Recording NTL Digital

[dave_tracey]

I'm thinking about getting a digital TV subscription, and already have NTL phone & Broadband, so it seems to be the logical choice (besides, I don't really want a dish on the house!)

I'm not sure how the STB connects to the TV, but presume it will be Scart. My question is this, would I be able to watch something on one channel, and record something on another simultaneously, using only the feed from NTL?

[Tristan]

you can do the following:

1) record one digital channel, and watch a terrestrial channel (i.e. using your aerial)

2) record a terretrial channel whilst watching a digital channel

3) record a terrestrial channel and watch a terrestrial channel

It's not possible to record one digital channel whilst watching another digital channel using one set-top box.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by dave_tracey

I'm thinking about getting a digital TV subscription, and already have NTL phone & Broadband, so it seems to be the logical choice (besides, I don't really want a dish on the house!)

I'm not sure how the STB connects to the TV, but presume it will be Scart. My question is this, would I be able to watch something on one channel, and record something on another simultaneously, using only the feed from NTL?

Not using the NTL digital signal. Some boxes support an analogue passthrough for Channels 1 to 5. You can record these, and watch a digital channel, or record a digital channel and watch Analogue channels 1 -5.

You can rent extra boxes from NTL (and about £16 a month each) to enable you to watch one digital channel and record another.

[pidsley]

Does anyone know how I can get the box that has analogiue (coax pass thru)

Or can I get a splitter

[bob_builder]

Originally Posted by pidsley

Does anyone know how I can get the box that has analogiue (coax pass thru)

Or can I get a splitter

You will need to ask the installation guy to fit one as none of the new STBs come with them (but only if you live in a Langley area).

[shazza]

Tried recording a film on ntl on video which was set on timer..

stb and vidoe on,tv off...recorded blank screen..

have i got my scarts set up wrongly? tapes if tv on! shouldn't make a difference should it??

ta

[altis]

It should be like this:
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[MovedGoalPosts]

Originally Posted by shazza

Tried recording a film on ntl on video which was set on timer..

stb and vidoe on,tv off...recorded blank screen..

have i got my scarts set up wrongly? tapes if tv on! shouldn't make a difference should it??

ta

How many scart sockets does your video and TV have? Ideally you need 2 on each so your VCR has a lead from the STB and a lead to the TV, whilst another lead goes from the STB to the TV.

When recording on the VCR you need to have the VCR tuned to the Scart socket served directly by the STB lead, not from the TV.

If the TV is off there will be no signal down the TV > VCR lead, yet if the TV is on the TV > VCR lead will only get the channel being watched by the TV.

Edit: Doh I should have known altis would be along with the diagram

[shazza]

Originally Posted by MovedGoalPosts

How many scart sockets does your video and TV have? Ideally you need 2 on each so your VCR has a lead from the STB and a lead to the TV, whilst another lead goes from the STB to the TV.

When recording on the VCR you need to have the VCR tuned to the Scart socket served directly by the STB lead, not from the TV.

If the TV is off there will be no signal down the TV > VCR lead, yet if the TV is on the TV > VCR lead will only get the channel being watched by the TV.

Edit: Doh I should have known altis would be along with the diagram

hi, I have 2 scarts on tv, 2on stb box and one one dvd player..coax from vcr to stb..

[MovedGoalPosts]

Originally Posted by shazza

hi, I have 2 scarts on tv, 2on stb box and one one dvd player..coax from vcr to stb..

So if I understand you right, your VCR is not connected to the STB by a direct scart lead. You can record from the STB by use of the coaxial feed (provided the coaxial is connected to the TV out side of the STB and to the aerial in side of the VCR. You will need to tune the VCR to the STB's coaxial signal. Hopefully the VCR and STB's use different channel frequencies.

[Tristan]

Originally Posted by sir_drinks_alot

sounds to me that you would be better off geting sky +

What a helpful response

[shazza]

Originally Posted by MovedGoalPosts

So if I understand you right, your VCR is not connected to the STB by a direct scart lead. You can record from the STB by use of the coaxial feed (provided the coaxial is connected to the TV out side of the STB and to the aerial in side of the VCR. You will need to tune the VCR to the STB's coaxial signal. Hopefully the VCR and STB's use different channel frequencies.

Hi, I have scarts connected to tv from stb box and stb box to vcr and scart from tv to dvd...everythiong seems to be working, can watch dvd's,stb channels and also testerial from ariel.can record when tv on and watching stb channel but wont record anything apart from blan sceen when tv is off at night??

hope this explains it better but probably not..

[ian@huth]

It could be a faulty scart lead between the STB and VCR or a one way scart lead that hasn't got all pins connected.

[bob_builder]

Originally Posted by shazza

Hi, I have scarts connected to tv from stb box and stb box to vcr and scart from tv to dvd...everythiong seems to be working, can watch dvd's,stb channels and also testerial from ariel.can record when tv on and watching stb channel but wont record anything apart from blan sceen when tv is off at night??

Do you have a Scart cable between your VCR and TV?

[shazza]

Originally Posted by bob_builder

Do you have a Scart cable between your VCR and TV?

Eureka sorted!! Not sure what set up I had wrong but started from scratch with help from diagram (cheers) and help from other replies..

Think i had scart from stb going to dvd rather than vcr?

thanks everyone..