MarilynGS

1inxs

You would need a CECB with a built in 7 day timer for each VCR you want to record using timer. If you don't use the timer to record you can purchase CECBs without the built in 7 day timer. Did I make sense to you?

Aaron62

Marilyn, just to let you know, CECB = Coupon Elgible Converter Box.

Piggie

This is a generic manual for your model
http://ec1.images-amazon.com/media/i...L000013900.pdf
If you don't have one you might want to download and keep it.

You absolutely correct. Your set is a Monitor not a Television, so it has no tuner.

Now if you stay on Dish network, you don't need an antenna or a tuner.

To use a tuner means you would have to put up an antenna to pick up OTA broadcasts from local television channels.

If that what you want to do or are you staying on Dish Network?

staticMHZ

and if you wanna record more then one channel while watching the other, you'll need 2 boxes.

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divxhacker

Oh, boy, we're gonna get a huge wave of questions like this, come two weeks. Let's hope it's not like a Nuclear Explosion at Yucca Flats.

(I had a scary link posted here - habit I picked up when I used to post stuff for http://www.disturbingauctions.com/daily) Replaced with Failpic.

HTNut

Div, I know it's late but I doubt anyone wants to see that without any warning.

Piggie

Something I totally overlooked. Your monitor is HD. These low priced converter boxes are not HD.

If you want HD you need to look at boxes that are not eligible for coupons, as converter boxes that are HD don't qualify.

DTVuser2009

The term 'monitor' is really confusing too. a lot of higher-priced Stereo TVs have the term 'Stereo Monitor' on them even though technically, they are a TV (has a tuner) and therefore NOT a monitor(a video display which lacks a tuner and cannot change channels but accepts A/V input). the name 'monitor' has become a moniker if you will, for really feature-filled TV sets even though a handful exist that are actually monitors with A/V/HDMI inputs but an analog tuner. those are really called 'HD Monitors' since they have HD capability but SD reception is analog-only and require a separate tuner/converter to take advantage of the HD option in the set.

To me, a 'monitor' is the visual display device of a desktop/laptop computer, which displays the output from the machine. not a TV/HD capable set. or a feature-filled Stereo TV. so the term can be misleading esp to those who are still wondering if they'll be ready for DTV come June 12th.

Those who do NOT need a converter for OTA DTV will have badging on the TV set which displays one or more of the following:

HDTV Tuner

HDTV

DTV Tuner

SDTV Tuner

DTV-Ready

ATSC Tuner

Those who need a converter for OTA viewing of DTV will have one or more of the following icons (not alongside the above compliance labels btw):

HD-Monitor

HD-Ready

HDTV-Capable

HDMI Input

Piggie

Jay is working on an acronym database to look up when people speak, rather type in alpha numerals.

But as you point out here either intentional or as my take, begs for a glossary as well.

There are lot of them on the net, but it would be better if this site had one also.