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UPC digital and DVD recorders

  • 13-05-2009 9:14pm
    #1
    PC - Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47 ✭


    This may have been asked before. Apologies if it has.

    Is it possible using a DVD hard drive recorder with UPC digital cable to record one programme while watching a different one on digital at the same time?


Comments

  • #2
    Lvbrs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭Lvbrs


    Yes, no problem. I do it all the time. Watch BBC1 while recording a Film4 movie for instance.


  • #3
    PC - Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47 ✭PC - Dublin


    Thanks a million for your response.


  • #4
    Fresh Pots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭Fresh Pots


    When recording onto the dvd recorder you will not be able to change channel on the digibox. You will however be able to watch any of the analogue channels by tuning them into your telly.


  • #5
    PC - Dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47 ✭PC - Dublin


    I was afraid of that !!


  • #6
    Lvbrs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭Lvbrs


    you can. I am at this very moment recording a programme on TV3. I can change to any channel I want on Digibox and it is still recording. No sweat.


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  • #7
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Lvbrs wrote: »
    you can. I am at this very moment recording a programme on TV3. I can change to any channel I want on Digibox and it is still recording. No sweat.
    Are you using the standard UPC box or the DVR?


  • #8
    Lvbrs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭Lvbrs


    Its the DVR with the internal Hard Drive. Can record at any time and still watch Digital TV. In fact, I think I have even watched a recorded programme while recording another, but i will have to test that again.


  • #9
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Right. Thats a different set up that the OP is using with his external DVD recorder connected via a cable.


  • #10
    Lvbrs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭Lvbrs


    Ok. I may have misunderstood the original post. It looks like PC was asking about UPC DVD REcorder.

    No aorries,

    Thanks,


  • #11
    flodis79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,820 ✭✭✭flodis79


    squared wrote: »
    When recording onto the dvd recorder you will not be able to change channel on the digibox. You will however be able to watch any of the analogue channels by tuning them into your telly.

    so you will still have access to the analogue channels? I have a dvd recorder as well and am going for the upc digital package w/o recorder. So i will still keep my analogue channels in parallel with the channels available via the digibox?


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