UK Digibox: Classic or Dud

yeah me neither.

Anyone have any HD recorder box recommendations, or should I cut out the fannidangle and go for the route one cheapy thirty quid knock it long to the big lad approach? Well?

ED: I only have an indoor ariel but it's a booster and I think it will be OK (friends' experience in similar areas seems to bear this out). The 80gig Humax looks the one for me. Surely any more gigs than 80 is simply self indulgence? 80 seems a lot of gigs.

COLETTE: my pooter is not that clever and the whole upgrade-the-pooter project is something I am trying to ignore at the moment.

We have it to the side of the telly rather than on top; Ava likes to slap it about; the Sony remote is the one she likes to shove in her mouth too. Both have survived infant manhandling and droolage.

80 gigs? I reckon Carsmile can beat that. In a week.

How about this one, Captain Pegleg? £10 off.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00076WG8G/qid=1129899254/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_3_1/026-1079273-2068421

my 40G tivo was only 12 hours on Best quality (although Good (19 hours) was fine and medium was also watchable.). i upgraded two weeks ago to a 200G drive and it now records more than i can sensibly watch (i think there are 3 solid days worth of things i haven't got around to yet) but i don't have to worry about missing anything.

but, yes, 80G probably ok unless you're a square-eyed hermit like myself.

(Arsenic And Old Lace on this afternoon if you're stuck for something to watch btw)

my digibox was, for a long time, used almost exclusively to record Peel into the computer. worked like a treat but the radio 1 feed via freeview isn't the most reliable thing in the world - a decent fm or dab tuner would be better.

http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/pvr-8000t.asp

Koogy I don't like the thought of you worrying about missing television programmes, so I am pleased you have a vast pulsating hard drive now.

Ugh, decisions.

What's more Aamazon are kind enough to offer a few compatible leisure tips, I see:

Customers who shopped for this item also shopped for:

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I can't decide. Not that I can afford any of them really.

Meanwhile...

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I did plug it into my telly. It was easy. My pictures come from Crystal Palace!

Last night I watched Winged Migration. Without even pressing the red button I got extra commentary from my mother-in-law.

I think it is true though, that you get what you pay for. Our remote control is unpleasant and feels as if it has come from a pound shop, and the menu screens could be nicer.

It is Digilogic. Remember the name!

It is confusing, as I am unsure whether my reception is good enough for it anyway. I had imagined that digital TV was a panacea.

Here is another question: is it better to have a DVD / VHS in one box, or as two separate items? More wires the second way.

Our "normal" reception is pretty bad (multi-Hansen effect), but the digibox works a treat (one Hansen, but speaking with greater clarity of vision and purpose than ever).

as for the DVD Video query, i'm of the opinion that it's almost always better to seperate items. if one bit get's buggered at least you're not losing 2 pieces of technology you need. also they are a bit gimmicky and tend to be impossible to fix.

xp

I've had an LG combined VHS/DVD thingy for 18 months, and I love it - and although it isn't mentioned in the instruction book, it lets you record from dvd to vhs if you want!

With analogue ghosting, you might have won 8-0.

"YES!

FREEVIEW covers your area for the postcode **** ***.

You should be able to use your existing rooftop aerial and wiring provided they are in good condition but you may need to get them checked to ensure good quality digital reception.

Your local electrical retailer should be able to arrange an aerial survey and aerial upgrade if you need one and advise you of any related charges."

I've been looking at some of the Hauppage ones but the write-ups on them are very varied.

Good info here:

http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/forumdisplay.php?f=119

Yesterday I pressed the red button hoping for all the goalmouth action, but all I got was a load of souped-up Ceefax reports.

PF, go on, take the plunge.

I am intrigued to see which way you go on Saturday afternoons, PJM - to BBCi's Score Interactive with Stubbsy or Sky Sports News with Stelling(sy). Or out, to the shops.

Incidentally, I think they must have those laptop gadgets. Or is that just my imagination getting the better of me?

I ask because I am having difficulty training my family to switch it off when they switch the telly off and I need to get just the right level of psycho dad-ness.

One piece of information that has been mentioned which is true is that there is little difference in power consumption etc between the on and standby modes of a Sky box. All standby does is switch off the video output, the box is otherwise completely functional.

Is a Sky box the same as a Freeview box, only with different channels?

But then I'm the sort of person who's convinced that all this talk of the oncoming "energy crisis" could be solved by everyone switching off their computers when they leave work at night.