DVD recorders with built in MPEG4 (Saorview) tuners

Mike 1972

Are there any on the (RoI/NI) market yet ?

big_moe

yeah Panasonic do this one

http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Products/Home+Entertainment/DVD+Recorders/DMR-XW380/Overview/4832120/index.html

Freeview HD is basically the thing as Saorview

Mike 1972

Thanks for that but....

Price*: 490.99 GBP

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thesandeman

And Freeview is NOT the same as Saorview!

Mike 1972

A freeview HD tuner will get Saorview channels though (although EPG functionality could be hit or miss)

Mr Keek

Would it not be cheaper to just get a Saorview set top box and us the PVR function to record onto a USB stick or hard drive. The cost about 50 quid. and a USB stick or hard drive are fairly cheap online?

If you need to back up any recordings to DVD you can use your existing DVD recorder but plugging it into the scart or component connections?

I do this all the time as I've an uncle living in USA, he wanted to get the Galway GAA games and some of Ms Brown's Boys programs etc on DVD posted over to him.

tombom112

hi lads,
i've a chance of getting one of these cheap the specs say dvb-t and as far as i know were dvb-t, but nowhere does it say mpeg4, anyone any ideas, i want it for dtt, the recorder is just an extra.
thanks

Mr Keek

tombom112 wrote: »

hi lads,
i've a chance of getting one of these cheap the specs say dvb-t and as far as i know were dvb-t, but nowhere does it say mpeg4, anyone any ideas, i want it for dtt, the recorder is just an extra.
thanks

The logo on the Recorder itself says 'Freeview' so it's not gonna work on Saorview at least.

If you are looking at any of the English stuff for use with Saorview, it MUST he be 'Freeview HD'

Kristopherus

This Panasonic one is now on Amazon at a 36% discount.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005GCXUZE/ref=pe_165441_28624331_pe_epc_dt3

Dazzling D

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-SVRHDT500B-Freeview-Personal-Recorder/dp/B004MPR0V6/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1330052088&sr=1-1

Jimmyboss

There will never be a DVD recorder for Saorview as video DVDs (rather than PC files on a DVD) don’t support MPEG4 or HD. Digital recorders work by simply recording the “off air” signal without change, a perfect digital copy. This means that playback is same quality as live and there are no quality or Long play settings as there are with VHS, S-VHS and analogue input DVD recorders.

http://www.saortv.info/terrestrial-saorview/for-retailers/

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powerunit

hi my LG tv is receiving the rte multiplex from the south . co louth? claremount carn ? transmitter not sure but i have sound but no picture why is this and what can i do . i live in belfast /newtownabbey and i have a new bbgrid aerial for rte reception and a log aerial for freeview from divis i do not get the rte mux from divid but as i said i get it from down south somewhere and my bbgrid aerial does not have a masthead amp fitted to it the signal level on this rte multiplex rf channel 52 is approx 42db . any info much appreciated . i hope to receive this rte multiplex from divis but at the minute it seems to be lo power can anyone confirm this ?

Mike 1972

Jimmyboss wrote: »

There will never be a DVD recorder for Saorview as video DVDs (rather than PC files on a DVD) don’t support MPEG4 or HD. Digital recorders work by simply recording the “off air” signal without change, a perfect digital copy. This means that playback is same quality as live and there are no quality or Long play settings as there are with VHS, S-VHS and analogue input DVD recorders.

Nonsense

Every DVD Recorder Ive seen (Incl my own LG which has a UK "Freeview" tuner) can record at different speeds. Therefore the recorder is obviously decoding and reencoding the MPEG data stream. If a DVD recorder were to DIRECTLY transfer the MPEG data from DVB-T to DVD It would be difficult/impossible for the user to determine the available recording time since different channels use different (and sometimes dynamically variable) data rates.

(some) HDD only PVR's employ the direct digital recording techniques you describe. The downside being there being no (simple) way to achive these recordings to DVD (other than faffing around with SCART feeds and dubbing in real time or going down the media centre route)