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[Debs.]

Thanks very much Debs, you've made an old man very happy  [smiley=lolk.gif]

That`s twice today; already!

[STMO999]

Next question  ........ if you have a dish & Free-sat, how do you record? Is there a Free-sat version of something like my Humax Freeview hard drive recorder? Mother-in-law lives in an area where there is a bloody big hill click in the way of being able to get Freeview via her aerial. She has a basic Sky package at the moment but now want to be able to record, but the analogue has been turned off around here now so no video.

Yes!

Thanks Debs! I shall look out for one for the M-in-law!

You said she had sky, so why not just use a DVD/VHS recorder?

[Andy B]

Next question  ........ if you have a dish & Free-sat, how do you record? Is there a Free-sat version of something like my Humax Freeview hard drive recorder? Mother-in-law lives in an area where there is a bloody big hill click in the way of being able to get Freeview via her aerial. She has a basic Sky package at the moment but now want to be able to record, but the analogue has been turned off around here now so no video.

Andy, are you asking if you can record from sky?  .....

Yes ..... but without the monthly subscription of Sky+
M-in-law needs a satalite/Sky to recieve because of the hill, not cos she wants the sports or films channels etc
As said, she now can't use her video for Borenation St etc so needs some other digital way. 

[Andy B]

Next question  ........ if you have a dish & Free-sat, how do you record? Is there a Free-sat version of something like my Humax Freeview hard drive recorder? Mother-in-law lives in an area where there is a bloody big hill click in the way of being able to get Freeview via her aerial. She has a basic Sky package at the moment but now want to be able to record, but the analogue has been turned off around here now so no video.

Yes!

Thanks Debs! I shall look out for one for the M-in-law!

You said she had sky, so why not just use a DVD/VHS recorder?

Wouldn't you have to watch what you're recording .... ?  :-/

[STMO999]

Next question  ........ if you have a dish & Free-sat, how do you record? Is there a Free-sat version of something like my Humax Freeview hard drive recorder? Mother-in-law lives in an area where there is a bloody big hill click in the way of being able to get Freeview via her aerial. She has a basic Sky package at the moment but now want to be able to record, but the analogue has been turned off around here now so no video.

Andy, are you asking if you can record from sky?  .....

Yes ..... but without the monthly subscription of Sky+
M-in-law needs a satalite/Sky to recieve because of the hill, not cos she wants the sports or films channels etc
As said, she now can't use her video for Borenation St etc so needs some other digital way. 

So, scart from sky box into DVD/VHS recorder and then into telly. Seemples.

[Andy B]

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So, scart from sky box into DVD/VHS recorder and then into telly. Seemples.

I'll have a look, once she's got the Sky sorted, she's lost a load of the ordinary channels  since the analogue was turned off  :-/  :-/  must just be coincidence.

[Debs.]

Next question  ........ if you have a dish & Free-sat, how do you record? Is there a Free-sat version of something like my Humax Freeview hard drive recorder? Mother-in-law lives in an area where there is a bloody big hill click in the way of being able to get Freeview via her aerial. She has a basic Sky package at the moment but now want to be able to record, but the analogue has been turned off around here now so no video.

Yes!

Thanks Debs! I shall look out for one for the M-in-law!

It`s called Freesat+ , Andy.....there are various choices of standard or HD and hard drive capacities:

http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.php/digital-boxes

[STMO999]

Next question  ........ if you have a dish & Free-sat, how do you record? Is there a Free-sat version of something like my Humax Freeview hard drive recorder? Mother-in-law lives in an area where there is a bloody big hill click in the way of being able to get Freeview via her aerial. She has a basic Sky package at the moment but now want to be able to record, but the analogue has been turned off around here now so no video.

Yes!

Thanks Debs! I shall look out for one for the M-in-law!

It`s called Freesat+ , Andy.....there are various choices of standard or HD and hard drive capacities:

http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.php/digital-boxes

As for as I can gather Debs, MIL has sky, not free-sat. Phew.

[STMO999]

What I've got Andy is sky SD, a DVD recorder and a telly with a digital tuner. I can record from sky but I can only watch freeview while I'm recording. The only way you can watch another sky channel whilst recording is sky+.....I think.

[Andy B]

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As for as I can gather Debs, MIL has sky, not free-sat. Phew.

She has at the moment, but she doesn't want the monthly subscription of Sky+, but would like the ease of recording of Freeview+ & Sky+. Freesat was a consideration 

[Andy B]

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It`s called Freesat+ , Andy.....there are various choices of standard or HD and hard drive capacities:

http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.php/digital-boxes

Thanks Debs, obvious really when you say it!      

[Andy B]

What I've got Andy is sky SD, a DVD recorder and a telly with a digital tuner. I can record from sky but I can only watch freeview while I'm recording. The only way you can watch another sky channel whilst recording is sky+.....I think.

Thanks. But you have the option of watching the digital TV via its tuner when you're recording from Sky. Unless she has 2 recievers she'll only be able to watch what she's recording as she has a hill in the way of the aerial signal.    Which is why she's on basic Sky (with a dish) now.

[Andy B]

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It`s called Freesat+ , Andy.....there are various choices of standard or HD and hard drive capacities:

http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.php/digital-boxes

And it looks like the Sky Dish should work OK with the Freesat+ box   

[Martin_1962]

Next question  ........ if you have a dish & Free-sat, how do you record? Is there a Free-sat version of something like my Humax Freeview hard drive recorder? Mother-in-law lives in an area where there is a bloody big hill click in the way of being able to get Freeview via her aerial. She has a basic Sky package at the moment but now want to be able to record, but the analogue has been turned off around here now so no video.

Humax HDR

[Andy B]

Next question  ........ if you have a dish & Free-sat, how do you record? Is there a Free-sat version of something like my Humax Freeview hard drive recorder? Mother-in-law lives in an area where there is a bloody big hill click in the way of being able to get Freeview via her aerial. She has a basic Sky package at the moment but now want to be able to record, but the analogue has been turned off around here now so no video.

Humax HDR

Thanks Martin. It's at the top of the list that Debs posted the link to, seems pretty much the same kind of thing as my Humax PVR9300T which couldn't be easier to use.