If I already have coaxial digital to analog converter can I use this with my DVR/TV (Dish Network) ?
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I use this with my DirecTV setup, so I assume you could do the same with Dish, although I can't speak authoritatively on this matter.
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I've had good luck with D cables (dcables.net), very good quality and low price cables and adapters. (I needed a DVI to HDMI adapter [$9.99] for my Dish HD DVR)
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The changeover in February only affects off-air broadcasts (those picked up using an antenna). If you have cable (CATV) of any kind you don't have to be concerned about it. In fact, the tuner in this unit will tune digital off-air signals so it could be used in any case, eliminating the need for a converter for an analog TV. Simply connect the cable from the wall to the recorder and than use the highest quality input available on your TV to connect the recorder to the set. Your set will probably need at least a composite (Yellow/Red/White RCA) input. The description lists a coax (antenna) output but it is probably a pass through and will not modulate onto channel 3 or 4 the way old VCR's would. Unless you have very old set this wont be an issue.
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If you unit has universal RCA connections, it will connect to the DVR. Mine is connected to an amplifier. I am so pleased with it that I am going to get another for my surround sound that is connected to my DVR.
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Janice, I think you can if you have Wi-Fi in your home. That is what I did with mine. It connects your DTV DVR to the Internet without having to run cables. Hope this helps.
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Yes you can if your tv or cable box has output jack. But I don't know about dish tv.
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for the distance you are talking you shoud use cat-5 cable with video balums also it will work on any analog dvr system
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I'm not sure. We bought it to go with a HD DVR receiver (Directv). However, neither the LNB or the dish worked. Directv had to replace both. I wouldn't recommend this product.
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Hi Ace! Yes, you certainly can hook this up to an outdoor antenna if it uses a coax-type cable. You just screw it onto the back of the DVR. Or you can find an adapter that converts old-style two-wire TV antenna lines into a coax connector. The DVR comes with audio and video cables that then hook it to your TV. It also comes with a single adapter you can use instead, in case you have an older TV lacking those video and audio input receptors. Everything is color coded. Simple to do either way. You can record any channel you're watching and you can program the DVR to tune to a particular channel at a set time to record a program, movie or event, That's all in the instruction booklet that comes with it or you can find the same information online. Like anything new, it takes a little getting use to, but once you do things right a few times it's so simple. And, unlike most newer DVRs, this one doesn't make you jump through hoops to enter codes that match your TV or TV reception service. It scans all that by itself and enters the information into its own little internal computer all by itself. Depending on your TV brand and age, all of your channels will come in on either channel 3 or on "Video 2". Then you use the DVR remote to switch to the stations it scanned from your antenna. Real simple!
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No conversion should be necessary. This connects directly from your antenna coax into the Dish receiver. Your locals will be integrated into the channel list.
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You can plug the cable directly into the dvr and view any channels that your cable provider broadcasts in analog format will still be viewable. If you plug it into the cable box it will only see the channel the box is tuned to.
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yes but it is an NTSC (analog) not ATSC (digital) tuner. you will still need a convertor box to record over the air television
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Sort of...but you have to use the pair. Your Dish receiver will have a coaxial input (F-connector) for each input, SAT and VHF/Antenna. Simply connect the satellite coax to the SAT side and the antenna to the VHF side. At the other end, where your receiver is, connect a short cable from each to the appropriate F-connector in the back of the Dish box. Hopefully that is what you are wanting to do. Good luck!
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Yes, you can plug directly into the DVR with either VGA monitor cable or BNC coax cable. I have not tried the BNC connection because the VGA works perfectly, but the DVR has a BNC coax video out port.
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If you have a newer model TV it likely can display the digital signal and you wouldn't need the converter. You connect it to the same coaxial plug that your cable connects to (if you have cable TV service or satellite service). The converter is for older TVs that don't have that capability built in already.
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This unit is for wired audio signals, not wireless, such as TV signals, analog or digital. You need a digital to analog TV convertor, which at one time was provided free, but no longer.
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Anymore, it's not a bad idea. RG6 is for digital cable and satellite, RG59 for analog. Any more, TVs, cable, satellite, DVD players, etc. are all digital. BTW, in my RV, I did not change out the installed cable lines, and even on the secondary line in the back room, it works fine, as long as I have the amplifier on in the wall plate. I'm not sure what cable was installed, though. You might try it first, before replacing the lines. I'm no techy, but I found the info on the cables online. Just used "rg59 vs rg6 coaxial cable" in search.