HD DVR

[pjc]

I need to buy a DVR for the bedroom. I have and HD DVR downstairs on my HDTV. The bedroom TV is not an HDTV. My question is, can I get another HD DVR and hook it up to a non-HDTV? Down the road, I will probably get an HDTV in the bedroom. I figure if I am swapping out boxes, I might as well get an HD box if I can so I don't have to get another box (and lose recordings) whenever I do get an HDTV upstairs. The cost for the box/month should be the same (with the additional $9.95/month charge for a 2nd DVR).

Thanks!
Pete

 

[mkm4]

You should be able to go in person to one of the walk-in offices and ask for an HD DVR.
I've done it.

 

[pjc]

You should be able to go in person to one of the walk-in offices and ask for an HD DVR.
I've done it.

That's my plan, I was just curious if an HD-DVR will work on a non HDTV. I imagine it will.

 

[e2727]

I have it hooked on to an old tv it it's fine but no HD

 

[mkm4]

That's my plan, I was just curious if an HD-DVR will work on a non HDTV. I imagine it will.

I have mine hooked up through the s-video connection.
It letter boxes the hd channels. I also set the letterbox background color to black from the standard grey.

 

[skohly]

That's my plan, I was just curious if an HD-DVR will work on a non HDTV. I imagine it will.

It absolutely will work.

 

[beachrider]

As to losing recordings. It brings up an interesting question. How long does everyone keep stuff on their DVR? I keep a bunch of Backyardigans for the granchildren, but little else is retained very long. I got one of those 1Tb external disks to even make it possible to retain HD programming for a few weeks (to retain those blast-a-thons of network shows).

So my question is, are you really using your DVR as a long-term program retention device? If so, would you be retaining the non-HD version ONLY? You really cannot hold a lot of HD stuff on the CV DVR.

 

[Joseph Dubin]

As to losing recordings. It brings up an interesting question. How long does everyone keep stuff on their DVR? I keep a bunch of Backyardigans for the granchildren, but little else is retained very long. I got one of those 1Tb external disks to even make it possible to retain HD programming for a few weeks (to retain those blast-a-thons of network shows).

So my question is, are you really using your DVR as a long-term program retention device? If so, would you be retaining the non-HD version ONLY? You really cannot hold a lot of HD stuff on the CV DVR.

Hi Beach,

The only program I've retained permantly is the HD Set-Up that was broadcast over the old INHD a few years back. Everything else I wish to keep is eventually dubbed onto DVD (with HD programs downconverted to 480 since even downconverted these look a million times better than their SD counterparts). Most I've ever had stored at one time was about 64%.