DVD recorders and HDD recorders

Taffyscot

thanks dc would i be just as well off to get a sky box+ ?thinking of getting sky or buying a dvd recorder?

stephen25uk

Taffyscot wrote: »

thanks dc would i be just as well off to get a sky box+ ?thinking of getting sky or buying a dvd recorder?

if all you want to do is record tv channels all which are available on sky then the sky plus box is a no brainer and its no subscription free as long as you subscribe to any sky package,if however you are wanting transfer say old vhs home movies on to dvd or the like then it has to be the dvd reorder

tightus_wad

Just bought a SONY DVD/HDD recorder to supplement my SKY+ box. It is VERY useful - record from sky onto HDD on sony - then write to a DVD to archive it if I want to keep it. Dunno about how legal this is re copyright etc. but it works well!! Sony can control the SKY+ box too - clever these Japanese!!

lkalka

tightus_wad wrote: »

Just bought a SONY DVD/HDD recorder to supplement my SKY+ box. It is VERY useful - record from sky onto HDD on sony - then write to a DVD to archive it if I want to keep it. Dunno about how legal this is re copyright etc. but it works well!! Sony can control the SKY+ box too - clever these Japanese!!

Hi, Which Sony did you go for? I'm looking for something similar.

Thanks.

tightus_wad

RDR-HX525 - it's 'only' got the 80gb disk - but I only paid £110 off ebay for it and it does everything I need (copies to dvd at 8x speed from its hard disk). Good quality RGB input too. Also has progressive output to my HD TV.

never_red_Paul

stamford wrote: »

Is it possible to copy from a VHS tape to a DVD using one of these ?

It is if you get a copy decoder, search on e-bay for them.:whistle:

loveabargin

I have been thinking about buying this
Panasonic DMREX95V it's a DVDR/HDD/VCR with freeview
if anyone has got this one could you post any good or bad points oh and anyone knows the cheapest place to buy it.
thanks

scarface

If all I want to do is supplement my Sky+ box, which seems to be perpetually full, then all I need is the dvd recorder. what am I going to get extra from the HDD box??

leiclad

Re: a standard Sky Box, is it possible to plug a HD/DVD combined recorder into one and record from it?

dc

Taffyscot wrote: »

thanks dc would i be just as well off to get a sky box+ ?thinking of getting sky or buying a dvd recorder?

If you are getting Sky the the + box is the way to go. I have the cable V+ similar box and it is great for recording series just a couple of presses and done. However there will come a time when your Sky+ is hdd is getting fullish, especially if you like to record series. So a dvd recorder is usefull for archiving the stuff you want to keep.

HTHs