Posted by Spack on 02/17/06 11:37

guv wrote on Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:57:13 +0000:

> On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:12:38 +0000, Sean Black
> <sean@bucks-aggs.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>>> Is it worth upgrading my std sky package to get sky +. my video is
>>>> knacked out. I could buy a dvd recorder.
>>>>
>>>> DinZ
>>>>
>>> You have to pay through the nose for sky+. If I were replacing a
>>> video I would go for a PVR anytime. Tivo transformed our viewing
>>> lives - after I got Tivo I bought a DVD recorder, and I never use it.
>>> Compared to a VCR it's brilliant, but compared to Tivo it's a pain in
>>> the arse.
>>>
>> Couldn't agree more. I've got TiVo, Sky+ and a DVD recorder. I use TiVo
>> for all my main recording with the DVD recorder as a backup, Sky+ is
>> relegated to a rarely used third choice, for the rare occasion when
>> there is something on two Sky only channels at the same time, without a
>> repeat any time soon. Mostly I can get away with TiVo for Sky stuff,
>> with the DVD as a backup for Freeview.
>
> Hmm. I was thinking of outing the TiVo for a sky+! Main reason - well
> only reason - is to be able to record one channel and watch another. I
> assume if you have a RF distribution system, you can transmit more
> than one channel - or is that only if you record?

No, it only sends the channel you're watching via RF. I've never had a TiVo
so I can't compare it, but I find the Sky+ incredibly handy - I often record
2 channels at once (plenty of stuff on at 7pm and 9pm that I like to watch
on various channels), while watching a recorded programme (and so far no
stuttering of any kind despite the hard disk working overtime handling 3
things at once). If you already have Movies or Sports then you don't pay the
�10 monthly sub, so the only outlay will be the initial cost (which is high,
but occassionally they do have deals going so try bargaining with them on
the phone for a lower price). I've only got the v2 40gb model (you can get
around 20 hours on it) and so far I've only come close to filling it on one
occassion as I do tend to watch stuff I record later the same day or the
next, but you might want to consider the 160gb model (or get a 40gb and
replace the hard drive with a bigger one) if you think you might hang onto
programmes a bit longer.

Dan

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