OTA on HR20 again...

[Gmaxx]

Now I understand that the OTA tuners are not active on the hr20 yet, but I still have a question. I dont have an OTA antenna but I do have standard cable running to the back of my TV. (It is currently hooked up to the back of my SD DTivo unit even though I have never once used it.) I know that there are a few channels that D* is not offering in HD yet that can be picked up by the tuners built into the TV that I am buying. Im in Boston, and I don't think D* is bcasting cw in HD yet and I think there are a couple of others as well.

My question is this: When the hr20 OTA tuners become active, can I just connect the standard cable line to the antenna in and search for channels or will I have to use the tuner on my TV. (I don't want to do the latter because it will not be easy to show my wife how to do this.)

[litzdog911]

No, the HR20 HD DVR tuners are not able to tune your cable company's QAM digital TV channels. The HR20 HD DVR tuners can only receive over-the-air ATSC digital TV signals.

[Gmaxx]

No, the HR20 HD DVR tuners are not able to tune your cable company's QAM digital TV channels. The HR20 HD DVR tuners can only receive over-the-air ATSC digital TV signals.

Thank you for clearing that up.

[JLucPicard]

Not only that, but I would be willing to bet that if you have standard cable (no box) that that signal would maybe not even be digital, let alone HD.

[Malibu13]

For the sake of others who may be wanting this information, i am moving this over to the HR20 forum. :)