Link to Panasonic specs:
http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Video/DVD-Recorders-Players/DVD-Recorders/model.DMR-EZ47VK.O_11002_7000000000000005702#tabsection

From the specs above, does it look like this recorder has a QAM tuner? I
thought it did, but apparently not.

Got one of these for Christmas. My local redneck cable company has already
gone digital in advance of 2009, so you need a set-top box to watch even
basic cable now.

I thought the Panasonic had a QAM tuner, so that I could plug the cable
directly into the unit and not need a cable box (and record while watching
another channel). But when I do so, all I get is a black screen on the
cable channels.

After throwing a few dishes around the house, I re-read the specs and I
guess it doesn't have QAM.

Am I correct in that I need a QAM tuner to watch my "digital" cable
channels, even the basic ones? (I don't have the extended digital cable,
nor HDTV, nor HBO, I refuse to giver more money to my local idiots, but
that's a story for another day...)

Thanks, D

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