Technology Question
Nov. 15th, 2008 05:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fauxkloreSuppose one has an older television, with only an analog input. And one does not spend money on cable or FIOS television or such because one watches no more than 2 hours of television a week most of the time. (Baseball can be an exception, but that is what sports bars are for.)
Is there any reason why a DVD-R/VCR combo with a built-in digital tuner could not also function as the digital converter box for such a TV? That is, one would leave the TV tuned to channel 3 and always watch through the DVD-R/VCR.
My motivation for asking is that this would take up less room than having a separate convertor box. And I can probably get a good price on the DVD-R/VCR right now with Circuit City closing.
Is there any reason why a DVD-R/VCR combo with a built-in digital tuner could not also function as the digital converter box for such a TV? That is, one would leave the TV tuned to channel 3 and always watch through the DVD-R/VCR.
My motivation for asking is that this would take up less room than having a separate convertor box. And I can probably get a good price on the DVD-R/VCR right now with Circuit City closing.
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Date: 2008-11-16 08:38 pm (UTC)