How do I get the HD on this model? Which cables/hook up should I use? I do not have a cable box or set top box but if these are required, please let me know. Thanks!

Most cable systems today scramble their digital signals in such a way as to require the use of a "cable card" (for TVs that support them) or a set-top decoder box. Hooking up directly to the cable on most cable systems today won't get you much of anything in the way of channels regardless of the type of tuner you have installed. They do this to ensure that you are paying a fee for each set that is connected to the cable (the rental fee for the card or box).

The model listed is only HD ready, it requires a set top box with matching outputs, and will likely have only one hd input.

The TV is probably not HD capable and will probably require an HD set top box.

If your TV inputs only accept a coax or composite input cables (L and R Audio and one yellow Video cable), it will most certainly not accept HD.

Hi, The set top box will more than likely have two coaxial connectors ( threaded/ribbed pieces of metal ) coming out of the back. also three R.C.A. connectors-these will be smooth and be colored yellow red and white. one of the coax connectors will say " IN FROM ANT> or CABLE IN) the other ( OUT TO T.V. ) hook up your dvd recorders " ANTENNA " input to the set top box's ANTENNA output. If your D.V.D. recorder doesn't have an antenna input then hook up the recorders audio/video input to the set top box's audio/video output. then you should be good to go. If you buy a H.D.T.V. tuner to receive FREE H.D. programming it may be possible to hook up to recorder with H.D.M.I. cables.( those connections resemble slots ) I hope this has been of some assistance, good luck, Prodzilla.

You don't record from TV, you record from cable so cable needs to be hooked up to input on VCR.
If you don't use cable box you would hook cable to VCR then out of VCR to TV. If you use cable box then you need to connect Video and Audio outputs on cable box to Video and Audio inputs on VCR and switch input of VCR to Line input.

You most likely have to set the Cable Box to a specific resolution. Because that model only provides 720p/1080i, the box must be set to match that. You may need to use the yellow/white/red Composite output on the box to the tv first, so you can access the boxes menu and set it to 720p or 1080i, then I recommend using Component cables (Red/Blue/Green with white/red for audio) out of the box in to the TVs "Component 2" input. Now you should get a good HD picture. If you still can't get it to work, give me a reply with details and I will get back to you.

Your reciver is already set for the hd. Alls satellite programing and cable already come in hd format. You can also get any info here.

http://www.dtv.gov/


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If an HDMI cable won't work, try Component Cables.

I went through the same hassle as you.

1st, see if you can get another cable box that offers component as well as RCA outputs on the back. Does your cable box have S Video out and does your toshiba have S Video in? If so, hook up the S Video from cable box to Toshiba. Then hook up R&W audio from Cable Box out to Toshiba In. Set the channel on the cable box to what you want to record. Set Toshiba to record channel 3 or 4, whichever your Toshiba is set on. The cable box controls the channel you are recording. You cannot set the recorder to the channel you want to record. It must be either 3 or 4. Try it. If everything else fails, you have to go cable from wall to cable in on cable box, cable out on cable box to cable in on Toshiba then either cable or RCA out on Toshiba to TV.

Hi Seve.
Not sure what is meant by 'HD cable box'.
If you mean a DSD (Digital Satellite Decoder), then the built-in firmware prevents recording (of composite video signal).
In our country the SP requires that you buy a dedicated 'Explora' decoder which allows recording.
HD cable technology may have introduced similar anti-piracy measures.
{reminder to me: Google "HD cable TV" :)