I'm looking for a box which lets me record from my standard Sky box.

I have a toshiba TV with integrated freeview, so I think that means I'd be able to watch freeview while I record a different Sky channel (although I'll have to get my terrestrial aerial checked out and probably recabled).

In an ideal world, I'd like to stick with Toshiba, although I have no idea if they make a unit which would do what I need.

I have my DVD collection on external hard drives working through my PC so in the long run, any video I store on my new DVDR/HDD box will need the ability to transfer to those external drives. Perhaps by recording to DVD-RW and then ripping on my PC, but if there's any easier way I'm all ears!?!

In an ideal world, I could simply hook up an external hard drive - I've heard that one of the new panasonics has the ability to connect a usb flash drive / USB key (?) Anyone know if that would work, or if the "saved" files are in a format readable by Windows Media Center on my PC?

I heard that the Panasonic EX75 might do what I want, does anyone have any other recommendations?

tanks


Guy

Im in the same predicament!

I want to archive material from my Virgin ++ box and currentlyhave to dub in real time to DVD then rip that dvd on the pcto edit it properly before aarching to a HDD for later playback!

I wondered if there was any other route of getting these digital files off the box and into another drive without the need for putting onto DVD first.

PS Im also after a new DVD recorder as mine has just failed!