Digital top box / hard disk recorder

[Mike]

I am really interested in getting a digital top box with hard disk recorder (to replace my aged VHS recorder).

I know sky do oneââ‚Âà ‚¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¦ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢à ƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬Ã‚¦ÃÆ⠀™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãâ⠂¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¦ÃƒÆ’¢â†šÂ¬Ã‚¦Ã ¢ÃƒÆ’¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Âà ‚¦ÃƒÆ’¢â‚Âà ‚¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¦can the unit fit some where †˜inlineÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¢ÃƒÆ ’¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€Å ¾Ã‚¢ with my up NTL set up or would I have to transfer to sky. If I need to move to sky can it come down a phone line or do I need a dish ???

Are there any other options open to me on the NTL side.

Would appreciate any comments

Regards

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Mike

I am really interested in getting a digital top box with hard disk recorder (to replace my aged VHS recorder).

I know sky do oneââ‚Âà ‚¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¦ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢à ƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ã‚¬Ã‚¦ÃÆ⠀™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ã‚¬Ãâ⠂¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¦ÃƒÆ’¢â†šÂ¬Ã‚¦Ã ¢ÃƒÆ’¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Âà ‚¦ÃƒÆ’¢â‚Âà ‚¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¦can the unit fit some where †˜inlineÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â¢ÃƒÆ ’¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€Å ¾Ã‚¢ with my up NTL set up or would I have to transfer to sky. If I need to move to sky can it come down a phone line or do I need a dish ???

Are there any other options open to me on the NTL side.

Would appreciate any comments

Regards

Sky's offering is only for their TV service, so you would need to switch to Sky (which involves a dish)

More info here: www.skyplus.co.uk

There are many hard disk recorders available now-even more if you also want to record to DVD+R/DVD-R disks!

If it's specifically hdd recording you want, is there a particular reason for this?

In the meantime, I've filtered the narrowed the following ones down for you to have a squint through: http://uk.pricerunner.com/sound-and-..._1392=&a_2958=

HTH.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Neil

Sky's offering is only for their TV service, so you would need to switch to Sky (which involves a dish)

More info here: www.skyplus.co.uk

There are many hard disk recorders available now-even more if you also want to record to DVD+R/DVD-R disks!

If it's specifically hdd recording you want, is there a particular reason for this?

In the meantime, I've filtered the narrowed the following ones down for you to have a squint through: http://uk.pricerunner.com/sound-and-..._1392=&a_2958=

HTH.

Neil

Thanks for this.............I need to replace my VHS and was attracted by the price and also like the idea of digital recording.

Regards

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Mike

Neil

Thanks for this.............I need to replace my VHS and was attracted by the price and also like the idea of digital recording.

Regards

Ok Mike, no problem.

What I meant by 'is there a specific reason', was 'is there a specific reason you wanted to go the hard disk route as opposed to being able to record to blank DVD disks?'

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Neil

Ok Mike, no problem.

What I meant by 'is there a specific reason', was 'is there a specific reason you wanted to go the hard disk route as opposed to being able to record to blank DVD disks?'

Neil

Understand..........not really I think the route may be the more expensive DVD recorders.

Just a case of which one

[SMHarman]

The HDD route can allow record and playback at the same time, live TV realitme shifting, but if you are replacing a VCR then the DVD route will be more than adequate.

The joint HDD / DVD backup option will be the one that will prevail IMHO. DVD recorders are falling so fast in price, under £60 for a Sony now, that it will not add a great deal to the price to build it in, and it will mean less boxes under the TV.