HD recorder, like sky+....

[seb]

Can you get devices that act like sky+ box in an electronics shops?

I havetried to look but i am a bit confused tbh.

can anyone shed some light on it for me please?

 

[Longy]

I've got a Humax PVR-9200T and its fantastic!! It's has 2 x built in Freeview tuners and 160gig HD. Pause/Rewind Live TV record 2 channels at once while watching a third!

Basicly I can queue up to TV and watch it at my lesiure.

 

[seb]

cool^^^

but can i get a device t oconnect to my standard sky box to record sky like sky+ but as a seprate device? I can't get freeview you see, and i don't want ot buy sky+/HD as it costs too much.

I live out in the sticks so i have to get sky. I don't want ot spend a tenner a month on sky+ as i only have a basic package, so that works out as £120 a year. just wondered if it was worth the investment.

am i being silly though?

 

[Longy]

cool^^^

but can i get a device t oconnect to my standard sky box to record sky like sky+ but as a seprate device? I can't get freeview you see, and i don't want ot buy sky+/HD as it costs too much.

I live out in the sticks so i have to get sky. I don't want ot spend a tenner a month on sky+ as i only have a basic package, so that works out as £120 a year. just wondered if it was worth the investment.

am i being silly though?

ah right - I would just get sky+ tbh m8

 

[nosluom]

humax are awesome, defo the best one on the market, we got 1 is so easy to use

 

[Griff]

So you basically want something that's identical to Sky + but doesn't cost a tenner a month?

Your only options are a DVD recorder or a HD recorder. Cheap DVD recorders can be picked up for about £50 these days, probably cheaper still from Aldi, but then you've cost the cost of the DVD's to factor in.

HD recorder are more expensive still and with both they're nowhere near as user friendly and intuitive as Sky +.

 

[dk]

humax are awesome, defo the best one on the market, we got 1 is so easy to use

i want to buy one but i can't set it up to record at the same time each day, or weekdays which is such a simple feature but it doesn't do it, thats the only thing stopping me!

 

[Chrisjk]

try getting a HD recorder with an av, componant/hdmi inputs itll be better in the future although its gonna be expensive and hard to come by. failing that just buy a sky+ or HD box of ebay and pay the tenner xtra a month, not that expensive rly. or phone sky and tell them ur bored with their services and u want to cancel ur supscription, i garauntee they'll give u a better package for the same price ur payin now i.e sky +

 

[seb]

ok cheers guys

 

[Longy]

humax are awesome, defo the best one on the market, we got 1 is so easy to use

i want to buy one but i can't set it up to record at the same time each day, or weekdays which is such a simple feature but it doesn't do it, thats the only thing stopping me!

Just use the repeat feature? not a problem here.

 

[dk]

i want to buy one but i can't set it up to record at the same time each day, or weekdays which is such a simple feature but it doesn't do it, thats the only thing stopping me!

Just use the repeat feature? not a problem here.

what so if i set it up to record the program one day i can set it up to repeat that each weekday M-F?

 

[Tom]

Make your pc do it, pc tv cards are cheapocheapness

 

[sn00p]

So you basically want something that's identical to Sky + but doesn't cost a tenner a month?

Your only options are a DVD recorder or a HD recorder. Cheap DVD recorders can be picked up for about £50 these days, probably cheaper still from Aldi, but then you've cost the cost of the DVD's to factor in.

HD recorder are more expensive still and with both they're nowhere near as user friendly and intuitive as Sky +.

The Sky+ £10 subscription is stopping on the 1st of July, so the only extra cost is the price of the box.

It's well worth the £99, it's blooming marvellous!

 

[G_F]

The Sky+ £10 subscription is stopping on the 1st of July, so the only extra cost is the price of the box.

It's well worth the £99, it's blooming marvellous!

Really? i havnt had anything through the post let me know.

 

[seb]

thta rumour has been around for ages^^^

is it definitely happening?

 

[G_F]

Aye, it appears so..

http://www.sky.com/portal/site/skycom/products/equipment/skyplus/howtogetit

Never knew, extra 10 notes for the pub

 

[Daz]

It's free anyway if you have Sports or Movies.. I bet he swines don't drop the price though now

Well worth it tho.. it's truely one of the best pieces of technology ever.

 

[Munson]

What Tom said.

 

[Longy]

Just use the repeat feature? not a problem here.

what so if i set it up to record the program one day i can set it up to repeat that each weekday M-F?

yes as far as i'm aware.

 

[J273]

thta rumour has been around for ages^^^

is it definitely happening?

Yeah ive heard this from the 1st July....Ive got all the additional cabling connectors ready to fit sky+...Just waiting for july 1st

 

[Chrisjk]

oh sweet, im ordrin sky hd box of the bay me thinks

 

[Chrisjk]

oh cr@p, its only sky+, hd is still an extra tenner

 

[J273]

oh cr@p, its only sky+, hd is still an extra tenner

I think BBC HD's gonna be free by the end of this year so no £10 subs for that

Maybe worth the HD box alone