I need to buy a converter (analog to digital) does a recordable converter exist? that would pause live tv?

THAT WOULD PAUSE LIVE TV. I HAVE AN ANTENNA , AND WANT TO RECORD AND PAUSE LIVE TV. Asked by newuser10247947 43 months ago Similar questions: BUY CONVERTER ANALOG DIGITAL RECORDABLE EXIST PAUSE LIVE TV Consumer Electronics.

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Apparently, there is at least one coming The Echostar TR50 was announced at CES in January, but the release is supposed to be sometime this summer. Still no word on an exact date.

Echostar's TR50 has a DVR, but it's not available yet (note that it should be available in the fall...price yet to be determined)EchoStar TR-50: An HD DVR for those without cable or satellite(Credit: EchoStar)If you think everybody has cable or satellite, you couldn't be more wrong. In fact, if you live in an area that's well-served by digital broadcasters, now's a better time than ever to get your TV over the air (or "OTA," as the cool kids say): yeah, you get only a handful of channels, but they're in crystal-clear digital quality--DVD quality at "worst," uncompressed high-definition at best. The problem--as we're reminded by many an e-mailer--is that there just isn't a good DVR solution for the rabbit-ears crowd, especially if you prefer high-def.(You can opt for a TiVo HD, but you'd still have to pay a monthly fee for their programming guide.

) But that may finally be changing, thanks to the EchoStar TR-50. For all intents and purposes, the TR-50 takes many of the features found on Dish Networks' excellent satellite DVRs (such as the ViP622 and 722) and brings them to antenna-based TV viewers. The unit offers ATSC and NTSC tuners, so it can view and record over-the-air HD digital, standard digital, and analog channels.

Dual tuner action means you can watch (and record) one live channel while simultaneously recording a second--or record two channels while playing back a previously recorded show. There's also full control over live TV, including rewind, pause, slow motion, 10-second "instant replay," and--for recordings--30-second skip. The TR-50 also sports a 7-day electronic program guide (using over-the-air metadata on the digital band), which should eliminate the pesky VCR-style manual "timer recordings" (you remember: "8:00-9:00 p.m.

/ Thursdays / channel 4"). The box also has a full range of outputs, including component and HDMI (480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i resolutions supported), as well as standard-def composite and RF outputs for older TVs. Dish hasn't yet specified the internal hard drive size, but the USB 2.0 connector will ensure expandable storage.

Perhaps most interestingly, the TR-50 includes an Ethernet port and the ability to decode MPEG-4 video, and EchoStar touts its ability to "access premium Internet-based TV programming via broadband Internet," as well as "DVR management and timer creation via Internet"--though the timeframe for such features wasn't disclosed. Likewise, the exact release date and pricing information remain a mystery. But if it's affordable--and lacks TiVo's monthly fee--the TR-50 may be the perfect fit for TV viewers without satellite or cable who still want to enjoy HD programming on their own schedule.

Separately, EchoStar also announced the TR-40. That model is merely a digital set-top box (no DVR). It will let analog TV owners (or those with HD monitors that lack a tuner) receive digital and high-def signals over the air--a necessity after the scheduled February 2009 analog TV shutdown.

Sources: http://ces.cnet.com/8301-1_1-9840910-67.html .

Tivo Series 3 or Tivo HD will work Both of the high-definition Tivo units, the Tivo Series 3 and the Tivo HD, will receive over-the-air digital transmissions and allow you to record programs to a hard drive for playback later. While they can use cable cards and record HD programs from cable, they also can be used with an antenna and will record both standard resolution and HD programming. You don't You may also be able to use a DVD recorder with an ATSC tuner.

Those have recently become available, and depending on the features and disc type, you can also record and pause live TV with them, but in my experience, the DVD recorders are harder to use than the Tivo. Unwiredben's Recommendations TiVo TCD652160 HD Digital Video Recorder Amazon List Price: $299.99 Used from: $175.39 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 143 reviews) This is the current Tivo device that can receive over-the-air digital signals.

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