We have never had cable but we were getting sick of using a VCR to record our favorite shows so I looked into the options of how we could DVR live broadcast television and not have any monthly fees.
Cutting the Cord–How to Use a DVR Without Cable and With No Monthly Fees
The first solution I came up with was the Channel Master CM-7000PAL Antenna-based DVR. It was great for a couple years until Channel Master cut its support and you could not update the 7-day schedule anymore. If you still own one I have a few blog postings on that model here:
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| TiVo Series 3 with lifetime subscription |
All you need to do is use a splitter from your antenna and connect both coax cables to the two antenna-in ports on the back and connect the TiVo to your ethernet via Cat-5 cable and you are good to go. There is a wireless adapter for the Tivo Series 3 if you can’t run ethernet cable to your TiVo.
How to Upgrade Your TiVo Series 3 Hard Drive
All my DVR Posts:
- Cutting the Cord–How to Use a DVR Without Cable and With No Monthly Fees (this post)
- How to Upgrade Your TiVo Series 3 Hard Drive
- How to Reformat the Hard Drive on a Channel Master CM-7000PAL DVR
- Program a Channel Master CM-7000PAL DVR Remote to run a Vizio TV
- Upgrade the Hard Drive on a Channel Master CM-7000PAL DVR
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