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For video, use the S-Video connection. If your VCR does not have S-Video, use the composite video connection. For audio, use a pair of stereo audio interconnects to connect the analog stereo audio output (RCA jacks) from the back panel of the VCR to the corresponding audio input for the set of video inputs used (e.g., "Video 3"). If you have a home theater receiver, make the audio connection to your home theater receiver instead of your Digital TV/HDTV.

Yes there are dedicated options prepared on STB to connect to your VCR/DVD- SCART/RF/PHONO and hi-fi/surround sound systems(Phono/ SPDIF(coaxial)/SPDIF(optical).

The cables system is already activated. Just connect your coaxial cable to the wall jack and to the input jack on your cable ready TV or VCR ( if you have a VCR, connect the cable from the wall to the input on the VCR, and the output on the VCR to the TV input with a second cable.)

Yes you do. In order to establish a non-addressable system, it is essential to have a converter. A cable ready TV, VCR and a Cable Company box do not provide for this feature and in not doing so, cannot replace a converter. You must have a converter to use a descrambler. This is especially true if you desire a converter/descrambler that cannot be altered or addressed by your cable company.

You must use a digital TV adaptor/converter, called a Set Top Box (STB) to convert digital TV signals for recording on your current VCR.

To use TVGuardian with multiple devices without having to disconnect one to use the other, you will need to purchase an Audio/Video Switch Box. The allow you to switch between multiple sources (DVD Player, VCR, etc.) by pushing a button. An Audio/Video Switch Box can be found at Radio Shack and other electronics stores. TVGuardian works with virtually all TV shows, DVDs (see DVD info below) and videos, including videos you have recorded of qualified TV shows or movies (not home movies).

The Swann Black Knight Camera receiver comes with an AV cable which plugs into the Video and Audio connectors on your TV or VCR. These plugs are commonly referred to as RCA plugs and are similar to the connectors used by game consoles and DVD players. If you plug your Swann Black Knight Camera's receiver into your VCR so that you can record the footage, you will need to select the AV channel on your VCR and then the channel on your TV that you normally use to watch video movies from your VCR.

Make sure your TV is set to Video mode. To do so, press "Video" "TV/Video", "TV/AV", "Line", "Input" or AUX" on your TV remote control. The Video mode button will vary from TV to TV, some may need to be programmed first, through the TV menu.

Our Sky HD boxes will come with an HDMI cable. HDMI delivers the best possible picture quality by maintaining an all-digital connection. If your HD Ready TV has only a DVI connection, you can connect to the Sky HD box using a suitable adapter connector. Initial Sky HD boxes will also have analogue component connections to support older TVs.

Despite the fact that many VCRs and TVs have an expanded range tuner, they are not capable of descrambling certain high band signals such as those used for pay TV channels -- that's what the set-up box does.

Yes, the main TV will display an HD picture and additional TVs will display a SD (standard definition) picture.

It might be possible to get a USB capture card/TV card, but there will be a couple of problems. First, you will NEED a new hard drive period: 2 gigs will not cut it for video. Secondly, the XBox only supports USB 1.1 FULL Speed, NOT USB 2.0 HIGH Speed. So, the quality of your recordings be towards the lower end of the spectrum (VHS quality, or worse). It might be easier to just stick with a TiVo... Answer-2. Some DVB usb sticks work quite well (or indeed only) with usb 1.1.

The analog equipment you currently use will continue to work with (output to) your analog TV set just as before, but they will not be able to receive over-the-air programming without the TV converter box. Attach the converter to your VCR, TiVo, DVD-R, etc. instead of hooking it directly to your TV. Consumers can begin enjoying the benefits of digital television today.

Long answer: The minimum requirement for reproducing audio and video on DVD is an MPEG video stream and a PCM audio track. (Other streams such as Dolby Digital audio, MPEG audio, and subpicture are not necessary for the simplest case.) Basic DVD control codes are also needed. At the moment it's difficult in real time to encode the video and audio, combine them with DVD-V info, and write the whole thing to DVD. Even if you could do all this in a home recorder, it would be extremely expensive.

Everyone wants these to be TV's, but in most instances they are actually more closely related to the VCR. In a lot of models the only remote control that will satisfactorily work combo sets is the manufacturers original. In many cases even manufacturers that build their own TV's, have some other manufacturer build their TV/VCR combo's.

No, Macrovision will kick-in and render the picture unwatchable. That is unless you defeat Macrovision.