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Recording options for new digital TV

  • 17-08-2012 09:58AM
    #1
    kala85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,908 ✭✭✭


    I am in the process of buying a new TV - Panasonic tx p42 ut50b . I have a sat for free box already which has no option to put on a HDD. I have a DVD recorder which I had before from analogue times.

    I wish to find out what is the best option to record digital tv - so that I can set the recorder to record tv when I am away. Would a PVR be best or replace the sat for free box with a combi hdd box / or dream box so that I could record TV and also have an extra saorview signal in the combi box? What do I need for recording??


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  • #2
    tmull
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭tmull


    Proberly your best bet is a dvd or bluray recorder with a built in harddrive.As no recorder on the Irish market as far as I know are Saorview approved( Not surprising due to the emormus fee required to get a box passed) A recorder with a Freeview+ tuner will most likely decode the Saorview channels but ask for a demonstration before you buy.I have an up to date Panasonic tv catalouge as I am also thinking about upgrading my tv. Unfortunatly the model No.you posted is not listed but a bigger model with almost the same No.is. That model advertises that it can record to an externad hhd.The problem is as I see it is that you proberly wont have a timer function as you would in a stand alone recorder. Speak to your dealer before purchacing a tv to explore its full functions.Two friends of mine who recently splached serious lolly on smart tvs now regret doing so. They claim the novality wear off after a couple of weeks and the smart featutes are now seldom used. Hope the post is helpful to you.TMULL


  • #3
    kala85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,908 ✭✭✭kala85


    can you recommend an external hdd for recording from the telly or will any hdd do. Can I change the channel as I am recording or do I have to watch the channel I am recording??


  • #4
    tmull
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭tmull


    A Western Digital portable HHD does it for me. You cannot change channels. TMULL


  • #5
    kala85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,908 ✭✭✭kala85


    any recommendations on best place to buy one and the cheapest price?


  • #6
    tmull
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 224 ✭✭tmull


    Either Amazon or that well known auction site.TMULL


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