I have no cable box...
I have a tv that takes compoite video cables (which i have connected)
Playing dvd's are good.
How do i record tv programs?
my tv has many input selection options.

There's no TV tuner in the 410. You need another box with a tuner, which can feed the 410 via line input (Composite or S-Video) A cable box will work (so you can record the cable channels), or a TV with video/audio out (so you can at least record what the TV is tuned to).