[mal2pool]

Anyone know if theres a dvd recorder on the market with built in freeview hd or freesat . I have a hd ready telly so could just turn the recorder on to watch hd progs and record them.

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by mal2pool

Anyone know if theres a dvd recorder on the market with built in freeview hd or freesat . I have a hd ready telly so could just turn the recorder on to watch hd progs and record them.

Panasonic have a range of Freeview and Freesat twin tuner recorders, they are not cheap. To record HD (in HD) to an optical disc you need a blu-ray recorder. DVD recorders only record SD content. You can record an HD programme but it has to be downscaled to SD.

[chrisjr]

Unless you have a compelling reason for recording to disk then you would probably get better value for money with a PVR. If you want twin tuners to let you watch one channel while recording a different one you will be spending serious money for a DVD/Blu-Ray recorder compared to a PVR.

[mal2pool]

Originally Posted by chrisjr

Unless you have a compelling reason for recording to disk then you would probably get better value for money with a PVR. If you want twin tuners to let you watch one channel while recording a different one you will be spending serious money for a DVD/Blu-Ray recorder compared to a PVR.

Well was after something like a panny dvd recorder with built in jukebox to put my mp3s on too.

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by mal2pool

Well was after something like a panny dvd recorder with built in jukebox to put my mp3s on too.

Humax's Freesat and Freeview twin tuner HD pvrs will play back mp3s (and jpg photos). You can always transfer SD content by usb to a PC to burn DVD's (much quicker than real time recording to a DVDR)