On July 9, 2006 at 22:39, brucemeisinger said...
The reason I want to have a DVD recorder that has an ATSC
tuner is because the Analog tuner will stop working in
two years. If I spend $400.00 for a dvd/vhs/tuner/EPG,
once analog goes away, the only thing this will be good
for is playing old DVDs. If it has an ATSC tuner I will
be able, in my area at least, to record 11 digital programs
that are not on standard ntsc or analog channels regardless
of if I downconvert to fit a DVD (480p) or for that matter
a VHS tape (250i). I don't plan to jump to HD DVD or Blue
Ray too soon, I have a closet full of CED disks, 12 "
laser disks, 8mm pre-recorded video, even casettes and
8 tracks! Just give me a ATSC Digital tuner and a programing
guide (EPG) so I can record and play at the same time,
and a way of copying 400 VHS tapes to DVD before they
are in the closet, too.
Bruce Meisinger
I hear you Bruce - I also would like to buy a DVD recorder with a ATSC Tuner for the reasons you mentioned. Since I also have a Panasonic HD Ready TV, and my Motorola tuner broke, I now have a choice of a) buy a ATS tuner $200.00, b) Buy a DVR Recorder with ATSC Tuner $799.00 for a Tivo series 3 Yikes, (Not counting the subscription fees) or wait until someone comes out with a DVD Recorder with the ATSC Tuner. I am also searching for a Sony DHG 250 HDD, I have one and it works great, but unfortunately there are very few to choose from and because these has been discontinued, what are available are used.
