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Topic: Anyone have Cable DVR ?

Topic Posted by: Jennyanydots
Date Posted: Tue Apr 29 14:31:18 2008
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I need advice hooking up a DVD player to a TV that has a DVR from the cable company.

Right now, the Cable from the wall is going to the DVR and the cords go from out to in on the TV.

Where do I install the DVD???? Between the CABLE DVR and the TV or the Cable outlet and the CABLE DVR?

It makes sense that it should be able to be played/listened to without having the TV on. I've never had this setup before, so I need help!

Thanks in advance.

Posted by: bink
Date posted: Wed Apr 30 0:58:27 2008
Message:

If you can't figure it out give me a call and I'll send hub over to do it for you. He did ours but I have no idea how.

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It would be cool to meet mrbink, but I'm determined to do this myself! Maybe he could walk me thru on the phone, if I can't get it right using Mitch's instructions. Thanks so much for your input! eom/Jenny

Posted by: Mitch
Date posted: Tue Apr 29 16:32:11 2008
Message:

If it's cable, there should be a coaxial cable from the wall to the DVR and then another from the DVR to the TV? Right?

Do you want to copy DVDs as well as watch them on your TV? Look to see what "in" connections are available in the DVR. If there is an auxilliary "in" coaxial connection available, just run a coaxial cable from the DVD player's "out" coaxial connection to the DVR's "in" connection.

Otherwise, you may have to use RCA cables. (The old-fashioned kind that you use to connect things to your stereo system.) You'll need three of them, left audio/right audio/video. Run these from your DVD player's "out" connections to your DVR's "in" connections.

Then you should be able to play your dvds through the DVR and record them if you want to. Assuming that they are not copy-protected.

If you just want to watch DVDs, you should be able to hook up your DVD player directly to your TV, with RCA cables, to either an auxilliary or video camera input.

You should see the back of my entertainment system. There's at least 12 cables back there.

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I USED to be so techno-savvy. That was before DVR and TiVo and iPods, tho. I don't no nuthin' 'bout those things! Makes me feel very incompetent. The DVD machine is just a player, no recording. And it's for one of my older lady tenants. I was hoping to get the setup fixed where she wouldn't have to mess with so many remotes. The remote on this DVD machine is so tiny! Hard to read the letters and the buttons are so small.....not for older folks. Anyway, the DVR has a remote and the installer told her she didn't need her TV remote anymore. Fine. But if she just wants to listen to her music on CD, without having the DVR on, wouldn't she have to have the TV remote to control the sound? And if she had on the DVR, what channel would she put it on? If she's watching a DVD, does she have to have the DVR on, too? It does make sense that the RCA cables go from OUT on the DVD to IN on the TV. Is that how you think you'd set it up? I was hoping for something simple. She's had a lot of trouble getting adjusted to the DVR, even tho she's a very smart lady. Thanks for your help, Mitch! eom/Jenny

Posted by: Lisa P
Date posted: Tue Apr 29 15:28:04 2008
Message:
My hubby has so many things hooked up, I don't even know everything we have. It's a joke, really :-) Sorry I am no help.

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I have the same problem Lisa. We bought a cinema surround sound receiver a few years ago with like 50 s video inputs and I swear we are using 49, lol. I wouldn't touch it, if my life depended on it. cgem eom

I know, it's like what are all of these wires for? :-) We have apple TV which talks to our computers. It's really confusing to me. Lisa P

Thanks, anyway, Lisa. I feel lost, too! Thankfully, I think Mitch has solved my problem. eom/Jenny