No, you will need a VCR that will act like a cable box tuner or you will need a special converter/tuner.

Once the power is connected, the green light will be on. Then once you go to the right video channel on your TV, the menu will be displayed on there.

In the menu screen you go to settings, then properties and it will be displayed there.

We deliberately chose standard cables that you can buy just about anywhere. Here's one example but it's a generic part, look for mini AV connectors, or just ask for something to connect your camcorder to your TV with composite connectors. Replacement cables can also be purchased directly from Neuros here.

The OSD remote is actually a universal remote, and those buttons can be programmed to control your TV. Heres a nice tutorial explaining how to do just that.

You may have noticed that the OSD does not have an on/off switch. If it is plugged in, it is turned on, and vice versa. However, there really is no downside to leaving it on ALL the time. The OSD draws little to no power when it is not being used and the heat generated by the OSD is negligible. If you are truly concerned about leaving it on, you can simply unplug it, but this really isn't necessary.

In order to do a factory restore, you must reload the OSD firmware. Please see the Emergency Upgrade Instructionsfor more information.

This capability is not built into the OSD by default, but there is an easy 5-minute "hack" that will allow you to add this functionality. crweb has ported an ftp server that can be downloaded and run on the OSD. Follow the README for directions. You should then be able to use any ftp client to connect to your OSD and upload videos, pictures, music... whatever.

At this time, there is no way to control the OSD without using the remote. Currently osdmain (the app that plays movies, music, shows the menu...) is one monolithic app that doesn't allow interaction from the outside. Once this barrier has been overcome people can start work on ways to interact with the OSD over the web. There have already been several successful attempts at running web servers on the OSD itself. Stay tuned for updates.

Neuros is working on officially supporting this functionality through USB. Some in the community are already using WiFi. In the meantime, as another alternative, the forums have information on using a common wireless bridge to do the job.