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Total questions: 213
Can you get a DVR digital video recorder that you can use to record TV shows without having to pay a monthly fee to some company?Popularity: 212
What is a DVR?
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How does a digital video recorder work with cable or satellite TV?
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What is the benefit of connecting a DVR to a home network?
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How is a DVD recorder different than a DVR?
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Do DVRs support HDTV or Dolby Digital?
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If you use a DVR to listen to music and view photos will you have less space for TV and movie recordings?
Popularity: 82
What can you do if you have trouble recording your stored DVR selections to a DVD disc?
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Are DVRs better than VCRs?
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What are the benefits of using a cable company's DVR service?
Popularity: 74
How does a DVR work?
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Should you buy a DVR like TiVo or get the service from your cable company?
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How do you know if your TiVo parental controls are on?
Popularity: 70
Is DVR service expensive?
Popularity: 67
What functionality do you lose if you buy a top end DVR and do NOT purchase any subscription service?
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Can you burn commercial dvds with a digital recorder?
Popularity: 64
Can you use TiVo with your home computer or network?
Popularity: 64
How expensive is TiVo?
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Why does TiVo need a phone line?
Popularity: 63
How can you finish a DVD that you recorded with a DVR that has now died?
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Can you take your Dish 522 DVR camping and just use it to playback stuff that has been recorded without being hooked to a satellite?
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Can a DVR really pause and rewind live TV?
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Do DVR's require a service or can they be used without a service?
Popularity: 56
How is the recording quality of a DVR?
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If you have digital cable and a converter from your cable company how do you sequence that box and a DVR you buy so that you can record any channel and view one while recording another?
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Do they make a DVR that allows you to watch a program you are recording from the beginning while still recording the remainder of the program?
Popularity: 53
What can you do with a DVR?
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Is there a DVR that uses a free program service such as Guide Plus that is priced in the 200-300 dollar range?
Popularity: 49
How do you burn a show from your cable company owned DVR to a DVD on your computer?
Popularity: 48
Where can you get help with using your DVR hardware?
Popularity: 48
Do you need to have Tivo or a service like it to record shows using a DVR?
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Can you record a show from your DVR to a disc on your dvd player your DVD player is not a dvd recorder?
Popularity: 45
Where can you get help with your DVR hardware?
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How do you hook-up a DVR to a DVD recorder?
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Does TiVo allow me to play music and view photos from my PC?
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Can you access music and other media files with a DVR if you do not have a home network?
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Can you record a show saved on DVR onto a video tape if you have a VCR connected to the same TV?
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How do you transfer programs recorded onto DVR to a computer?
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Why does a digital video recorder seem to be full at fifteen hours when it should hold fifty hours?
Popularity: 38
What are the similarities and differences between a DVD recorder and a DVR?
Popularity: 36
How do you change the resolution on a digital video recorder?
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How do you directly record video files from a cam corder to a DVD using a DVD recorder?
Popularity: 34
How does camera night vision work?
Popularity: 33
Can you use a DVR like a VCR and record shows over and over on the same disk?
Popularity: 27
What amount of time is a recorded program on a DVR available before it is viewed?
Popularity: 25
Does it cost money to receive tech assistance for a DVR?
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How do you get an LCD TV monitor combo to scan digital channels?
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Can you use an external hard drive to add more memory to your DVR if there is a USB port available?
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How do you hook up a dvd recorder to a tv with one cable?
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How many hours can you record on Time Warner DVR or where you can check it?
Popularity: 21
How do you hook up a satellite and a DVD recorder to a projection TV?
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Can you fix the tape in a video cassette if it snaps?
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Can you record a show saved on DVR onto a DVD if you have a DVD recorder connected to the same television?
Popularity: 19
Where can you find downloadable software for a jvc gz-mg135ag everio camcorder that will allow your mac os x 10.4.9 to recognize the camcorder and use imovie to edit the videos?
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What can you do with a digital camcorder?
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Where can you get free software to transfer video footage from a Digital 8 to your computer?
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What is the difference between SP and lP?
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Define Time shift in recorder?
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Is VCR obsolete?
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How do you hook up hdtv cable box?
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How do you upgrade a TiVo?
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What equipment do you need to connect a PC to a TV?
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Who requested the external clock on the VCR and which company was he chairman of?
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How do you record on a NEC NDT43 - DVD player VCR combo?
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Where can you find an owners manual for a Sony receiver?
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How do you know when to use a dvr or a dvr- disc for recording movies from a VCR tape?
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What is 7 day EPG?
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Why is the RF sound output from a Hi-Fi Stereo VCR always in mono?
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When was the video recorder invented?
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What are dielectrics?
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