Hi, folks,
I am really new to the digital cable world. So please forgive me if my questions seem too trival. I recently just got a digital TV service set up in my home from comcast. I am currently renting a digital setup box (tuner, or whatever it's called) from them.
I am interested buying a DVD recorder possibely with harddrive built in so I can record programs from the digital TV and burn them into DVD if needed.
I am wondering:
1. Does every or specific DVD recorder w/HD have build in digital tuner so I can bypass the box I rent from comcast? Honestly, I don't really like the box they provide (in terms of its look) and the fact that it has no component out.
2. If previous question is a no (i.e. I need to keep the box in my setup), will the DVD recorder be able to somehow communicate to the setup box and automatically change the channel to the one I like to record?
3. Panny E80 seems to be a common one here. Is there any other one I should consider?
Thanks a lot,
Stanley
I am really new to the digital cable world. So please forgive me if my questions seem too trival. I recently just got a digital TV service set up in my home from comcast. I am currently renting a digital setup box (tuner, or whatever it's called) from them.
I am interested buying a DVD recorder possibely with harddrive built in so I can record programs from the digital TV and burn them into DVD if needed.
I am wondering:
1. Does every or specific DVD recorder w/HD have build in digital tuner so I can bypass the box I rent from comcast? Honestly, I don't really like the box they provide (in terms of its look) and the fact that it has no component out.
2. If previous question is a no (i.e. I need to keep the box in my setup), will the DVD recorder be able to somehow communicate to the setup box and automatically change the channel to the one I like to record?
3. Panny E80 seems to be a common one here. Is there any other one I should consider?
Thanks a lot,
Stanley