DVR question

[wayne foundation 07]

Just got a DVR, don't laugh please, how many shows can be recorded at the same time, say at 9 PM there are 3 things I want to record.Can it do it? Thanks inadvance

[mego73]

Depends on the DVR. If the DVR has one tuner, you can only record one thing, more recent DVR's have 2 or more tuners. What brand/model is yours?

[Mikey]

It all depends

I have a DVR box from my cable company and the guy who set it up said only record 1 show at a time.

He also said it could hold roughly 40 hours of shows.

[wayne foundation 07]

Depends on the DVR. If the DVR has one tuner, you can only record one thing, more recent DVR's have 2 or more tuners. What brand/model is yours?

Explorer 8640HDC
thanks for the help

[mego73]

From what I can find, your unit has 2 tuners which allows you to record 2 things at once (while watching either one) or record one thing and watch another.

[wayne foundation 07]

From what I can find, your unit has 2 tuners which allows you to record 2 things at once (while watching either one) or record one thing and watch another.

Sweet thanks , I asked the cable installer about a info book and he said "they are easy enough to figure out"

[mego73]

It all depends

I have a DVR box from my cable company and the guy who set it up said only record 1 show at a time.

He also said it could hold roughly 40 hours of shows.

I'd check up on yours too. Most cable companies provide DVR's that can record 2 shows at once.

[mego73]

Sweet thanks , I asked the cable installer about a info book and he said "they are easy enough to figure out"

Great cable installer

This is what I looked up on it

http://www.timewarnercable.com/Media...co_8640HDC.pdf

[wayne foundation 07]

the biggest problem I have found so far is the time is set through the cable line I'm thinking , can't find anyway to change it.And the shows I've recorded end a couple mins before they are over.

[Mikey]

I'd check up on yours too. Most cable companies provide DVR's that can record 2 shows at once.

Mine say's Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300

[mego73]

the biggest problem I have found so far is the time is set through the cable line I'm thinking , can't find anyway to change it.And the shows I've recorded end a couple mins before they are over.

They should have some sort of function that allows you to start a recording one or two minutes earlier and end one or two later. Set a recording from the online guide, the screen should have an option that might be called "recording options" and there is where you can usually set it to begin a earlier and end later by a minute or two.

[wayne foundation 07]

your the man when it comes to these! Do you install them too in your spare time?

[mego73]

Mine say's Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300

That's pretty much what I have

Six Steps To Get More HD From Your Scientific Atlanta Set-top Box Online Video News

I record two things at once all the time on it.

[mego73]

your the man when it comes to these! Do you install them too in your spare time?

No, I just like to record stuff off of cable

[wayne foundation 07]

I thank you for all your help