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  Possible to record cable tv into my GL-2?

  Posted by Bruce Pelley on August 24, 2008 at 4:33 am

  Hi everyone:

  I need your help please.

  Within the last week I replaced my old 19” old style CRT with a Sony Bravia 32” M-Series 720p lcd tv and am very pleased with that decision. The same day I also upgraded my COMCAST cable service from basic to include the addition of high definition channels. That move was certainly a quantum leap for me! Besides the obvious one of my goals was to be able to plug in the Canon GL-2 to any and all components that would allow me to record cable TV programs direct to mini-dv tape. I wanted to try it with the Olympics but that’s event is over now. The problem is to successfully execute that mission. No, I opted for the COMCAST HD box that does not offer direct taping to the set-top box’s internal hard drives which was more expensive to rent. The Bravia alone by itself unfortunately seems to have zero capability and plugs for sending a video signal out as far as I can determine it.

  The Comcast HD box has 3 dedicated holes (2 channels of audio and 1 for video) which allows for the “output”/signal to in theory flow into the main AV port on the GL-2. I thought from there it could be recorded to tape by am perplexed to how that is achieved at the moment.

  Is the GL-2 main AV port for outputting video to a monitor or tv only?

  How can I input a signal from an external source into the GL-2 and record it?

  Any of you gurus tried this yourself, can it be done and what do I need to do?

  Open to all advice, suggestions and tips available.

  Thanks so much.

  Bruce

  Bruce Pelley replied 17 years, 11 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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