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Re-tuning for digital switch over.

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anotheoldgit | 12:12 Mon 05th Sep 2011 | Technology
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When it comes to the time when I have to retune my TVs for digital switch over, will I also have to retune the following:

DVD recorder/player?
Old unsubscibed to, Sky box?
VCR recorder/player?
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Only if they have built in freeview tuners...

so

DVD.... Maybe
Sky.... No
VCR.... almost certainly no.
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Thanks for that Chuck

The two DVD recorders I have are a Sony RDR-HXD870 and a Liteon LVW-5026/5045, hope this will help.
TV tuners are either analogue or digital.

If it is an analogue tuner no point in retuning as it wont pick up a signal.

You can retune a digital tuner

So it depends what type of tuner is in the the device (as Chuck says).

A VCR will almost certainly have an analogue tuner in it so cant be retuned. You can still WATCH VCRs but not record using the tuner in the box.

A DVD recorder MAY have an analouge tuner or a digital tuner (check with the documentation that came with the DVD player). An older DVD player will have an analogue tiuner, a new one a digital tuner.

Sky is already digital (unless it is a VERY VERY old Sky box) so wont need retuning. Sky gets is signal from a satellite not an aerial anyway so does not need a retune.
The sony, yes

The liteon.... no (I don't think so anyhow)
The Sony seems to have an analogue AND digital tuner

http://www.sony.co.uk...d-recorder/rdr-hxd870

LiteOn 5026 has an analogue tuner

http://www.pricerunne...026-80GB-Product-Info
There's an echo in here :)
>There's an echo in here :)

Your reply about the devices was not there when I started typing mine.

Anyway, two answers saying roughly the same thing means a good chance they are right.
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Thank you so much for your answers, so sorry for the late reply.

I have tuned my Sony DVD recorder in, but regarding the Liteon I have not bothered anyway, because I no longer record on it, but keep it to play back DVDs and it's hard drive content.

The same applies to my VCR, I only use it to transfer old tape content to DVD discs.

Thank you once again guys.

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