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Are Freesat Recorders Now Obsolete Due To All The Iplayer And Catch Up on the Internet?
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binao
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Are Freesat recorders no longer needed. They seem to be not always available.
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Not every channel has catch up. Having it available in one place is more convenient then having to use multiple apps. Quite often catch up content is removed after a set period, on a Freesat recorder it is available for ever.
So the answer is no.3 -
Also, not everyone has internet - or at least land line internet2
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I have a Humax Freeview box and it's hardly been used in the last 2 years...No free lunch, and no free laptop1
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macman said:I have a Humax Freeview box and it's hardly been used in the last 2 years...We have one also and its used nearly every day. I like being able to skip through the ads on ITV, C4 etc something you cant do by streaming unless you pay.OP. With the chip shortage there are a lot of items unavailable1
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As above really - PVRs allow you to 1. keep a program longer than it is available on catch-up and 2. whizz through the adverts and 3. watch recordings when your internet is down!2
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Still use ours to by pass all the adds.2
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Exactly the same with us. It's great for skipping the ads!2
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Record everything on the Humax. Then as others say skip the ads. No time constraints either.2
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I've just moved from Virgin Tivo to Freeview with a recorder - I can't imagine not having one - I like having a bank of things I've recorded for myself to scroll through. There's far too much wading through everything else and unhelpful "recommendations" to pinpoint my personal faves on catch-up.
Like the OP I found all the usual places were out of stock of what I needed presumably due to the chip issue. Instead I bought a reconditioned Humax from eBay which has been fine - and was cheaper anyway.2 -
Mister_G said:Exactly the same with us. It's great for skipping the ads!
It comes into its own when watching channels with adverts as we set a programme to record and then go into the recording after about 15 minutes and gradually catch up to live transmission as we fast forward through the adverts.1
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