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**Chris** · 24-01-2011, 09:41

1. Put an aerial connection into the DVD recorder.
2. Put an aerial connection into your new Freeview+HD set top box
3. Use an HDMI cable to connect the set top box to your telly
4. Use a SCART cable to connect the DVD recorder to your telly

You will get HD pictures on your TV so long as you are watching HD broadcasts via the set top box and an HDMI cable. You will not get HD from the recorder with this set up. The DVD recorder won't be able to record HD pictures even if you were to connect an HD set top box to it, so no point trying. But your new Freeview+HD box will record HD, and as you will do most of your programme recording on that, that's all you need.

For archiving from the Freeview+HD box onto DVD, connect the two with a further SCART cable. Or, if your set top box will pass-through from the DVD recorder via SCART, just connect the DVD to the set top box and rely on just a single HDMI connection into the TV from the set top box.

24-01-2011, 09:41	#2
Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,212	Re: Set top box 1. Put an aerial connection into the DVD recorder. 2. Put an aerial connection into your new Freeview+HD set top box 3. Use an HDMI cable to connect the set top box to your telly 4. Use a SCART cable to connect the DVD recorder to your telly You will get HD pictures on your TV so long as you are watching HD broadcasts via the set top box and an HDMI cable. You will not get HD from the recorder with this set up. The DVD recorder won't be able to record HD pictures even if you were to connect an HD set top box to it, so no point trying. But your new Freeview+HD box will record HD, and as you will do most of your programme recording on that, that's all you need. For archiving from the Freeview+HD box onto DVD, connect the two with a further SCART cable. Or, if your set top box will pass-through from the DVD recorder via SCART, just connect the DVD to the set top box and rely on just a single HDMI connection into the TV from the set top box.