TV with Live Pause/Record facility - without getting a box?

bossoftheworld · 24-02-2014, 19:45

Hello,

We are thinking of buying a small TV (24 inch) and would like it to have a record/pause facility. Is there such a thing. I've been googling and can't find anything but we don't have any room to put in a free view box.

Thanks.

grahamlthompson · 24-02-2014, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by bossoftheworld

Hello,

We are thinking of buying a small TV (24 inch) and would like it to have a record/pause facility. Is there such a thing. I've been googling and can't find anything but we don't have any room to put in a free view box.

Thanks.

To do this would require a TV capable of recording to a usb drive. You would need to accommodate this. Live pause etc works by continually recording the live content into a buffer file on a usb mass storage device. This will mean a device with sufficient capacity to accommodate the time shift buffer.

bossoftheworld · 24-02-2014, 19:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by grahamlthompson

To do this would require a TV capable of recording to a usb drive. You would need to accommodate this. Live pause etc works by continually recording the live content into a buffer file on a usb mass storage device. This will mean a device with sufficient capacity to accommodate the time shift buffer.

Thanks - so if I do a search at Curry's and look for a tv that has a USB drive on it would that be what I was after?

grahamlthompson · 24-02-2014, 19:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by bossoftheworld

Thanks - so if I do a search at Curry's and look for a tv that has a USB drive on it would that be what I was after?

The TV's don't come with a usb drive that's something you have to provide.

24" TV's with USB recording don't normally come from quality makers. For what it's worth here's one.

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/35323675/873261469/-/ListingDetails.html?_%24ja=tsid:13315%7Ccat:35323675%7Cprd:35323675&$$ja=cgid:7111955817|tsid:48121|cid:130773177|lid:54121505697|nw:g|crid:22715961057|rnd:8569425821834618144|dvc:c|adp:1o7|mt:

evil c · 25-02-2014, 01:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by grahamlthompson

24" TV's with USB recording don't normally come from quality makers.

I dispute this. If anything it's the other way round as the more you pay (for any size TV) the more facilities you get. For example the Sony Bravia KDL24W605 and the Panasonic Viera TX-L24XM6B. OP, just look for a TV that has a USB port with HDD (or hard disk drive) capability. HDD capability means you can connect a 2.5 inch portable hard drive (or a flash drive) which means that you can pause live TV, using the buffer, as graham mentioned. The external drive will be self powered via the TV USB port. Nearly all good TVs, if not the majority of TVs, have a USB port and you can easily contact the retailer (or check reviews) if the spec just says '1 x USB 2.0' and not whether you can use it as a hard drive.

Note also that the latest USB standard is 3.0 and whichever hard drive/flash drive you buy will say it is 3.0. Don't worry though they are all backwards compatible to USB 2.0. Also I'd recommend that you buy a hard drive rather than a flash drive as the storage size to price ratio is advantageous and you get a longer pause time.

I have a 320GB 2.5 inch Hitachi USB portable hard drive which after formatting leaves 298.1GB Total Space. A 2 hour HD Freeview recording uses 5.85GB and SD considerably less. I can't be more precise than that 'cause all my recordings are in HD. I can pause live TV for up to 90 mins. A 500GB drive costs around the same as a 320GB drive. And I nearly forgot to say that the drive will be operated via the TV remote and be accessed via the Source (or similar) button.

500GB Hitachi portable hard drive: http://www.amazon.co.uk/HGST-Touro-M...bile+MX3+500GB

grahamlthompson · 25-02-2014, 10:13

The smallest TV in the current Sony range is 32". Panasonic have a 24" model but it does not have usb recording

http://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer...tx-l24x6b.html

evil c · 25-02-2014, 17:18

Sorry, I was wrong about the Panasonic having USB Recording. Thanks for correcting me Graham. The Sony Bravia KDL24W605, the Philips 24PFL4228, the Sharp LC24LE250K and the Linsar 24LED950S however all have it.

Some 22 inch TVs have it too - the Samsung UE22F5400, the Samsung UE22F5410, the Linsar 22LED950S and the Sharp LC22LE250K.

phillwin · 13-03-2014, 21:14

I got a logic L32HE13 32Inch in the sales from currys pcworld it got usb recording

24-02-2014, 19:45	#1
bossoftheworld Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,189	TV with Live Pause/Record facility - without getting a box? Hello, We are thinking of buying a small TV (24 inch) and would like it to have a record/pause facility. Is there such a thing. I've been googling and can't find anything but we don't have any room to put in a free view box. Thanks.

