PVR's and cable not freeview

SilentLoner · 22-12-2009, 18:54

my parents are looking to getting a pvr but they want it for their cable and do not want the V+ offer etc. can the pvr's on the market record the cable channels aswell?

Jarrak · 22-12-2009, 19:10

The only integrated PVR that handles VM is the V+ however you can get the good old DVD recorder with hard drive (or Blu recorder and hard drive from Panasonic with Freesat and Freeview) and record the scart output of the VM set top box.

Any particular reason the V+ isn't on the list?

SilentLoner · 22-12-2009, 19:38

unrealiable and its virgin for the net thats all lol

Nigel Goodwin · 22-12-2009, 19:47

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Originally Posted by SilentLoner

unrealiable and its virgin for the net thats all lol

It's your only option, you have to rent VM equipment, and the V+ is the only PVR.

cy_bones · 22-12-2009, 19:50

I used to use a lite-on hdd recorder with virgin before I got V+.
It was OK, better than a VCR but nothing really compares to V+ if you have cable.

Now we can record two cable feeds and watch a third from the same box - not possible if recording over scart to a seperate PVR or HDD.

22-12-2009, 18:54	#1
SilentLoner Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 3,995	PVR's and cable not freeview my parents are looking to getting a pvr but they want it for their cable and do not want the V+ offer etc. can the pvr's on the market record the cable channels aswell?

22-12-2009, 19:10	#2
Jarrak Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ilkeston Posts: 18,075	The only integrated PVR that handles VM is the V+ however you can get the good old DVD recorder with hard drive (or Blu recorder and hard drive from Panasonic with Freesat and Freeview) and record the scart output of the VM set top box. Any particular reason the V+ isn't on the list?

22-12-2009, 19:38	#3
SilentLoner Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 3,995	unrealiable and its virgin for the net thats all lol

22-12-2009, 19:47	#4
Nigel Goodwin Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Derbyshire Posts: 41,789	Quote: Originally Posted by SilentLoner unrealiable and its virgin for the net thats all lol It's your only option, you have to rent VM equipment, and the V+ is the only PVR.

22-12-2009, 19:50	#5
cy_bones Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 1,659	I used to use a lite-on hdd recorder with virgin before I got V+. It was OK, better than a VCR but nothing really compares to V+ if you have cable. Now we can record two cable feeds and watch a third from the same box - not possible if recording over scart to a seperate PVR or HDD.

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