Best freeview box...

In_Search_Of_Me

Hi there lovely people,
I've finally decided to ditch the Virgin package and go for freeview but have been a bit bamboozled by the range of products out there! I just want what I need but am unsure which one to go for! I want to be able to record fom video so assume I need to scart sockets but other than that am clueless! Can anyone help please? Much appreciated!

In_Search_Of_Me

I did but have a perfectly functoning video so that would be a waste of he video and money but I dont know much about them!

Quiet_Life

PVR with twin Freeview receiver, record one freeview channel while watching a different one. Had a single receiver PVR and finally got a twin one, so much better

In_Search_Of_Me

Now I am stumped as no idea if tuner is external!! Video is attached to cable at the moment and I can watch cable & tape from that or normal tv? Is that any help?!!

In_Search_Of_Me

Thanks albatross so what your saying is I need a PVR thing then?

In_Search_Of_Me

Thanks for that! I think I'll go to the shop & get a blokie to show me there & then look on internet for cheapest deal when I know what I need! I dont really want to spend as much as £80 to be honest as the whole point of getting it is to save money!! Thanks for help though - at least I know what to look for! Am just a bit of a technopobe!

In_Search_Of_Me

Finally decided - rang Virgin & reduced to their free tv package (same as freeview Ithink) so saved having to buy a box and saved loads! Not quite what I had anticipated at the start of the quest but very DFW! Many thanks for all your help albert!

andrew-b

I'd definitely recommend getting a PVR freeview box. We bought a refurbished dual tuner digifusion FVRT200 from microdirect.co.uk for under £60. It's totally changed our TV viewing habits to the point that we rarely watch live tv anymore. Also we spend less time watching tv as we skip through all the ads! We still have a vcr hooked up but we havent actually used it at all since we got the pvr box.

Andy