TV And DVD Recorder Problems
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Afternoon,
I have just bought a 32" philips HD ready TV it has freeview built into it.
The problem Im having is that I have a DVD Hard Drive Recorder but I can't seem to get the DVD to record onto the HDD off the telly. I can do it with the anoluge channels but not with the digital one's
As anyone any idea's on how to get this to work? I can see all the AV options but the digital service just has an option called Digital TV on the TV menu and doesent come up as though it's in AV1 or I would be able to select that on my DVD recorder
Please help!!!
Thanks in advance
Paul Wike
I have just bought a 32" philips HD ready TV it has freeview built into it.
The problem Im having is that I have a DVD Hard Drive Recorder but I can't seem to get the DVD to record onto the HDD off the telly. I can do it with the anoluge channels but not with the digital one's
As anyone any idea's on how to get this to work? I can see all the AV options but the digital service just has an option called Digital TV on the TV menu and doesent come up as though it's in AV1 or I would be able to select that on my DVD recorder
Please help!!!
Thanks in advance
Paul Wike
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Model No: 32PFL5522D
Cheers
Paul
I also presume that the recorder is able to record the analogue channels independantly from the TV by using its own onboard tuner, rather than using the TVs tuner? If so then it may be a pain in the neck to use the TV as a source to record digital TV from; a cheap set-top box would at least allow you to watch one digital channel whilst recording another.
I just downloaded and read the user manual.
Page 25 tells you of the recording function...and in big letters next to it...NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS MODEL.
Actually you're better off just buying a cheap Freeview box connecting that to the input of your DVDR and recording from that instead.
I don't understand why anyone tries to record off the TV itself.
Usually because they have just noticed a programme they'd like to see is on one of the digital channels and is shown when they're out...or sleeping etc...the usual...and they don't have a Freeview box to record from.
Because they've just spent money on a TV with a digital tuner in it - why spend more on another box, with another digital tuner in it, for those one in a million times when the TV is not switched on, or it is switched on but there are two things on Freeview at the same time that you want to watch? The chances of finding one Freeview channel worth watching is remote - the chances of finding two Freeview transmissions worth watching at the same time, so that one needs to be recorded using an STB, is almost non-existent. I don't understand these forum members who say to anybody who's bought a TV with a digital tuner built-in "Ooh, that's crap, go out and buy another one in a separate box to take up more space under your telly as well."
I could envisage someone wanting to watch say BBC1 in digital quality and record E4/More4 etc quite easily.