£19.99 freeview box

malky39

Free view digital box only 19.99 from ebuyer

ehosin

here's a link...

Horlock

Can anyone tell me if this is suitable for a dvd-recorder.

Story is I have a dvd-recorder and I have a tv with built in freeview - but the dvd-recorder doesn't seem to be able to record the tv because the tv doesn't seem to output the signal. Also our non-digital signal is pretty poor so the dvd recorder can't even record channel 4 (no big brother! - is that good or bad?). So now I think I want a separate box so that I can record channel 4 etc.

Will this do the job? Am i just being stupid?

Horlock

But presumably I need to be watching the channel I want to record though - or am I missing something else

Horlock

Cheers this is really helpful - I think - i do have the manual but it is as thick as my arm and I gave up.

Any ideas if it is/may be possible to record the tv without the tv being on.

Like if I go on holiday for a week and want to record Lost for example - do I need to leave the TV switched on - or will standby do the trick - if not it may be worth the £20.

Searcher2

No - you don't need the TV on. You should be able to set the TV to send different programs to the DVD recorder at different times... you will have to set the DVD recorder to record the AV channel you have connected the TV to at these same times (unless your DVD recorder is compatible with your TV and the TV can set the DVD recorder - doubt it though).

The TV should only be doing the same thing as the set top box.... so you shouldn't need a set top box.

I would recommend having a play or trying to make sense of the TV manual.