24-02-2014, 19:52	#2
grahamlthompson Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redditch Worcs Posts: 17,293	Quote: Originally Posted by bossoftheworld Hello, We are thinking of buying a small TV (24 inch) and would like it to have a record/pause facility. Is there such a thing. I've been googling and can't find anything but we don't have any room to put in a free view box. Thanks. To do this would require a TV capable of recording to a usb drive. You would need to accommodate this. Live pause etc works by continually recording the live content into a buffer file on a usb mass storage device. This will mean a device with sufficient capacity to accommodate the time shift buffer.

24-02-2014, 19:53	#3
bossoftheworld Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,189	Quote: Originally Posted by grahamlthompson To do this would require a TV capable of recording to a usb drive. You would need to accommodate this. Live pause etc works by continually recording the live content into a buffer file on a usb mass storage device. This will mean a device with sufficient capacity to accommodate the time shift buffer. Thanks - so if I do a search at Curry's and look for a tv that has a USB drive on it would that be what I was after?

24-02-2014, 19:57	#4
grahamlthompson Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redditch Worcs Posts: 17,293	Quote: Originally Posted by bossoftheworld Thanks - so if I do a search at Curry's and look for a tv that has a USB drive on it would that be what I was after? The TV's don't come with a usb drive that's something you have to provide. 24" TV's with USB recording don't normally come from quality makers. For what it's worth here's one. http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/35323675/873261469/-/ListingDetails.html?_%24ja=tsid:13315%7Ccat:35323675%7Cprd:35323675&$$ja=cgid:7111955817\|tsid:48121\|cid:130773177\|lid:54121505697\|nw:g\|crid:22715961057\|rnd:8569425821834618144\|dvc:c\|adp:1o7\|mt:

25-02-2014, 01:47	#5
evil c Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wirral Peninsula Posts: 4,777	Quote: Originally Posted by grahamlthompson 24" TV's with USB recording don't normally come from quality makers. I dispute this. If anything it's the other way round as the more you pay (for any size TV) the more facilities you get. For example the Sony Bravia KDL24W605 and the Panasonic Viera TX-L24XM6B. OP, just look for a TV that has a USB port with HDD (or hard disk drive) capability. HDD capability means you can connect a 2.5 inch portable hard drive (or a flash drive) which means that you can pause live TV, using the buffer, as graham mentioned. The external drive will be self powered via the TV USB port. Nearly all good TVs, if not the majority of TVs, have a USB port and you can easily contact the retailer (or check reviews) if the spec just says '1 x USB 2.0' and not whether you can use it as a hard drive. Note also that the latest USB standard is 3.0 and whichever hard drive/flash drive you buy will say it is 3.0. Don't worry though they are all backwards compatible to USB 2.0. Also I'd recommend that you buy a hard drive rather than a flash drive as the storage size to price ratio is advantageous and you get a longer pause time. I have a 320GB 2.5 inch Hitachi USB portable hard drive which after formatting leaves 298.1GB Total Space. A 2 hour HD Freeview recording uses 5.85GB and SD considerably less. I can't be more precise than that 'cause all my recordings are in HD. I can pause live TV for up to 90 mins. A 500GB drive costs around the same as a 320GB drive. And I nearly forgot to say that the drive will be operated via the TV remote and be accessed via the Source (or similar) button. 500GB Hitachi portable hard drive: http://www.amazon.co.uk/HGST-Touro-M...bile+MX3+500GB

25-02-2014, 10:13	#6
grahamlthompson Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redditch Worcs Posts: 17,293	The smallest TV in the current Sony range is 32". Panasonic have a 24" model but it does not have usb recording http://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer...tx-l24x6b.html

25-02-2014, 17:18	#7
evil c Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wirral Peninsula Posts: 4,777	Sorry, I was wrong about the Panasonic having USB Recording. Thanks for correcting me Graham. The Sony Bravia KDL24W605, the Philips 24PFL4228, the Sharp LC24LE250K and the Linsar 24LED950S however all have it. Some 22 inch TVs have it too - the Samsung UE22F5400, the Samsung UE22F5410, the Linsar 22LED950S and the Sharp LC22LE250K.

13-03-2014, 21:14	#8
phillwin Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 24	I got a logic L32HE13 32Inch in the sales from currys pcworld it got usb recording

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