Dvd recorder with hard drive or sky+ ?

catwoman

Our old dvd recorder with hard drive has packed up, it was from asda, cost about £80 a few years ago and never ws all that good. but we need something to record programmes. Decent dvd recorders seem to cost £200 or theres the option of sky+. any advise please.

rms1965

I needed to copy VHS tapes to DVD so ended up buying a Toshiba DVD/VHS/HD device with digital tuner - £230 at Argos and a great piece of kit. We've only got Freeview so it depends on whether you have / need Sky.

GaryS

I have a Panasonic DMR-EX77 whcih is a dvd recorder, hard disk recorder and freeview box combined.

Works very well, but as per previous post, you need to decide if you want Sky or not.

HoofeHearted

Sky+
This requires a Sky subscription (for other than free channels) and will only record programs via satellite. It will record 2 progs at same time.

DVD Recorder with Hard drive
Will record from Sky digibox (via scart) or from Freeview
Will only record 1 prog at same time. You can watch a previous recording while recording a new program. (think this feature also applies to Sky+)

PVR (Personal Video Recorder)
Will only record Freeview, but good ones have twin tuners so will record 2 progs at same time.

Horses for courses.

KathysBoy

With Sky + you can record two programs at the same time, AND watch one thats recorded. We had a DVD recorder before we got Sky+, and I wouldn't go back now. Besides the recording and playback the ability to link a series is brilliant, also being able to pause and rewind live TV

Inactive

Get a Humax PVR, great for recording Freeview, no stitch up with Sky charges ever.

macman

Inactive wrote: »

Get a Humax PVR, great for recording Freeview, no stitch up with Sky charges ever.

I'm seconding the Humax. I've got a PVR 9300T, really good device, obviously can't record to DVD, but do you really need this feature just to playback and record progs? The Humax really is straightforward-one or two clicks to record.

Leopard

We bought a Humax FoxSat-HDR (£270) and a Sony RDR-HXD995 (£200 - but the 890 model costs only £180).

Total, one-off, cost £450. But Sky+ was costing us £450 every year.

The Humax plus Sony solution gives 3 simultaneous recording, dual-layer DVD burning and HD. Sky+ doesn't.

And, after 3 years without Sky+ we shall be about £1,000 ahead.

For just over £1,000 we bought a 52" Sony LCD television.

For us, it was a no-brainer. And we haven't missed Sky+ for one moment.

christie_m

Another vote for Humax.

Just taken delivery of a new Humax PVR to replace one I bought three years ago when PVR technology wasn't as advanced.

Recommend you look at the "Manager Special" offers on the Humax Direct website (http://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/prodCat2.asp?cat=Factory) for some good deals and speedy delivery.

I'm very happy with the one I just took delivery of

i8change

I have a Humax PVR-9150 and it's absolutely brilliant for time shifting TV. £123.95 from Richer Sounds. Can't imagine ever being without one now!
They do a 5 year guarantee for an extra 10%.

weegie.geek

Dreambox with a hard drive, transfer over to the PC to burn to dvd. Best of both worlds.