freeview HD recorder.

[seb]

I have freeview on my tv built in.

anyone recommend a HD recorder box so i can record channels and stuff?

 

[seb]

plus how much tv is saved on say 160gb compared to 500gb?

 

[seb]

hello?

 

[Jay Payne]

Ive got an non HD recorder, am I any help?

 

[Tyler@Ultimate]

get a freesat box if you can

 

[Inferno]

A few of my mates have Humax recorders, seem to be really good!

 

[SC03OTT]

Humax boxes are very good. No idea on how much those to sizes will hold though.

 

[DannyR]

Get Sky HD

 

[ChrisR]

afaik they don't do any Freeview HD recorders yet, they'll come soon though.

Can get normal freeview recorders, we've had a humax for about 4 or so years now and it's been great.

 

[canky]

freeview hd recorders only really just getting released

these are your current choices

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/pr...at=Feed&cm_pla=&cm_ite=621595_PHILIPS_HDT8520

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Ele...ew-DLNA-WiFi-Blu-ray-Disc-Player/Product.html

and soon

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Ele...gital-TV-Recorder-With-500GB-HDD/Product.html

Also Humax will release one soon most likely after world cup

 

[seb]

Get Sky HD

don't want it as i don' really watch much tv.

freeview hd recorders only really just getting released

these are your current choices

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/pr...at=Feed&cm_pla=&cm_ite=621595_PHILIPS_HDT8520

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Ele...ew-DLNA-WiFi-Blu-ray-Disc-Player/Product.html

and soon

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Ele...gital-TV-Recorder-With-500GB-HDD/Product.html

Also Humax will release one soon most likely after world cup

i don't know if i have misunderstood the technology but this is what i want:

I have a lcd tv with freeview built in.

I want to be able to record a channel and say watch another one for example. Like sky+ tbh.

Can i do that with out spending mega bucks?

 

[canky]

Can i do that with out spending mega bucks?

im pretty sure you cant record from your inbulit freeview on your tv unless your tv has built in hard drive which most wont. so you will need a separate box to plug the aerial to then you can record to.

cheapest option would be to get a recorder for you aerial to be plugged into assuming you havent got satalite feeds. Freesat and frewview have slightly diff channels.

How much you looking to spend?

Are you bothered about hd or just normal channels?

you will have to look for a twin tuner so you can record one and watch another channel.

 

[Vish]

i don't know if i have misunderstood the technology but this is what i want:

I have a lcd tv with freeview built in.

I want to be able to record a channel and say watch another one for example. Like sky+ tbh.

Can i do that with out spending mega bucks?

You need a freeview recorder.

If it has a single tuner, you can record/pause one channel only. If you want to watch another channel, you can just watch it through your tv's tuner as you're doing now. Obviously, both tv and recorder need to be connected to the tv aerial.

A recorder with a twin tuner will allow you to record two channels/record one and pause one at the same time. Then you could watch another channel through your tv tuner.

With either, you can record 1/2 channels and playback an already recorded programme.

If you want HD channels, you'd need a freeview HD recorder (again the above about single/twin tuners applies) which as stated above have only recently come out. Freeview HD is not widely available yet and I think would require another aerial and/or repositioning to accept a decent HD signal. This link will tell you if you can receive it http://freeview.co.uk/availability/main

If you're in a freeview HD area, then this would allow you to watch BBC, ITV & Channel 4 HD channels. Alternatively, freesat HD is available most places but only has BBC & ITV HD channels and would require a satellite dish/existing sky dish.

If you don't want HD, I'd personally get something like this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001EBQGIO/?tag=cliospnet01-21
I've always read good things about Humax. But worth having a quick check on What Hi-Fi website for reviews of this and others when it's back up.

Humax say 160GB = up to 100 hours, 320GB = up to 200 hours and 500GB = 300 hours. I'm not sure if you can adjust the quality of recordings, but obviously higher quality means less hours of recording.

 

[seb]

yeah not in an HD area and not overlly bothered by it tbh at the moment.

cheers for the info.

anymore for anymore? my original post was not very good as i don't really know what i was looking for.

 

[-Leigh-]

You got confused with HD, and HDD.

You want a Freeview HDD recorder, or PVR.

This one is pretty good.="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Humax-Fre...?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1275055398&sr=8-1"

160gb can fit quite a lot on tbh. Mine is 160gb, and I've got about 30 odd films, 30 programs, and still only 3/4 full.

 

[seb]

link doesn't work. cheers for clarifying what i want!

 

[Cookie]

link doesn't work. cheers for clarifying what i want!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001EBQGIO/?tag=cliospnet01-21

Link fixed

 

[-Leigh-]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001EBQGIO/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0Q40MTRXBHRQ8AHXFS93&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467198433&pf_rd_i=468294