Recording Freeview on USB Stick on a Sony Bravia TV while watching Freesat

st999

I am thinking of leaving Sky but keeping the Sky box for "freesat".

I know that I will then be unable to record anything on the Sky box but if I had a TV that had Freeview play and recording to USB, such as a SONY BRAVIA KDL49WE663 49" Smart HDR LED TV will the Sony TV allow recording from Freeview if the TV is set to the HDMI input while I watch something on Freesat?

I ask because my present TV, also a Sony Bravia but 7 years old, does not even keep a teletext page if I switch between Freeview and HDMI.

Browntoa

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4487259

Long running thread on this subject

st999

But that doesn't answer my question of

will the Sony TV allow recording from Freeview if the TV is set to the HDMI input while I watch something on Freesat?

pamsdish

I think it will, select your programme in menu and press record, then watch another channel, I would do a quick test run if it`s something you want,

st999

I think it will, select your programme in menu and press record, then watch another channel, I would do a quick test run if it`s something you want,

Can I watch one channel and record another at the same time as I may even get rid of the Sky box.

I do have an aerial for Freeview.

pamsdish

try it out, set it to record something then turn tv to another channel and see what`s on usb after a minute or 2,

st999

I do not have the TV yet

pamsdish

Put a usb into my bog standard tesco technica bedroom t.v., set to record one channel turned it to another, and then turned it off checked after 30 mins or so , all recorded fine, so should work on your SONY BRAVIA KDL49WE663 49" Smart HDR LED TV