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Posted by Gilgamesh on 04/23/06 13:24
"Temsonic" <dim.sp@miau.diolch> wrote in message
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>I want to get a PVR as cheaply as possible and am trying to weigh up what's
>best for my needs.
>
> Firstly anything PC based is out as my PC is in the bedroom away from my
> HC stuff, also it has to be wife-friendly.
Wife-friendly - OK most important question is what colour should it be :-)
Seriously why is PC based out, couldn't you move the PC or get a second one?
>
> I already have standard Sky and was contemplating Sky+ but I'm really not
> keen on the idea of spending an extra 10 a month just to use the PVR
> side - same goes for a Tivo subscription. From what I understand, it is
> actually possible to use a Sky+ box without paying the sub, but you can't
> set it via the Sky EPG - is this correct? Does using Sky+ (in any form)
> also require a dual LNB fitted on the dish as well?
>
> 99% of what I would want to record is available via Freeview anyway, so
> even a single Freeview tuner HDD PVR would be fine (having Sky would
> negate the need for a second tuner really). C*rrys have the Ferguson
> FPVR1T for 120 which is a single tuner model but does allow simultaneous
> record and playback which is as much as I'd need. Anyone have any
> experience of this model or can recommend something else at the budget end
> of the market?
>
> Is there anything HDD based that I could use in conjunction with Sky
> except Sky+? i.e. something that would accept and capture a video signal
> via SCART direct to HDD? Can Tivo be used at all without a sub? Do the DVD
> recorders with HDD's have this facility or are they only for recording
> Freeview broadcasts before they're burnt to disc?
>
> Thanks for any advice you can give me.
>
> Richard
>
>
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