I have an lcd tv that takes about 2 seconds to tune to next channel. My other lcd tunes to next channel immediately. I know very little about dvr's and set top boxes because my cable tv has always been direct connected. I really like the tv but slow tuner takes way too long. Do I have any other options?
Can a dvr help with a slow tv tuner?
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You didn't say if your channels were digital or analog but with digital channels a second or so between channels is quite common. DVDRs with a digital tuner are usually worse than that. TVs are usually the best followed by CECBs and DVDRs seem to be the worst.
It's possible your slow TV uses a tuner similar to a DVDR but I really doubt a DVDR would be better than your TV.
It's possible your slow TV uses a tuner similar to a DVDR but I really doubt a DVDR would be better than your TV.
It is slow even switching from one analog channel to another. Takes about 2 seconds. It is a toshiba 52xv545u. That is really the only negative I have found with this tv.
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You didn't say if your channels were digital or analog but with digital channels a second or so between channels is quite common. DVDRs with a digital tuner are usually worse than that. TVs are usually the best followed by CECBs and DVDRs seem to be the worst.
It's possible your slow TV uses a tuner similar to a DVDR but I really doubt a DVDR would be better than your TV.
It is slow even switching from one analog channel to another. Takes about 2 seconds. It is a toshiba 52xv545u. That is really the only negative I have found with this tv.
As I understand it if you use a set top cable box you are using the tuner in the cable box. Are cable boxes typically slow in changing channels?
Yes. I would not use the "changing channels" terminology to describe the process. It's more like "acquiring a signal" and "displaying the acquired signal." Now you select a channel and wait. With the old analog technology it was possible to "change channels" instantly. We've come a long way since then.
On cable systems with "switched digital" you select a channel number and then the converter box communicates to the head end and then, after a while, that channel is transmitted to you, very much like "on demand" service. That allows the cable company to reclaim bandwidth, using it only for those services that customers are actually viewing at the moment. That's progress!
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Originally Posted by woodyjoe /forum/post/15397228
As I understand it if you use a set top cable box you are using the tuner in the cable box. Are cable boxes typically slow in changing channels?
Yes. I would not use the "changing channels" terminology to describe the process. It's more like "acquiring a signal" and "displaying the acquired signal." Now you select a channel and wait. With the old analog technology it was possible to "change channels" instantly. We've come a long way since then.
On cable systems with "switched digital" you select a channel number and then the converter box communicates to the head end and then, after a while, that channel is transmitted to you, very much like "on demand" service. That allows the cable company to reclaim bandwidth, using it only for those services that customers are actually viewing at the moment. That's progress!
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