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Osem · 12-02-2010, 15:30

Hi.

We recently took the plunge and had a new high gain outdoor aerial installed to provide a decent Freeview signal and I've since run co-axial cables to our bedroom and lounge TVs both of which are Freeview enabled and working fine.

In the lounge we have a VHS recorder/DVD player combi which is connected to our VM box and which we use to record TV from time to time. Until now, the problem's always been that we're stuck unable to watch another channel while recording from the VM box. Now we can watch Freeview while doing so but I'm considering buying a new DVD/HDD recorder to replace the VHS unit and am wondering what the connection options for recording might be. Since there are more channels on VM, I'm assuming it'd be best to connect the new recorder to the VM box but if we did that, would there be any way to also record from Freeview without faffing about unplugging and swapping cables etc. Given that our main TV already has a Freeview tuner built-in, would buying a Freeview enabled recorder be a good idea and add to our options or just be superfluous?

We'd also appreciate any feedback/advice on the best choice of DVD/HDD recorder (c. £200) for our intended use and if anyone has any recommendations we'd be glad to receive them.

12-02-2010, 15:30	#1
Osem Inactive Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Right here! Posts: 22,315	Options to record from VM box & freeview Hi. We recently took the plunge and had a new high gain outdoor aerial installed to provide a decent Freeview signal and I've since run co-axial cables to our bedroom and lounge TVs both of which are Freeview enabled and working fine. In the lounge we have a VHS recorder/DVD player combi which is connected to our VM box and which we use to record TV from time to time. Until now, the problem's always been that we're stuck unable to watch another channel while recording from the VM box. Now we can watch Freeview while doing so but I'm considering buying a new DVD/HDD recorder to replace the VHS unit and am wondering what the connection options for recording might be. Since there are more channels on VM, I'm assuming it'd be best to connect the new recorder to the VM box but if we did that, would there be any way to also record from Freeview without faffing about unplugging and swapping cables etc. Given that our main TV already has a Freeview tuner built-in, would buying a Freeview enabled recorder be a good idea and add to our options or just be superfluous? We'd also appreciate any feedback/advice on the best choice of DVD/HDD recorder (c. £200) for our intended use and if anyone has any recommendations we'd be glad to receive them.