When the dvd/hdd is on it not show any picture on the tv

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First make sure your Panasonic has 16:9 TV mode selected within its menu. Then try chainging the picture size on your TV. You didn't say what model TV you have. On my Samsung you would press the menu key then select picture, scroll down and select picture size. From hear you can select 16:9, wide zoom, zoom, 4:3. Try looking for picture size and selecting 16:9 on your TV.

Yes you can. That is exactly what a DVR is made for.

You have probably found out now that you would need to get your digital reception by connecting a set top box to the LG, say to AV1, then select AV1 when making a recording.

IN MOST CASES IT IS CHANNEL 3 OR 4. ALSO SOME TV'S HAVE A INPUT/GAME BUTTON THE REMOTE CONTROL WHICH CHANGES THE INPUT TO THE DESIRED LOCATION

Just record the shows to the hdd and when your there then burn the shows into the dvd from the hdd.the dvd is pretty small it wont hold many shows.

what type of cables are you using? are you using the HDMI cable that comes with the unit? your tv also has to be HD compatitable.

What type of cable are u using to connect the TV and player.
Check those first, and reconnect if in doubt and post back
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Change the AV settings on the DVD or TV to be the same format. Feeding AV into an AV-S gives B&W

I'd guess you are using cable TV-some cable companies put their own copyguard on the cable signal, Comcast, in my area does this. The DVD sees the 'do not copy signal' and won't do it.
Try recording directly to DVD without using the HDD drive. If you get a playable disk, I doubt it is your machine. If you don't get a playable disk, that plays in THAT machine-it is the machine..