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    jb4now Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 19, 2008, 11:56 AM
    Connecting dtv, cable box, to vcr/dvd to TV
    I have Direct Tv, Medicom Cable Box, I want to connect them to my vcr/dvd which does not have a built in tuner. I can get one or the other to record, but not both with out unhooking the other. Can this be done?
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    Aug 19, 2008, 12:01 PM
    In all reality.. dump the vcr and get DVR... Both Direct TV and cable boxes have DVR's available.
    Why do u have both cable an direct TV?
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    Aug 20, 2008, 07:21 AM
    You give me a bad rep for asking you a question?? Wow...

    Sorry, but really think about it.. a VCR has ONE input for the cable... and I have not seen a vcr in years that does not have a tuner int. but that doesn't matter...

    You have a cable box and a sat box... both are their own tuners. You can split the outputs then join them again and feed both into the vcr. I would not recommend this... and it won't always work as expected. Hence the reason I suggested the DVR.

    As the pic shows.. get a few splitters from radio shack... 2 that go 1 in 2 out... 1 that goes 2 in 1 out.

    Setup like this... but I don't think its going to work... especially if both the cable and sat send data at the same time...

    I DO NOT RECOMMEND DOING THIS... but here.
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