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You will be able to record using your VCR just as you did before.    If you are hooked to cable or Satellite you will not need to do anything. What if you don’t have Satellite or Cable? You will need to purchase a converter box.  This box converts digital signals to analog (older) signals. You will be able to record any channel that you can get on the converter box.  SEE: www.dtv2009.gov or call 1-888-388-2009 to get answers and to get started. The complexity of the setup may depend on the area you are in and what channels you want to watch.  In some cases you may need two antennas if you want to watch one channel and record another.  If you want to watch a station without moving the direction of the antenna you can get away with using a splitter. How do I set up my VCR? I will briefly describe it.  Wow! now you will have yet another remote to deal with.  Tune the VCR to channel 3 or4 (follow instructions shown in the converter box manual), and set you TV to display video from your VCR (this is the remote for your TV not for the converter box).   The biggest problem I have been seeing is that people try to do this physically on the TV.  You need to use your remote.  These days most if not all the setting are on the remote. Now pick up the new remote for the converter box (not the one for the TV) . Click the menu button and scan for channels.  Mostly I found that the instructions in the manual are pretty good and even come in English.  Would you believe that?