Can a vcr function as a cable box.

[Hellotalkie]

Is it possible for a vcr to function as a cable box, since the tv I got has not tuner and If in the future, I just wanted to clarify this. If I use my vcr through composite and then is it possible for the vcr to be a cable tuner?

 

[mobobuff]

Yes.

 

[Goosemaster]

Yes, but for you analog channels only

 

[us3rnotfound]

It may not be ideal for a permanent solution, but yeah if your vcr has a TV tuner, sure.

 

[Shawn]

yep. i use a toshiba vcr and it even gives me the name of the show that's playing.

 

[fishface313]

i've been using my vcr as a cable box for a few years now!

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Shawn
yep. i use a toshiba vcr and it even gives me the name of the show that's playing.

heh..I remember that I saw tvguide+ in person for the first time like 2 years ago....

everyone was looking at me as I sat there, captivated by it...heh.

 

[Sluggo]

Yeah, my in-laws threw out a perfectly good 32" tube TV because the tuner was broken.

I told them a $15 VCR would have fixed them right up, they gave me a blank stare, I shut up.

Would have made a great console gaming TV for me.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Shawn
yep. i use a toshiba vcr and it even gives me the name of the show that's playing.

heh..I remember that I saw tvguide+ in person for the first time like 2 years ago....

everyone was looking at me as I sat there, captivated by it...heh.

Yeah, it's pretty nice for a VCR. It also has commercial skip. I dunno how well it works though as I've never actually recorded anything with it.

 

[HomeAppraiser]

Yes, when we first got "Cable in the Classroom" 23 years ago we used a VCR to tune in MTV.