Pause live TV

[luckystrike]

I've just bought a vcr/dvd recorder combi from Panasonic, and it was advertised as being able to pause live tv.

I can't figure out how to do it. Do I need to buy a DVD RAM disc?

All help will be greatly appreciated!

[Lou Knee]

not sure if this will help but I have a dvd recorder and in order to watch a prog that is still being recorded I need to use a RAM disc and also a RAM disc is needed if you want to watch one prog while recording another. I used to have a different dvd recorder and I found that RAM discs are ok for all recording functions.....eg...record and keep (use title protection) and day to day recording that you watch and then erase.......XXX

[Ralph]

To be able to pause live TV (sometimes called Timeshift), you need to use a DVD-RAM disc. R or RW discs cannot do this. Unfortunately, RAM discs are quite expensive, though fortunately, they last exponentially longer than �RW discs.

You should be able to use any disc to record a programme while watching another though, that's just like old fashioned video.

[Ethel]

I have a dvd recorder with hard drive and don't use any removable disk to pause live tv.

Which sort do you have?