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Sky+ and a dvd recoder.

  • 12-11-2005 3:09pm
    #1
    Charlie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,815 ✭✭✭


    Can you link up a sky+ box to a dvd recorder or a laptop that has a dvd burner, to burn dvds of what you've reorded?


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  • #2
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    yes to the dvd recorder as i do this myself

    laptop i dont know


  • #3
    Charlie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,815 ✭✭✭Charlie


    whats the output connection on the box?


  • #4
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    i connect the Sky+ box to the dvd recorder with a scart lead


  • #5
    Charlie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,815 ✭✭✭Charlie


    is there s-video output on a sky+ box.


  • #6
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Yes there is! :)


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  • #7
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    charlie mchugh wrote:
    Can you link up a sky+ box to a dvd recorder or a laptop that has a dvd burner, to burn dvds of what you've reorded?

    To connect to a laptop or PC, you need a TV tuner card. This will convert the video into a format that can be recorded onto the DVD using the burner.


  • #8
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    tom dunne wrote:
    To connect to a laptop or PC, you need a TV tuner card. This will convert the video into a format that can be recorded onto the DVD using the burner.
    Which is a big pain in the arse tbh.


  • #9
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Bond-007 wrote:
    Which is a big pain in the arse tbh.

    Completely.

    Though, with the likes of Media Center and Media Portal, it can be made that bit less painful.


  • #10
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Media Centre / Portal dosn't help at all. It is down to type and quality of hardware on PC. USB analog capture mostly rubbish as are most TV cards. Firewire via analog DV bridge is good but eats a lot of disk space.

    Real Time MPEG needs dedicated capture processor, not cheap.

    The only really sensible PC solution is Satellite Receiver card, but will only work work for FTA sky Channels.

    A dedicated HD/DVD recorder is miles better than ordinary PC analog capture, but dedidacted Satellite PVR much better quality. Non Sky+ PVR allow Ethernet/USB/Firewire etc transfer to PC or even built in DVD writer.

    The Sky+ deliberately has no method of digital transfer and even encrypts FTA channels to disk.


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