Comcast is making me 'upgrade' from analog to digital cable service. I received the boxes and set them up today. The only problem I have is getting my VHS to record shows correctly. As of now, I can only record the channel that my new 'tuner box' is tuned to. In the past I was able to record one channel, and watch another, or record two different shows on two different channels while I was out of town.I talked to the person at comcast, and they said I would need a DVR or something else to regain this functionality. There's nothing sacred about the VCR to me, I just need a way to record and watch!My question is what options do I have? I just want something I can record, and play back later with. I would prefer hard drive storage to DVD storage (I have enough VHS's stacked around!). I also don't want to rent or pay a monthly fee. Any suggestions, without my recording I'm lost!
The bottom line is you need their box still, for it controls the channel changing (they are really basic cable boxes essentially). You need to pre-change the channel, or get a system which changes the channel on the box. Whatever recorder you get also needs an analog tuner, since those boxes provide only an analog RF out. To record one channel and watch another requires two boxes, one to watch direct, the other to to record from. For recorders, you can get a DVD recorder with a tuner, or a tunerless DVD recorder and a cable box with A/V out. A computer based DVR is also an option. You may prefer to get a standalone PC for that though, and a Windows bases one is probably best.
GET WITH THE TIMES! THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED BLU RAY AND DVD. WHAT U USING TO TYPE THIS QUESTION D.O.S?
