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Posted by Curious on August 2, 2008, 6:52 pm
Please log in for more thread options I do not think the box is a PVR box so the record option may mean that the
box is supplying output over a Fire wire connection.
You need a dual tuner STB if you want to watch one live program while you
record another;
I would suggest getting the Comcast PVR box to satisfy this capability if
you want it.
>A motorola DCH 3200 form Comcast One of their new ones with several HDMI
> ports and USB ports and S-Video and Optical audio and component. Guess I
> didn't even realize that Comcast "supplies" me with a DVR at all? Told you
> I
> was new to this. Any ideas?
> --
> AS always, thanks folks.
>
>
> "Curious" wrote:
>
>> It appears that you have DVR STB. What model STB is it?
>> >I am new to the recording of programs off my new comcast digital HD set
>> >top
>> > box.
>> > I have an HP PC running Windows Media Center and an ethernet port on
>> > both
>> > my
>> > pc and set top box.
>> > I connect the STB to my HD TV with HDMI cables and there is a USB port
>> > on
>> > my
>> > STB and PC as well. I'm trying to avaoid having to purchase another
>> > hardware
>> > item (TIVO etc) to do simple recording. I don't require watching and
>> > recording two programs at the same time, just simple recording for
>> > later
>> > viewing.
>> > I also have the original TV tuner for my PC that was connected to
>> > another
>> > Comcast cable in a different room, but not via a STB so I had just 99
>> > channel
>> > choices rather than channels higher than this.
>> > I have been told I should be able to do this. But don't know how to
>> > even
>> > record off of comcast from my HDTV screen. I hit the record button
>> > accidently
>> > and it said it ws recording the program but I have no idea to where or
>> > how
>> > it
>> > ws doing that without my haveing a DVR attached anywhere in the system.
>> > The
>> > red recording dot appeared in front of the program but I'm certain
>> > nothing
>> > ws
>> > getting recorded unless there is a hard drive in the STB? Ver confused.
>> > --
>> > AS always, thanks folks.
>>
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