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Question: MDR515H HDD Does anyone know if this unit contains the copyguard function that prevents you from recording some cable channels ? I have a Toshiba DVD recorder that has a function that prevents recording of some channels that are receivable in QAM clear format.These are unscrambled,basic cable channels.
Document: WOW allows any equipment with a digital QAM tuner to pick up the entire basic cable package and some additional local channels that are not part of the basic package without needing a cable company DTA. Many other companies decided to scramble everything but the locals.Not all the digital hard drive recorders can work with cable. Some can only tune in over the air signals. This unit has a lot of tuner options.
I'm probably going to return this and keep hunting for another. If anyone knows of a high quality HDD DVD Recorder not made by looser Toshiba Corporation - please post on forum.
(Note: This will only work with a TV that has the CEC function, which also must be enabled. My Samsung TV requires a high speed HDMI cable, minimum 1.4.) With the Toshiba I had to press time slip and reverse search to get to the beginning. This is so much simpler and no more frustrating mistakes like sometimes happened with the Toshiba. If you wanted to stop a timer recording with the Toshiba you had to get up and press stop two times on the the base unit.
This unit is great if you have &#34;Clear QAM&#34; on your cable service. It is a bit tricky to set up. Excellent user support is found on AVS Forum. I would recommend the newer model out now as it has addressed some of the setup issues.
Due to content producers preventing consumers from recording/time-shifting tv for personal use, etc...there is a lack of equipment, dvd recorder, vcrs, dvr, bluray recorders. So consumers are left with one Panasonic, Toshiba & magnavox.The Magnavox is okay, however, channel tuner misses some channels when compared to tuner in my tv and panasonic dvdr/vcr when not using cable box.Remote control is weak & must be pointed directly at the box
Magnavox MDR515H 500GB HDD and DVD-R with Digital TunerI received this unit 1/20/2012.I ran the setup and the auto channel search. I had the unit connected to an antenna (same antenna I use for two other TVs with digital tuners). I noticed the MDR-515 would not pick up my local CBS station, and one other channel had distortion at the top of the screen. My other two TVs pick up these two digital channels perfectly.
I have always had good luck with Magnavox in the past and am not dissappointed with this product at all! I would recommend Magnavox MDR515H 500GB HDD and DVD-R with Digital Tuner to anyone! Extremely easy to use!
I do not recommend this DVD Recorder. It worked OK for about two years, although the remote is difficult to read and to operate. Then, after two years the clock began to constantly reset itself to a future date and time, making it impossible to use the timer recording function, which is the main reason I bought the unit in the first place. I contacted the manufacturer by email and they sent back a response that had nothing to do with the problem.
The MDR515H is a great piece of the puzzle.500GB is a good size for the HDD. 100 hours at the highest resolution is all we need. I like that the unit has an input (on the front) for a DV cable, nice for transferring stuff digitally to DVD-R from our digital cassette camcorder. (I need to buy a cable to try that out.)
Great product, relatively easy to install, and very easy to use. Good bye Tivo! also, a must for those who do not wish to subscribe to cable or satellite TV. Hard Drive capacity and recording quality far exceeded expectations. Bought $2.50 HDMI cable. Highly recommended products (both)Magnavox MDR515H 500GB HDD and DVD-R with Digital Tuner.HDMI Cable 2M (6 Feet)
Answer: Darrell -This subject can become very technical and confusing. I suggest you read the Wiki article about the Broadcast "flag", in this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_flagThe "flag" is mainly used by cable and satellite companies for their "Pay-Per-View" and "On Demand" services, per agreements with the content copyright owner. In 2005 the FCC lost a court case which required OTA (Over-The-Air) broadcasters use the "flag" , and recent attempts by the FCC to have Congress pass new legislation requiring use the "flag" have failed, so OTA broadcasters do not use these "flags". (If I recall correctly, local OTA tv stations cable & satellite providers are required to carry, must also be "flag" free as well as unscrambled.)To answer your specific question, if the cable/satellite company transmits a do-not-record "flag", the MDR515H will not record said content to either a DVD or it's built-in hard-drive.