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Q: Will a tunerless DVD recorder be able to record if I just run my cable wire directly to the DVD Recorder?I'm thinking about purchasing the Toshiba D-R400 DVD Recorder with 1080p upconvert. However it states that I need an external tuner (such as a cable box) to record shows. I don't have a cable box as I subscribe to standard cable and run my cable wire

A: Hi GSW_Fan,

No, it won't be able to separate the channels from your cable. You can feed a single channel into it from another device and record it but you will need an external tuner or cable box to record directly off your cable.

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After that, I bought a Pioneer DVD recorder. It has never failed me.

Samsung, Sony, Liteon, Panasonic can’t play many DVD discs I bought from the local China town even though they’re labeled region 1. My Pioneer DVD player reads 99 percent of them. When my Pioneer player can’t read a disc, then no other player or computer can.

In short, Pioneer DVD recorders and players are more expensive but they’re worth every penny. I have had this awhile and admit I bought this w/o researching as well as I should have. It plays fine, the only problem with it not playing discs is when they are badly scratched so I haven’t had a problem beyond that. It is fairly easy and does most of what I want. What I should have checked before I purchased this machine is that it won’t record one thing and let me watch another. So I will be checking those functions more carefully next time. If you want a fairly simple dvdr this one is fine.

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