You will get MUCH better quality with either getting a Soundbar or Receiver+(wired) Speaker set. This is due NOT to the quality of the source nor to the quality of the receiver/speakers, but due to the limitations in the spec of the A2DP profile/protocol. BT transfers via the equivalent of low-med bitrate mp3 or low bitrate (sbc) aac, so much of the quality of the signal is being lost in the transmission. I do not recommend BT speakers, particularly if you are already hard of hearing. You want equivalent (or better) full features of a VCR, while getting full simultaneous reception on the TV? Get a Tivo with QAM reception, or HTPC with QAM DTV OTA vid card and use PVR software. I saw this on Amazon today: Amazon product Although the newer version of the Mediasonic Homeworx (HW180STB) appears to be a bigger seller, the Iview has a better rating and price.Unless your old DVD/VCR can receive QAM DTV signals, then yes, a converter box would have to be hooked up (upstream of) the DVD/VCR. I constantly hear how complicated things are already so I don't want to throw too much at her and get her mad at me. I would never expect here to remember how to navigate WMC/Kodi and watch/schedule programs. We do have a dual-boot system with Windows 7 (WMC) and Ubuntu Linux (Kodi) in the bedroom but my wife has to ask me which programs to run when she wants to do anything as it is. We just need a simple, quality, buy-it-once and its your tuner that can function as a pvr w/ external drive and/or has rca/s-video + l/r audio to connect to our dvd recorder in the living room. Agree that the wife-friendly idea is the way to go. Click to expand.I hear the TIVO's are very nice but no cable here (just a handful of OTA channels) so a bit of overkill in our situation and not looking for anything with a monthly fee involved.
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