cable connection on Dvd recorders

[chris98007]

I am wondering if you could connect you cable to a tv then s video it out of the tv to an s video in on a dvd recorder? Would that work? or are you forced to run the cable directly to the dvd recorder?

Thanks

[yoda313]

Hello,

My guess is that should work. But you might not be able to control it properly since it's not being fed through a cable box....

Kevin

--Just my opinion - I don't have cable so I'm just basing this off my peripheral knowledge --

[jyn999]

@chris98007

Hello,My guess is that should work. But you might not be able to control it properly since it's not being fed through a cable box....
Kevin
--Just my opinion - I don't have cable so I'm just basing this off my peripheral knowledge --

A scrambled channel would not be unscrambled until it hits your cable box.

[chris98007]

The reason i ask is that i have a cable card and HD on antenna hooked up to the tv. I cannot figure a way to get the cable card signal to the dvd recorder.

[Frobozz]

If your TV has S-Video out then connecting it along with audio cables to the DVR's inputs should give you a recordable signal when the TV is on and tuned to that channel. However, I don't know how your TV handles output of an HD input. It might not do it. Try it with both HD and regular tuner channels to see what happens. I believe my Sony XBR only sends a "monitor out" signal when the tuner is the source signal and not when using any of the line inputs, but I need to check this to be certain.

[chris98007]

Yes, mine is listed as a monitor out as well. So if that were not to work, my only other option would be to get a decoder box. that would suck becasue i got the cable card to avoid getting the box.