Need help asap

Hi all

As of coming Friday we will be rid of our Dish network. We have a HDTV but
it has no built in tuner. We were under the impression that we were going to
be able to keep the recorder from Dish but turns out we were lied to when we
signed up. We are not planning on going to cable. We would still like to see
off air tv and HDTV and be able to record it since we never watch shows on
day that air. I know we can get an antenna and put it on roof top. Besides
doing that what else can we do to record off air TV? I have heard of set top
boxes ect. What are your opinions? We need to get this set up by Friday.

Thanks

Veris and Amee Young wrote:
Hi all

As of coming Friday we will be rid of our Dish network. We have a HDTV
but it has no built in tuner. We were under the impression that we were
going to be able to keep the recorder from Dish but turns out we were
lied to when we signed up. We are not planning on going to cable. We
would still like to see off air tv and HDTV and be able to record it
since we never watch shows on day that air. I know we can get an antenna
and put it on roof top. Besides doing that what else can we do to record
off air TV? I have heard of set top boxes ect. What are your opinions?
We need to get this set up by Friday.

Thanks

If you are looking for a DVR to record over the air TV broadcasts, the
Tivo HD has dual sets of NTSC, ATSC (digital broadcast), and QAM (for
digital cable) tuners. You will have to pay a monthly fee for the
programming information for the Tivo. The baseline TivoHD only comes
with a 160 GB hard drive, but many people have swapped in bigger drives
for more storage or added the external DVR extender hard drive that Tivo
offers.

The other option is to set up a PC with a ATSC tuner card and software
for recording broadcast programs. I'm sure others here will push that
option, but it does require some PC experience and patience to get it
and keep it working.

If you need help with the antenna selection and setup, post your zip
code so we can look up the local stations and what frequency bands they
are on and will be on next year.

Alan F

Hubby knows about pc. But doesn't that require lot of storage in your pc?
Also is the resolution like TV or like YouTube video? low resolution? Zip is
84074. There is an olddddd antenna on our roof right now but I believe hubby
said that we can not use that once the DVR/Tuner is gone. I am trying to do
research so we can decide which way to go. Thanks for all the help.

Amee
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Veris and Amee Young wrote:
Hi all

As of coming Friday we will be rid of our Dish network. We have a HDTV
but it has no built in tuner. We were under the impression that we were
going to be able to keep the recorder from Dish but turns out we were
lied to when we signed up. We are not planning on going to cable. We
would still like to see off air tv and HDTV and be able to record it
since we never watch shows on day that air. I know we can get an antenna
and put it on roof top. Besides doing that what else can we do to record
off air TV? I have heard of set top boxes ect. What are your opinions?
We need to get this set up by Friday.

Thanks

If you are looking for a DVR to record over the air TV broadcasts, the
Tivo HD has dual sets of NTSC, ATSC (digital broadcast), and QAM (for
digital cable) tuners. You will have to pay a monthly fee for the
programming information for the Tivo. The baseline TivoHD only comes
with a 160 GB hard drive, but many people have swapped in bigger drives
for more storage or added the external DVR extender hard drive that Tivo
offers.

The other option is to set up a PC with a ATSC tuner card and software
for recording broadcast programs. I'm sure others here will push that
option, but it does require some PC experience and patience to get it
and keep it working.

If you need help with the antenna selection and setup, post your zip
code so we can look up the local stations and what frequency bands they
are on and will be on next year.

Alan F

Veris and Amee Young wrote:

Hi all

As of coming Friday we will be rid of our Dish network. We have a HDTV but
it has no built in tuner. We were under the impression that we were going to
be able to keep the recorder from Dish but turns out we were lied to when we
signed up. We are not planning on going to cable. We would still like to see
off air tv and HDTV and be able to record it since we never watch shows on
day that air. I know we can get an antenna and put it on roof top. Besides
doing that what else can we do to record off air TV? I have heard of set top
boxes ect. What are your opinions? We need to get this set up by Friday.

Thanks

A HD TiVo would be one way to go.

-Bill

On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:27:28 -0600, "Veris and Amee Young"
wrote:

Hi all

As of coming Friday we will be rid of our Dish network. We have a HDTV but
it has no built in tuner. We were under the impression that we were going to
be able to keep the recorder from Dish but turns out we were lied to when we
signed up. We are not planning on going to cable. We would still like to see
off air tv and HDTV and be able to record it since we never watch shows on
day that air. I know we can get an antenna and put it on roof top. Besides
doing that what else can we do to record off air TV? I have heard of set top
boxes ect. What are your opinions? We need to get this set up by Friday.

Thanks

There are set top boxes that receive OTA HD signals, but they are
rather expensive. One that most seem to prefer is the HD Tivo (be sure
you get the one that will record OTA signals, abt $300 + $12.95 per
month). You would do far better to simply retain your Dish (or switch
to DirecTV, they have some great deals for new subscribers).

--
Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

"Veris and Amee Young" wrote in message
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Hi all

As of coming Friday we will be rid of our Dish network. We have a HDTV but
it has no built in tuner. We were under the impression that we were going
to be able to keep the recorder from Dish but turns out we were lied to
when we signed up. We are not planning on going to cable. We would still
like to see off air tv and HDTV and be able to record it since we never
watch shows on day that air. I know we can get an antenna and put it on
roof top. Besides doing that what else can we do to record off air TV? I
have heard of set top boxes ect. What are your opinions? We need to get
this set up by Friday.

Thanks

TiVo is your friend

On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:27:28 -0600, "Veris and Amee Young"
wrote:

I know we can get an antenna and put it on roof top. Besides
doing that what else can we do to record off air TV? I have heard of set top
boxes ect. What are your opinions? We need to get this set up by Friday.

Read fast:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...70#post6647470

which is part of this;

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=25

OTA HD recorders by Sony have been discontinued, but can be purchased on
ebay.

Models: HDG-HDD250 and DHG-HDD500

The advantage is that you pay no monthly fee to anyone.

On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:27:28 -0600, "Veris and Amee Young"
wrote:

Hi all

As of coming Friday we will be rid of our Dish network. We have a HDTV but
it has no built in tuner. We were under the impression that we were going to
be able to keep the recorder from Dish but turns out we were lied to when we
signed up. We are not planning on going to cable. We would still like to see
off air tv and HDTV and be able to record it since we never watch shows on
day that air. I know we can get an antenna and put it on roof top. Besides
doing that what else can we do to record off air TV? I have heard of set top
boxes ect. What are your opinions? We need to get this set up by Friday.

Thanks

To get up and running by Fri., your choices are limited: Cable, Dish,
DirectTV, AT&T or TIVO. You might try Craigslist for a used OTA HD
receiver with a hard drive. LG also makes these. Don't think you can
do Ebay by Fri.

Find out who has the lowest upfront costs (likely cable or maybe
AT&T). This gives you time to find your best solution and cancel your
temporary one.

would this work ? Philips MANT940 Indoor/Outdoor HDTV Antenna . I know we
won't be able to record anything.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5000836

"Veris and Amee Young" wrote in message
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Hi all

As of coming Friday we will be rid of our Dish network. We have a HDTV but
it has no built in tuner. We were under the impression that we were going
to be able to keep the recorder from Dish but turns out we were lied to
when we signed up. We are not planning on going to cable. We would still
like to see off air tv and HDTV and be able to record it since we never
watch shows on day that air. I know we can get an antenna and put it on
roof top. Besides doing that what else can we do to record off air TV? I
have heard of set top boxes ect. What are your opinions? We need to get
this set up by Friday.

Thanks