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Question: I have an outside antenna.  No cable just over the air.  Was wondering if this unit will record from my digital tv?
Document: Never forget to finalize any discs you record to (Except +RW) so that they play on other machines!It's a pretty easy machine to figure out and comes with a nice manaual to explain every feature there is to it. One very nice advantage is the Digital Tuner for those who want to record digital over the air or cable channels. I bought an RCA outdoor antenna just to test it and it is flawless!
Only had it for a few days but so far loving it. I used to have a recordable DVD player to save all the tv I missed when out of the house. But when the remote broke and I needed to replace it I found out that just a recordable DVD player was no longer easily available anywhere. This unit has the DVD player/recorder but I'll probably be only recording with the digital part of the player.I have cable tv, but the setup was easy.
We finally got rid of satellite tv and went to over-the-air antenna. The only thing we miss is being able to program the satellite receiver so we could record our favorite shows on an older dvd recorder. Because our other recorder was so old, it wouldn't recognize the newer DTV signals. This works GREAT!!! We plugged our antenna into it and then to our tv. We can record one show on the recorder while watching a different show on the tv.
), but I bought this just to record programs that come on at night (I turn in early) or when I'm out so I could watch them at my convenience.Now, as I said, I don't know technical stuff for squat so check some of the more technical reviews if you need specifics, but I think this recorder will work great for most viewers who wants to record some digital shows off antenna TV. Not having cable TV, I can't address how well it works with that.
I have had my unit for, I don't know, a couple years or so now and it's still working just as it did when I first purchased it. I wanted to be able to record things off an OTA antenna (daily soap opera) and it does that just fine. I have it hooked up to my TV through an HDMI cord and I think it looks just as nice through the unit as it does over the air.
The internal tuner was not as good as the tuner in the TV. Could not receive local station over the air with the Magnavox as well as I could with the digital antenna connected to the tuner in the TV. It might have worked if I had directional antennas but that meant additional expense. So it was sent back to Amazon.
You can tell that this is older technology and many Television remotes will not be able to control the unit. Still, that is a small price to pay for the ability to record programs.All in all, I think this is an excellent piece of equipment for anyone who has dropped cable for over the air broadcasts and wants to have the ability to record programs to playback later. It is a joy to skip over the commercials again!
Tuner found all local over the air digital channels using an outdoor 2 bay UHF antenna. Programming menu can be overwhelming but have been pleased with it's operation.
It has a digital tuner, so you can attach an antenna (we use the RCA1400) and watch local programming. We have 80 + channels over the air where we live. Programs are recorded by us when our choices conflict or we will be away. The recording menu is easy once you get started and so far we have only recorded on the hard drive. Some areas could be improved in the design of the product, but it suites our purpose well as is.
I admit I'm about the last person in the world to pick up on new technology...just hate cable TV and I pick up about 30 or more digital channels over the air, including numerous PBS channels and sub-channels. I also have Netflix connected to my new HDTV using Chromecast (via one of my TV's HDMI ports and using my laptop), so I can pretty much watch what I want when I want to.
Answer: Hi, MaryAnn - yes that's why we bought it.  Now we don't need the little converter box we had been using to grab the antenna signals.  The antenna wire (coax from the antenna) goes straight into the Magnavox unit, and then you connect the Magnavox directly to your TV.  Works great!