does it take input from coaxial cable (for OTA HD signals) to record?, I also assume that it has a PCIe slot for a tuner card?
135971
It does not take input from coaxial cable. I am not sure if it has PCIe slot but I doubt that you can find a tv tuner that fits this compact design you'd have to get an external usb tuner. it comes with 2GB of memory, if you want TV tuner you must upgrade the memory otherwise performance will be bad. I installed 8GB and it is working fine even though in the specs it says it supports only 4GB.
135972
No, it does not has a coaxial cable input, and no PCIe slot either. It is made of notebook components.
928539
No, it has one coax input. Packag d with a spliter. Not the most elegant solution, but it works
1209578
So I can hook up my basic cable directly from the wall and record what I normally see? Without the cable card? Can I record OTA HD channels with the proper antenae?
633922
I have only used it on the TV - I couldn't answer that except by experience with computers. As long as you have a card with an HD receiver and the coax connector you should be able to.
2013866
As it goes with any VCR, yes, you can record from the TV so long as you set it up to have the TV signal go through the unit. There's no coaxial cable input on the D-VR610, but it does have HDMI and RCA cable inputs.
1085693
Mitchell it has an HDMI input a coaxial optical input along with a RCA and USB.Hope this help
2011708
yes, you can record fron a standard tv station. if you are refering to a hdI cable yes ,I believe there was a cable included in the box. also if you mean does it record in hi-def. , yes. but no to HDD. And at the slowest speed , you can record up to 8 hrs. just like the tape unit next to it.
2106974
Was going to buy for my mom, but wanted to verify that you can record TV programs without a built in tuner which is the case in this unit. Mom has cable but no cable box Jon T , did your situation work?
129236
The tuner box does have a HDMI output, so it will work with newer HDTVs. The tuner box will work by picking up digital channels from "over-the-air (ATSC)" or "unencrypted digital cable (Clear QAM)" and use it to record HD TV shows. It will not pick up the analog TV channels (NTSC) from cable. This tuner box also has a media player build-in that can play back the recorded videos.
2277281
No. The only inputs are the three component inputs, and your choice of spdif inputs (optical or "coax" sound). You'd need some sort of tuner to convert the signal from the coax cable, like a set-top box. There are other devices around that do that, but this isn't one of them. I have a Yamaha stereo receiver with hdmi inputs and one hdmi output. This little device lets me connect an old Panasonic DVR with a component output to the Yamaha, and then just switch devices on the TV with the Yamaha remote (media pc, blu-ray player, DVR).
2179033
It has HDMI out to a TV but not in. You have to use a triple RCA component type cord from your cable or dish box. You can't hook a cable or antenna to this unit & to record from TV you need an anti-anti-piracy gadget (about $85) or you can't record TV shows. It's a great unit & you CAN edit your programs,but the instructions are vague& poor & you have to figure out a lot yourself. I'd be glad to answer questions as this is the 2nd unit like this I've had.
1965842
Yes it can record from an OTA antenna. And you can record in real time, allowing stop and rewind of a show you are watching through the device (cable or OTA). It can record in real time a show you are watching through one tuner and at the same time it can record a scheduled-to-be-recorded show through the second, timer-tuner (there are two tuners in the device). Will let you watch a previously recorded show while recording a new one. The limit is that it cannot record two shows at once using scheduler (it only has one tuner for pre-selected recording). On standard def should hold 125 hours. I like it. Remote is a boat. Yes it can record from an OTA antenna. And you can record in real time, allowing stop and rewind of a show you are watching through the device (cable or OTA). It can record in real time a show you are watching through one tuner and at the same time it can record a scheduled-to-be-recorded show through the second, timer-tuner (there are two tuners in the device). Will let you watch a previously recorded show while recording a new one. The limit is that it cannot record two shows at once using scheduler (it only has one tuner for pre-selected recording). On standard def should hold 125 hours.... » Read More Yes it can record from an OTA antenna. And you can record in real time, allowing stop and rewind of a show you are watching through the device (cable or OTA). It can record in real time a show you are watching through one tuner and at the same time it can record a scheduled-to-be-recorded show through the second, timer-tuner (there are two tuners in the device). Will let you watch a previously recorded show while recording a new one. The limit is that it cannot record two shows at once using scheduler (it only has one tuner for pre-selected recording). On standard def should hold 125 hours. I like it. Remote is a boat. « Show Less
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It will record any input you feed into it. If you have a way to play 8mm tapes it will record it. Think of the card as an input and the 8mm player as the output. Hope this helps.
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The product has a RCA style jack for it's tuner input. Supplied with the product is an adapter that adapts the standard "F" coax connector to RCA. If you don't want to use the adapter you could always solder a RCA plug directly to your coax.
1843972
No it has no cable input. But there are converters available with a coax cable input & RCA type outputs. They usually run about $25.
911502
As long as your antenna is connected to the input of the unit, yes it will record over the air broadcasts.
1060555
This unit ONLY RECORDS FROM THE COAXIAL INPUT ! All other inputs and outputs are just pass through. When you try and record from inputs other than the coax input, it says "NOT AVAILABLE". I didn't return this unit in time, so now I'm stuck with it. It is a great media player, Hd movies played via an external hard drive look fantastic ! It just sucks that recording is limited to the coaxial connection only.