are recording at the time. You can't watch one show and record another.