Solved! Dropping Cable Questions

doglover1 · Mar 12, 2017

I am wanting to ditch my cable service. My Blu-ray player has Hulu Plus, Amazon, Vulu, Crackle and a bunch of other items on it. I plan to get an Antena for my local channels. My questions are below:

1) Would I still need something like an Amazon Fire Stick?
2) If I bought DVD's would I be able to record TV shows to the DVD's?
3) If #2 is a yes would I be able to watch one show and record another show at the same time?
4) Would I be to program a show to record while I'm not home?

I appreciate any assistance you can give me.

kanewolf · Mar 12, 2017

#1 No, unless there is some streaming service that is available on the firestick that isn't on your player.
#2 No, you didn't say you had any kind of recorder and you may not be able to record them anyway.
#3 N/A
#4 Still no record capability mentioned by you.

doglover1 · Mar 12, 2017

What kind of streaming service would I need? I'm new to all this and not tech savy and don't know anything about streaming services.
I have an Apex AD-500W model DVD player.

k1114 · Mar 12, 2017

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ssddx · Mar 12, 2017

1. depends on what services you want and what features you need. maybe or maybe not depending on what you need.
2-4. recording from online services generally breaks all of their end-user licenses not to mention falls under being grey-area or illegal in nature. possible, yes, but i do not think that is really something to be discussed here.

ditching cable? we have not had it for over 10 years.
-dvds can be had for $1-3/ea at yard sales and flea markets
-a service from either netflix, hulu or amazon prime often has enough content to keep you busy for a bit. you can always swap up between services
-ota might not be stellar quality but may have some shows you like
-youtube or other legal free streaming sites might have some content you could enjoy.

ZenKen · Mar 16, 2017

I've been an Over The Air (OTA) guy for about 15 years now... a couple of recent purchases have made it even more rewarding.
The Winegard FlatWave Antenna... had Home Depot ship it to the front door...
http

/www.winegard.com/flatwave/air
Couple a years ago I snagged a Master Channel DVR+
http

/www.channelmaster.com/Antenna_DVR_s/336.htm
I'm set for life... check it out... you'll love it!!!

doglover1 · Mar 16, 2017

This is what I need a DVR to do. Will the channel master do the following?

1) Allow me to record 2 shows at the same time?
2) Record one show while watching another TV show?
3) Record a show when I'm not home? For example there is a show that comes on every day at 3:00 that I record now with my cable dvr.

My Blu-ray player has Nextflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon, Crackle, YouTube and a bunch of other stuff I've never heard of. Would I be able to record from Netflix, Hulu Plus, etc to this dvr? I would also like to be to record shows that are on Freeform which used to be ABC Family because it is a channel I watch a lot of shows on along with ABC, NBC and my local channel and USA. I don't watch anything on CBS.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you

I'm wanting to ditch cable because of the cost.

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