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Old 05-06-2012, 04:53 PM
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You need to have the card or you cannot disable the satellite dish antenna on those boxes.
I had forgot about issues with using the DirecTV/OTA combo tuners without access cards (because I always had cards in mine). Can you put in a card long enough to change the setting(s), then remove the card? If so, you could probably borrow a card from a friend with DirecTV long enough to do so. (DirecTV boxes also have error messages about incorrect cards, but that should not be a problem just to get into the menus if I remember right.)
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Old 05-06-2012, 10:39 PM
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I am very cheap, have little time to watch anything and get very good OTA signal, so ATSC it. We use a Toshiba DVD recorder that has a built-in ATSC tuner. This replaces the 1986 Panasonic stereo VCR, that was fine for analog-era time-shifted recording.
Where'd you get that Toshiba? I would love to get my hands on one of those... that's exactly what I've been looking for for years.
I'm still using a Panasonic mono VHS VCR connected to my Maggotbox DTV converter box.
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Old 05-06-2012, 11:30 PM
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I'm still using a Panasonic mono VHS VCR connected to my Maggotbox DTV converter box.
I also have a Panasonic mono VHS VCR (model PV-4022) connected to my flat screen TV. Works just perfectly, even on DTV channels (on the cable system in my area, Time Warner, all seven Cleveland network TV stations are digital; the rest of the cable channels are analog NTSC). My VCR was purchased new in 2002, ten years ago. The digital transition doesn't seem to bother it one bit, although I use the VCR mostly to watch old tapes these days and rarely for recording. My LG Blu-ray player gets more use than the VCR, as would be expected in this age of Blu-ray DVDs and the improved picture quality afforded by today's upscaling BR players; the only thing is, I'm not sure if I'm seeing the improvement, since I am currently using only a composite video connection (not an HDMI cable) between the Blu-ray and my TV.
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Old 05-07-2012, 07:41 AM
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Where'd you get that Toshiba? I would love to get my hands on one of those... that's exactly what I've been looking for for years.
I'm still using a Panasonic mono VHS VCR connected to my Maggotbox DTV converter box.
This unit is an upgrade from my DR560, it will do 1080i
http://www.amazon.com/New-DVD-Record...93225&sr=1-129

I ordered it online from a place in Michigan

There are also VCR/DVD combos with ATSC-QAM http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMR-...6394354&sr=1-1

I inherited three maggot box STBs from my in-laws. They got the coupons and went to Mal-wart before I knew it. They have three new flats now, dishnet and an antenna. Dishnet will NOT pass along all the OTA channels, sometimes dropping one due to a dispute
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