# Recording on a DVD/VCR combo

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-on-a-dvd-vcr-combo/570620>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 8, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-on-a-dvd-vcr-combo/570620 "2011-02-08T03:40:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![georgiapeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@georgiapeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/georgiapeach)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-on-a-dvd-vcr-combo/570620/1 "2011-02-08T03:40:14Z")

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I have a Magnavox DVD/VCR combo model # DV225MG9. The manual says that it has has no internal tuner. I want to know to hook it to my digital cable box so I can record off the TV. I hooked it up it will play tapes and dvds. But when I push record on the vcr it lights up. But I try to play the tape back there’s nothing but a blank screen.What am doing wrong? Can someone help me?😕

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-on-a-dvd-vcr-combo/570620/2 "2011-02-08T03:43:19Z")

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Connect it directly to the cable box. When the cable box is tuned to the appropriate channel, it will record that channel.

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**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-on-a-dvd-vcr-combo/570620/3 "2011-02-08T03:59:09Z")

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You have the **output** of the DVD/VCR hooked up to the TV so you can see videos, but you need to hook the **input** of the DVD/VCR to an **output** of the cable box.

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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recording-on-a-dvd-vcr-combo/570620/4 "2011-02-08T14:26:54Z")

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> [@FatBaldGuy](#):
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> You have the **output** of the DVD/VCR hooked up to the TV so you can see videos, but you need to hook the **input** of the DVD/VCR to an **output** of the cable box.

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