PS3 or Blu-Ray player?

SelenaLouise

Well thats 40 or 80 hours of TV. Quite a lot for me anyway.

mluton

for example:

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/6433500/Humax-PVR-9150T-160GB-Twin-Tuner-TV-Recorder/Product.html?source=5065&engine=froogle_electronics&keyword=Humax+PVR-9150T+160GB+Twin+Tuner+TV+Recorder&_$ja=tsid:11518|cc:|prd:6433500|cat:DVD+Recorders

Kingsd316

Don’t forget the PS3 will also be constantly updated via the internet if any new features appear on Blue ray, so effectively making it future proof

Marty_J

Just buy a PVR such as this.

I don't know why you're considering a PS3 when (a) it doesn't record TV, (b) you don't seem that fussed on playing games or watching Blu-Ray, and (c) it's twice the price.

SelenaLouise

Im fussed because I want a DVD player and the ability to record TV. I understand that I'd need to buy extra kit for the recording of TV.

Option 1 - Buy a PS3
Option 2 - Buy a PVR and a DVD player
Option 3 - Buy a Blu-ray player with recording facilities

My search started as a search for a DVD player then kinda escalated

SelenaLouise

Would like to thank everybody for their input though. I have learned a lot

Marty_J

If you're not fussed on Blu-Ray or games, I'd go for option 2.

You could get a nice up-scaling DVD player if you wanted to get the most out of your existing DVDs and your new TV.

mluton

This was £20 is asda not so,long ago:
http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/9545413/Toshiba-SD-390-Upscaling-DVD-Player/Product.html

donnajunkie

SelenaLouise wrote: »

Im fussed because I want a DVD player and the ability to record TV. I understand that I'd need to buy extra kit for the recording of TV.

Option 1 - Buy a PS3
Option 2 - Buy a PVR and a DVD player
Option 3 - Buy a Blu-ray player with recording facilities

My search started as a search for a DVD player then kinda escalated

there are dvd recorders with built in hard drives i am sure. so you could record to the hard drive or to a dvd as well as obviously being able to play dvds. anything on the hard drive would be transferable to a dvd as well. they also usually have built in freeview recievers.
so i agree with another poster who doesnt understand why you are thinking of a ps3 when you dont really care about bu rays or games.

Idiophreak

A PS3 just won't be as good at recording TV as a dedicated PVR, so that would have to be ruled out.

You're then left with buying a PVR and a DVD player or a BluRay.

Some of the BluRay players you can get now do a lot more than play disks - plenty with networking etc built in and even some with a youtube interface.

Personally, I'm waiting for a *really* cool BluRay to come out, got enough DVDs to keep me going in the meantime