Note -- you could also buy a Series 3 Tivo, a Tivo HD, and a Tivo Premiere. All of those can directly handle OTA digital signals without an external decoder. They will work fine with a standard def TV too, including downscaling HD recordings for your display.
On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > On Aug 6, 2011, at 12:30 PM, Joe Ryan wrote: > >> I'm wanting to record some programs coming up but only have over the air >> digital, no cable. >> If a buy a Series 2 TiVO, will I need a digital converter box? > > Yes, and the converter box will need to be one of the supported models from > this list: > http://support.tivo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/310/ > > (Also, you'll need to make sure you're getting an original Series 2, and not > the more recent Series 2DT, which don't have over-the-air capability.) > >> I have an older VCR. Would it be better for me to get the converter and use >> the VCR? > > Better for your wallet, but the TiVo experience is much, much better than > using a VCR. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
