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SKY HD and HD DVD

  • 14-06-2007 10:46am
    #1
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭


    I am looking to get SKY HD and a HD DVD player. Would a DVD-only player/recorder make sense rather than a HDD one, seeing as SKY HD has a hard disk? Would two hard disks be a waste. Don't plan on doing major recording of programs.


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  • #2
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,113 ✭✭✭subway


    do hdd + hd-dvd widely exist?

    other than that, its all in your post.
    you wont ever use the second hdd if you have sky plus.


  • #3
    mathias
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭mathias


    Yup , as said , a HD ( hard drive I'm assuming ? ) DVD player will not be necessary if you get Sky Hd , if on the other hand if you mean high def player as opposed to hard drive , then thats another story.

    A Sky Hd box has a 150GB hard drive ( 300GB really but only 150GB is available to you , the rest is for Sky anytime ) and with this you get to record approx 40 hours of HD content , and about 200 hours of SD content, so a HD DVD player/recorder is unlikely to be used.


  • #4
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    mathias wrote:
    if on the other hand if you mean high def player as opposed to hard drive , then thats another story...

    A Sky Hd box has a 150GB hard drive ( 300GB really but only 150GB is available to you , the rest is for Sky anytime ).
    Cheers for the replies.

    Actually, was indeed looking for a high def player/recorder.

    Has the Sky HD box gone up in capacity? Thought it was 160/80.
    subway wrote:
    do hdd + hd-dvd widely exist?
    Very scarce, think there is a panasonic out there. Going by your good advice, I won't be getting one!


  • #5
    big_moe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭big_moe


    well it was definitely not panasonic anyway. they use blu ray, not HD-DVD. i havent heard of High def + hard drive yet in pioneer, panasonic, jvc or sony. well, european models, not sure about the Japs!!


  • #6
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    What type of DVD recorder should I look for? I've got a 1080p Sony LCD and would like to make the most of this screen.

    The TV has 2xHDMI. If SKY is on one and a DVD recorer on the other can I record SKY onto the DVD? Wouild the DVD need to go through the SKY box? Don't suppose the Sky box has a HDMI in?


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  • #7
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,113 ✭✭✭subway


    not sure why you want the dvd recorder.
    as above you wont be using it for much programs?
    if its for home movies youd be better off with a video editor on your pc.

    you could then concentrate on getting a decent hd dvd player


  • #8
    shayser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    I will want to do some recording.

    I see that the Sky box has SATA and USB ports. Does this mean the HDD capacity can be expanded?


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