I am a novice. Is there a step by step guide somewhere. I want to record programs from my TV antenna. I not sure what I will need.
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If you run a linux box. Here is a guide on how to make it work with Kaffeine. Once Kaffeine is boot up, you will be able to record whatever is available from SiliconDust.http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=94287.0
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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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cooper, I'm a novice too, but It did'nt take me long to set up my cable tv, to record on the SiliconDust HDHomeRun DUAL..., just set up the tuners on the dual first, then on the windows media center on the computer,, over air or cable tv,,set up is the same, I'm sure It Is..that is how I set It up. I have windows media center on my pc, ( windows 7 pro..) also, windows media center will walk you threw It, ...It was easy to do It.. from dennis..
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You have to have Windows Media Center to record with this device on your computer. Your guide is in Windows Help
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Hi, I never tried recording TV programs on it, but I guess if you can find a way to feed TV signal to the DVR it will record them also, it works just fine with the cameras though.
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My Toshiba DR560 only plays DVDs, it doesn't record. I have 2 older DVD recorders with digital tuners that can be programmed to record on DVDs for any time, day or night, whether I am home or not home. Once programmed, they are turned off and they start and stop automatically based on the start & stop times you programmed them for, recording quality, channel, etc. Please note: I have only "antenna TV". I don't have cable, dish, etc. TV. I use my recorders to record programs that I receive with my antenna from local TV stations. I don't know how a DVD recorder with a digital tuner would work on a cable, dish, etc., setup. Hope that helps...?
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Since the guide is free, I dunno why you wouldn't want the guide, but maybe you don't have internet access? Anyway, you can set up manual recordings if you know the date/time of your show. The OTA guide that TV stations send out is very poor, you might get two days ahead if you are lucky.
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It will record what can be viewed on your TV. So if you don't have cable, just an antenna, it can record those stations.
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So did you ever solve your tuner problem? I hooked mine to my cable box to record programs that would fill in my cable co. DVR or did you try connecting this to one of the $40 government ATSC to analog boxes?
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Well I'm no expert, but I think if you have a tv antenna with a coaxial cable and hook that into the Comcast antenna in port and than run the coaxial cable from your Comcast cable box's out/tv port into this unit's antenna in port, and than hook this unit directly to your tv, you might be able to record cable programs. Of course than you get to play the game of toying with your various remotes to learn how to switch between tv, cable etc. But I'd say it's worth a try.
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This didn't answer his question. He asked HOW to setup the system to record to DVR or hard drive. I'm curious also.
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If your asking about t.v.? Then yes, I am using this device to record cable t.v. programming. If your asking about radio? Then no, it does not receive radio signals.
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Hello, I have the same set up as you. With this box I can only record the local stations. If there is a show that cable offers on their basic plan I can not record it unless it is in the area. I was hoping that this unit would pick up the unscrambled channels which are about 75 stations, from the cable line, but it does not do that for me.
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The tuner does not recognize channels based on your tv scan. The channels are based on a predefined database of channels programmed by directv based on zipcode. Try doing the setup over again with a different zip code that is close to the channels you are wanting to view/record. Or just do the setup with a far away zip code and then back to your zip just to sort of smack it into submission.... Just a thought.
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Is it POSSIBLE to record TV shows, from using DishNetwork service, using a DVD Recorder ? I'm currently using the ViP622 ( I realize that there ARE copyright laws in place).
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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?
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There is not tuner in it so you would need a cable box or tv connected to be able to record broadcast content. We only use is for viewing DVD's and some older VHS tapes so I am not very familiar with the recording function. It has been a very reliable unit for us.
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I have cable and can record, but the playback on my has been a B---h, can't seem to get the speed of the recording to sync with the speed of the playback. Don't get what the problem is.....haven't figured it out!
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Yes. With an old-fashioned TV antenna hooked up to the unit, its built-in DTV tuner (like the one Congress, in their infinite wisdom, basically forced everyone to buy in order to be able to use their old TV's and VCR's at all) will pick up local TV stations, which you can then record on the unit. There's a timer function allowing you to record programs automatically (as you could with your old VCR). Additionally, it automatically records whatever you're watching from the time you turn it on, saving up to 6 hours. When you turn off the unit, that part all "disappears" -- UNLESS, you decide before you turn it off that you want to keep all or part of it. You just have to know from the instructions how to transfer that to the built-in hard drive. One disadvantage is that, unlike your typical old TV-and-VCR hookup, you CANNOT watch one program while at the same time recording another, since the unit has the only tuner that works... unless you have one of the newer TV's with a built-in DTV tuner, and you know how to hook up the two units to take advantage of that function. Or you can get extra units to simultaneously record (or watch) separate channels. I have 2 units both hooked up to the single antenna through a splitter, with a switch to select which one I want to watch through my single old-fashioned "functionless-tuner" 50-inch TV. I also have quite a nice old-fashioned TV antenna mounted outside. Rabbit ears will work, too. It depends on the strength of the local TV signals. And just to be extra clear, I do NOT have any type of cable or satellite TV service in my house. (IMHO, there are a million better uses for my money than that.) Nevertheless, it seems to me (and someone correct me if I'm wrong) you could probably manage to hook up any cable or satellite service to it and record or watch that, too.
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You'll need a video capture program to record to the computer. Depending on the age of you're computer and the type of video card you have, you may also need a TV tuner card. Most TV tuner cards come with the capture program but some don't. The tuner I got came with a trial version of Cyberlink's software package that would record the video but not the audio (You have to buy the full program to record the audio).Also, this item didn't work for me. I couldn't get a picture on my computer to record.