bfhoon1 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Hi Everyone Im after a blu ray player with a tv tuner card so I can watch free to air tv on my projector. Im just wondering what are some good brands to go for... I would buy new if its not to pricey otherwise it would be 2nd hand. Also to are you able to splice into antenna cable? I have my lounge room tv setup with an antenna point in the wall and my home theatre wall is on the otherside. I was hoping to splic into the cable and share the access point. Am I able to do this or doI need to upgrade to a 4 way splitter and run another 25 metre cable down to the wall? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 3 hours ago, bfhoon1 said: Hi Everyone Im after a blu ray player with a tv tuner card so I can watch free to air tv on my projector. Im just wondering what are some good brands to go for... I would buy new if its not to pricey otherwise it would be 2nd hand. An all in one for certain ? More choice if you have dedicated machines and more flexibility . A reliable brand is Panasonic [ once had a dmr x300] the 500gb hdd version is cheap ' https://www.panasonic.com/au/consumer/home-entertainment/recorders/dmr-pwt560ng.html If I have a 2nd pvr I just run a daisy chained rf cable from the 1st components rf out to the 2nd pvr . Is that feasible for you ? hope so ; good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHC Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I don't know if this is helpful. My 3-D blu-ray player is several years old. Its a Samsung BD-D6900A with a single build-in TV tuner inside, but no internal HDD. (If one connects a USB hard drive, it can record to the drive). Bought it for less than $300 at the time on run-out, and no problems so far. I don't know if Samsung still makes such player without internal HDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyday Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 +1 for the Panasonic if you need an all in one, if not, as above, there are other choices. Instead of second hand, you could pick up a refurbished unit with 3 month warranty, Graysonline always have a few. Either a buy it now or risk the auction. Just search "Panasonic DMR" , that should bring up a few. I had to have an all in one for my room, got a then current model at a small fraction of the price through them. Mine came with the box and all packaging, stickers and accessories wrapped just like a new one. I have had it a couple years and no issues but I understand that some are not quite as perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 + 1 also for Panasonic - l use one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfhoon1 Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) I can pick up a 2nd hand panasonic blu ray dmr-bwt850. Im having trouble finding specs on whether it has a tv tuner card. Can anyone confirm. Basically want to hook this into my av receiver so I can watch free tv on my projector the other benefits of blue ray etc will be good also Edited July 13, 2018 by bfhoon1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 7 hours ago, bfhoon1 said: I can pick up a 2nd hand panasonic blu ray dmr-bwt850. Im having trouble finding specs on whether it has a tv tuner card. Can anyone confirm. Basically want to hook this into my av receiver so I can watch free tv on my projector the other benefits of blue ray etc will be good also It will have 2 separate dvb-t hd tuners bfhoon and a 500gb hdd to record them if wanted Heres a basic review https://www.goodgearguide.com.au/review/panasonic/dmr-bw850/306426/ You get used to the control navigation with experience ; its logical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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