Any recommendations for PVR twin tuner + DVD recorder

amc1

Looking for one unit to replace my freeview, video recorder and dvd player and I want to copy my old videos to dvd - any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks,

lynneinjapan

Sorry, I can't help, just wanted to subscribe to this thread as I'm looking for the same thing (not so bothered about copying videos to DVD though).

Shawz

I have heard that the panasonic models are quite good but not got any experience of these.

amc1

I also started this --->>>

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=508152

frankie1star

I have the Humax 9200t PVR, we love it. Find it difficult going to other's houses (sad) without one. It gets lots of recommendations on this site. I am not very technical so dont know the ins and outs, but it is fab for our little use.

The only thing I would say is that once you have recorded something you have to watch it, and sometimes my daughter wants a hard copy so that she can watch it on her laptop/playstation and this doesn't seem possible

HACZ

There is a twin tuner model in Asda for £80 that will record about 35 hours and has a 7 day programming guide

Scottyg1987

frankie1star wrote:

The only thing I would say is that once you have recorded something you have to watch it, and sometimes my daughter wants a hard copy so that she can watch it on her laptop/playstation and this doesn't seem possible

Firstly, I would recommend this Humax - it is excellent.

You can easily create a hard-copy of any programme that you record with the Humax - so you could download and play it onto a Laptop or put it on a DVD. Take a look here for instructions: http://www.hummy.org.uk/invison/index.php?showtopic=471

kathybinns

We have an Inverto 80Gb machine and it is brilliant. We connected a dvd recorder to it and we make copies of stuff we want to keep for posterity using that. Offspring can now watch recorded stuff on their computers and tellies. Easy to do. The tv guide is great to use. There is an Inverto users forum which I found very helpful - including an online idiot proof instruction booklet. I googled for that. You could get more information there.

Purchased it online from Boots.

http://www.boots.co.uk/homePage/BootsHome.html

Hope the link works. The Inverto is on offer at £149.99 at the moment with free delivery and don't forget to collect the points.

Apologies. Have just read that you want ONE unit. My recommendation was to use two. OOps!

lynneinjapan

Thanks folks - according to a post on the digitalspy thread there is no such thing as a unit with both twin tuner AND DVD recorder. Hard to believe that there's no market for such a thing!

frankie1star

Hi Scottyg1987
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, if only I knew what they were talking about!! Is there a lay man guide. It sounds so complicated, call me daft or whatever

amc1

With the Humax, if I get sky or cable at a subsequent date will I be able to tape from those ?