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Recommendations for a twin tuner PVR?

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  • Fifer
    Fifer Posts: 59,413 Forumite
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    Conor wrote: »
    Can you tell me where I can get a Humax 9200T or 9300T for £119? I'll buy every single one they've got.
    Argos. £129 with a free £10 gift voucher until Saturday. Refurbs even cheaper from various sources.
    Conor wrote: »
    Does that also include a free aerial upgrade which many people will need?
    No. Did your £15 a month include installation of the dish which many people will need?
    Conor wrote: »
    A Humax can only allow you to record two and watch a third if it's on the same MUX as the two being recorded. However I can record 2 and watch a third on the built in freeview in the TV.
    No. The Humax can record from two different muxes. The watched channel can be on either of those muxes. And if you are introducing a Freeview TV into the equation, then obviously, someone with a Humax can do what you can and more.
    Conor wrote: »
    And there's a far wider amount of channels on Satellite, even taking out the subscription ones.

    In addition, with the increase in HD broadcasts, the very last thing I'd want to be doing this year is buying a PVR that doesn't support HD.
    Fair point. That's why I'm buying a Humax Freesat PVR.
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  • savemoney
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    The new Humax PVR due out end of the month supports HD and its free HD you can use the existing sky dish and no monthly costs plus it is a twin pvr and when you select SD as source to record apparently if its in HD is prompts use. The remote is also multi functional
  • Stompa
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    lindos90 wrote: »
    Good point stompa, but not until 2011...until then she is stuck with a cr&p communal council aerial in the loft space of the flats, and digital reception is very poor and inconsistant....no ITV, channel 4 or 5, which have all her favourite programmes (apart from jugde judy!?!) takes allsorts!

    Im thinking that with a bit of luck the council may have to upgrade it come 2011, as they dont allow tennants to have their own aerial or sky dish, then she may get a humax..

    FWIW my understanding was that when the analogue signal is switched off they'll be increasing the signal strength of the digital transmissions.
    Stompa
  • savemoney
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    Yes I believe that is correct. One of the reasons why digital is low power is that if its high power in can effect analogue reception
    Stompa wrote: »
    FWIW my understanding was that when the analogue signal is switched off they'll be increasing the signal strength of the digital transmissions.
  • Idiophreak
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    savemoney wrote: »
    The remote is also multi functional

    What are the other functions?

    Bottle opener?
  • savemoney
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    Well I meant it can be used on other equipment like the tv etc
    Idiophreak wrote: »
    What are the other functions?

    Bottle opener?
  • isofa
    isofa Posts: 6,091 Forumite
    savemoney wrote: »
    Yes I believe that is correct. One of the reasons why digital is low power is that if its high power in can effect analogue reception

    Yes I agree. I wish they'd just get on with it, we get a perfect digital signal 80% of the time, but usually when it's very cold/clear, we lose reception on many channels (whichever of those MUXs are affected), including annoyingly BBC1 and 2, so have to switch back to analogue, 5 is the other one that often drops out, mind you not missing much ;)
  • Garetha
    Garetha Posts: 981 Forumite
    DrBenway wrote: »
    You can then copy your saved tv programmes onto your PC and edit/burn to DVD.
    What software are you using to convert the .ts file?

    PS another vote for Humax by the way - brilliant
  • Idiophreak
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    isofa wrote: »
    5 is the other one that often drops out, mind you not missing much ;)

    If you're missing Neighbours, you're missing *everything* :)
  • Antispam
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    This is one does it, used it myself but it isnt free

    http://www.videoredo.com/en/index.htm
    Garetha wrote: »
    What software are you using to convert the .ts file?

    PS another vote for Humax by the way - brilliant
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