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recording a third program

by bshan0711 Aug 27, 2008 11:28PM PDT

I currently have directtv and a receiver that records 2 shows at once but with the fall shows coming up, I need to record several of the new shows at once. I also have an antenna for local channels attached to the TV. I have a directtv receiver I am no longer using that I could move to this TV. Can I use the old receiver I have just for the local channels off my antenna

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Hmm

by bevillan Aug 27, 2008 11:36PM PDT

It is worth a shot, not sure about how DirectTV will read your inactive receiver though.

You might just have to stick with recording 2 shows and watching the 3rd on hulu.com or whatever website the network uses to put up their free episodes. (hulu.com has all NBC and FOX shows from all their networks)

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It's worth a shot but not likely to work.

by ahtoi Aug 28, 2008 2:11AM PDT

You could get a dvd recorder for the over-the-air channels.

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