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Gn2Dlnd · 05-16-2006, 02:36 PM

Can a dish network dvr be modified to record a standard cable signal? Or is the guide information an issue? I wonder if I could just use it the same way I'd use a vcr, by setting the time and channel I want recorded. Thoughts? Expertise?

Ghoulish Delight · 05-16-2006, 02:42 PM

I don't know the particulars of your DVR, but...

IF it does have a "record X time" function, independent of the guide info, you should be able to do exactly as you describe. Just hook the cable up, make do without the guide, and you should be golden.

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I don't know the particulars of your DVR, but... IF it does have a "record X time" function, independent of the guide info, you should be able to do exactly as you describe. Just hook the cable up, make do without the guide, and you should be golden. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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