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  • 30-11-2015 08:00PM
    #1
    normakelle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 251 ✭✭


    I am a bit confused I hope someone can help me. I have a soarview box which converts my tv to digital and also lets me record on usb.
    Now I have a tv which was bought in 2009 which I hooked up to an ariel and lo and behold the tv has saorview which surprised me. So Can I buy something to record from the tv to usb. What am I looking for?
    Thanks


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  • #2
    Thurston?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭Thurston?


    Tghe same asa works for recording from the box would probably work for the TV too, if the TV has the capability.

    What's the make & model of the TV?


  • #3
    normakelle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 251 ✭✭normakelle


    its a samsung tv LE26B35OF1WXXXU


  • #4
    Thurston?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭Thurston?


    User manual makes no mention of a USB connection, let alone recording feature.

    Does your particular example have a USB port?


  • #5
    normakelle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 251 ✭✭normakelle


    no, what I wanted to know is there something like the saorview box that allows to record onto usb connected to the hmdi slot. If the tv didn't have digital I could have used the saorview box.
    thanks for your help


  • #6
    Thurston?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭Thurston?


    normakelle wrote: »
    ... If the tv didn't have digital I could have used the saorview box.

    So the Saorview box isn't in use with another TV?

    You can still use it with the Samsung, & it will give you the option of watching any different programme while you're recording. Most of these boxes have an aerial-out socket, so connect your aerial to the box aerial-in socket, & a further cable from the box aerial-out to the TV's aerial-in.


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  • #7
    normakelle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 251 ✭✭normakelle


    oh thank you I didn't know that I thought it would be no more good when the tv had digital capabilities. thank you so much for your help. I appreciate it.


  • #8
    Digifriendly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,130 ✭✭✭Digifriendly


    normakelle wrote: »
    I am a bit confused I hope someone can help me. I have a soarview box which converts my tv to digital and also lets me record on usb.
    Now I have a tv which was bought in 2009 which I hooked up to an ariel and lo and behold the tv has saorview which surprised me. So Can I buy something to record from the tv to usb. What am I looking for?
    Thanks

    As Saorview didn't launch until 2010 how has a 2009 TV got Saorview in it?


  • #9
    normakelle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 251 ✭✭normakelle


    Don't know but definately bought it in 2009, Thats why I wasn't expecting it to have saorview had it previously hooked up to upc


  • #10
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,296 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Digifriendly wrote: »
    As Saorview didn't launch until 2010 how has a 2009 TV got Saorview in it?

    Saorview is a brand name, it uses the DVB-T MPEG-4 standard which has been in some TVs since 2007/08.


  • #11
    STB.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,380 ✭✭✭STB.


    Digifriendly wrote: »
    As Saorview didn't launch until 2010 how has a 2009 TV got Saorview in it?

    Saorview has been on since 2008.

    Launches are to keep government ministers happy.

    2009 onwards saw dvb-t H264 tuners as standard by manufacturers like samsung, sony lg.


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