Can I use a stand alone DVR with basic cable?

I'm in college and we only get basic cable (nothing digital that I know of). I'm thinking about buying a combo dvd-dvr player (if such a thing is possible) but I don't know if it'll work with my colleges cable service. What do you think?
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Hello, I currently own a Tivo Series 2 DVR and I have basic cable (not Digital). I have no problems using it and if you have a computer, you can connect your Tivo Series 2 to it and have it use your internet connect to get the program listings (instead of using a standard phone line). Also once connected to your computer, you can listen to your music or view photos through you Tivo.

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You might want to check with your college Telecommunications Department and the Cable company. I was wondering this same thing when I discovered I could just call the cable company and order one, then they just charge me for what I ordered and they charge the school for what they pay for. Also from what I understand DVRs requires digital cable, at least the ones from the cable companies. One option is if you have a computer with a decent sized hard drive and a fast enough processor you can get a DVR for your computer. Some of these though have bad quality, and also you can only watch it on your computer monitor, unless you have a TV out port. One plus of this though is that you can burn to DVD easily.

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