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Originally Posted by paulyoung666
i have seen a dvd player with a freeview box built in but not a dvd recorder  |
There doesn't seem much point to that!
There's a basic economic argument here:
1) VHS players are now commodity items with low margins in a nearly mature market. Little incentive for the main brands
2) DVD recorders are new with high prices and higher margins into an immature market.
3) Potential 'early adopters' are more likely to be digital tv users (whether by cable, satellite or terrestrial) than analogue users.
4) First to market with a recorder with digital tuner secures an immediate advantage.
5) Failing an internal digital tuner, why not 'bundle' the recorder with an add-on DTT set-top box? Though this is an imperfect solution since according to the Freeview Postcode checker, DTT is not available here (Farnham, Surrey)
Having defined the problem and found no solution, I WILL NOT purchase a DVD recorder with only an analogue internal tuner.
