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Old 12-01-2006, 13:34
Denz
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Is it feasible that you could set the pioneer to record whatever is being played through a sky digibox over a 24 hour period

ie if you selected the record option could it record constantly? or could you set a timer recording to record a daily programme from say 05:00 to 01:00

If this was the case then you theoretically the box would replace the oldest recordings with the newest? Or would this constant use ultimatley kill the box?
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Old 12-01-2006, 13:36
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Yes.

Yes or yes.

Don't know. I think not.
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Old 12-01-2006, 15:18
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Originally Posted by Denz
Is it feasible that you could set the pioneer to record whatever is being played through a sky digibox over a 24 hour period
Yes, but only if you split it into two 12 hour recordings. The manual says that there is a maximum continuous recording time for one title of 12 hours.
ie if you selected the record option could it record constantly?
Yes, but only for 12 hours.
could you set a timer recording to record a daily programme from say 05:00 to 01:00
I think the timer route is the best way of doing what you want because of the 12 hour limit.
If this was the case then you theoretically the box would replace the oldest recordings with the newest? Or would this constant use ultimatley kill the box?
I don't think the manual says what happens if the disk gets full, but presumably it just won't record any more. It shouldn't damage it.
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Old 12-01-2006, 22:15
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Sounds like the guy needs Sky+ or a Freeview HDD recorder rather than a Pioneer
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Old 13-01-2006, 09:33
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[size=2]cant get sky+ as I can't get two feeds. Want sky for the extra channels you don't get on freeview - this seems to be the best compromise[/size]
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Old 13-01-2006, 11:42
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Originally Posted by Denz
If this was the case then you theoretically the box would replace the oldest recordings with the newest?
If it's full, then the box won't record any more (it might try recording on a recordable DVD if one is inserted.)

However, it is possible to set up the box to record (e.g.) 05:00-17:00 each Monday, with each recording over-writing the previous Monday's recording. (To do this, set the destination of the recording to HDDr instead of the usual HDD.)

If you do this, then whatever is output by the Sky box would be recorded onto the hard disk for a week. The MN15 setting (3 hours per blank DVD) will allow you to record over 22.5 hours per day for 7 days onto your hard disk before it gets full.
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Old 13-01-2006, 22:30
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Originally Posted by Denz
[size=2]cant get sky+ as I can't get two feeds. Want sky for the extra channels you don't get on freeview - this seems to be the best compromise[/size]
If you have Sky already then why can't you have Sky+?
The additional feed is on the new LNB supplied when you get Sky+ installed?
I have Sky+160 ,a Freeview HDD recorder and a Pioneer HDD recorder so I am not biased toward either,but with Sky+ the following is possible that is not possible on the Pioneer:
Watch one satellite channel while another records
Record 2 at the same time....and watch an earlier recording
Record in 5.1
Live pause
Live Rewind
Series Link
No red dots on anything...ever
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Old 13-01-2006, 23:06
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But i live in an apartment with a shared dish - there are no spare extra feeds. From my understanding I cannot get sky+ with this configuration -unless you can advise different.
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