connecting new hard drive recorder & ntl box - please help

[Fingerscrossed1]

Hi everyone

I am trying to connect my Sharp TUR162H Hard drive recorder, ntl samsung box and tv - but not getting anywhere - please advise what needs to be joined where. Also do I need an external aerial?? Only I thought this was the point of cable - sorry not good with technology!!

Thanks for any help you can give.

[homealone]

:welcome:

tried it like this?

http://support.sony-europe.com/tv/tutorials/connectivity/connection_hd.aspx?l=en&ct=&d=hd_09

[Matth]

One problem, a lot of Digital Recorders (DVB-T/Freeview) are ONLY capable of recording from freeview as they extract and record the digital stream, but do not have any MPEG encoder capability to record from SCART.

This could mean a split, old analog recorders have an encoder, so while their tuner section will not be useful after analog switchoff, they will be capable of recording from a box.

The digital-only recorders cannot record anything that is not on a freeview channel.

The ideal is one that covers both, so it can record freeview with its own tuner and/or an AV input.