Does Such A Machine Exsist?

alanrowell

OP says they don't have an aerial so they won't be able to get Freeview.

As they only have cable they'll have to get the V+ box and an external DVD recorder

If they get an aerial then a twin Freeview PVR and external DVD recorder is going to be the only reasonable option

buglawton

So, gone are the days when NTL (now Virgin Media) used to automatically offer a decent TV tuner signal with all the free channels on it as standard when you got broadband and/or a phone?

Anyway, worth checking if this gadget will do it for you on a Virgin Box:

http://www.bluedelta.co.uk/phantom+.html

- on a Sky box it can auto record onto your DVD based on Sky's EPG - and they claim it works for other digital receivers too.