This device can record tv local programs?. I mean I don't have cable company
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If you don't have a cable or satellite receiver and are receiving your tv signals with an antenna, you either have a tv with a digital tuner or a separate digital tuner/ converter box connected to your tv. If you're using a digital converter box from your antenna to the tv, connect the outputs from the digital converter box into the inputs of Toshiba DR430 Recorder and then connect the outputs of the recorder to the TV inputs. You will be connecting from the video (yellow jack), audio (red & white jacks) to the same colored jacks in & out from the Toshiba DVD Recorder to an input on the TV. If you're not using a digital converter box already for your local stations, you will have to buy one to connect to the Toshiba Recorder to record local shows because the recorder does not have a tuner in it. You can buy them for about $30 bucks at Wal-Mart or Radio Shack. I gave you a lot of information but it's easy to setup. They can guide you at Radio Shack. I have one box hooked just this way and it works fine. Hope this was of help.
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One unfortunate drawback of this recorder is its lack of a tuner. If you get your television programs using cable or a satellite, this is not a problem. However, if you get your programming over the air using an antenna or your television's internal tuner, then you are not able to record directly from your television.
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The DR430 does not have an internal tv tuner to record programs off the air. If you have a converter box that receives digital tv signals, you can connect it to this dvd recorder to record programs over the air.
1800062
The VCR works on a modern TV. I don't have cable, so I'm not sure about its recording capabilities.
357847
Well yeah, you can record whatever you want actually, just plug the TV signal to the capturer and voilá!
398452
Im not sure I record through my dvr and I can watch though my phone or tv.but id imagine itd work on mac since its set up is through computer
589486
No you will need a DVR to record. Any standard DVR with BNC input would work.
2188721
It has a digital tuner, so you can hook this directly to an antenna and pick up local over the air HD channels
1462470
No, you cannot. You would have to pay TiVo for the service fee as well as your cable provider for cable; this specific model does not allow for OTA (over the air) recording.
1459980
No tuner so it can't directly record TV. If it is connected to another device that has a tuner then it could.
536287
It's not a cable box. It's for local channels only, and to be used with old televisions that do not have the technology already built in.
122522
The unit come with option but you have to get digital TV tuner to get local TV
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No, but Plex (free) can stream and transcode recorded tv to those clients should you add a computer to handle it.
1712502
Only in the sense where you could use your Smart TV's browser to access it. Practically speaking, you need software to record. ISpy is the only decent open source, free software I've been able to find. It works great.
1905019
No. It doesn't have a tuner built in so you would need to have a tuner, cable, or satellite box to record a program on this.
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I have the same and it works great and hooks up to the antenna .it finds all your channels and will record them.love it .you can record to a RW DVD, plan DVD disk or to the hard drive it has .I even have a old analog TV and it replaces the digital converter box I have or you can use both,or either
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I heard of Ispy dvr software that can be downloaded that does well for what you ask.
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Not real sure. But if your TV has HDMI input you might be able to use it to record to DVR. I'm not set up that way, so I'm not sure. Also check your TV for a video "line out" you could use this to record from.
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YES! I record all the local channels, CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, WB, using my antenna. I set my timers for all the programs that l want to record. You have to set your time zone correctly. When I have a power outage, I have to reset the time zone again.