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Recording Tv Programmes
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Looking for the best thing to buy an elderly technophobe with a low budget that records tv programmes. He has Freeview & doesn't need more channels.
Thanks
Looking for the best thing to buy an elderly technophobe with a low budget that records tv programmes. He has Freeview & doesn't need more channels.
Thanks
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He wants a standard Freeview TIVO box, something like this:
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TTT's suggestion doesn't seem to have a disc in - there is a USB socket to plug an external drive into, so you will have extra expense there, although the basic device is cheap.
We have 3 recorders, a Panasonic, a Manhatten and a Humax; of these I think the Humax is the simplest to operate. You can record 4 programmes simultaneously whilst watching a fifth and you can also connect it to the internet to allow for access to catch-up TV. You can also set it to record a series of programmes, so you don't need to remember to set it to watch, say, University Challenge, each week, you just tell it you want to watch every occurrence of it.
I always recomment Richer Sounds for this sort of equipment and their warranty is worth spending the money on as, if you don't use it, you get the money back when it expires.
We have 3 recorders, a Panasonic, a Manhatten and a Humax; of these I think the Humax is the simplest to operate. You can record 4 programmes simultaneously whilst watching a fifth and you can also connect it to the internet to allow for access to catch-up TV. You can also set it to record a series of programmes, so you don't need to remember to set it to watch, say, University Challenge, each week, you just tell it you want to watch every occurrence of it.
I always recomment Richer Sounds for this sort of equipment and their warranty is worth spending the money on as, if you don't use it, you get the money back when it expires.
Not sure about TTT's suggestion, the SKY dish throws me off really. Wondering about this
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Humax would be best probably, bhg, but out of the budget sadly.
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Humax would be best probably, bhg, but out of the budget sadly.
the dish is a freesat, not sky, but that's just illustrating that it can take freestat as input. TBH i just did a quick search to show you the sort of thing that you/he could do. Basically you want a TIVO box with some sort of disc drive to store programs, the capacity depends on what you think is needed.
here's a Used one with a TB
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or something like this from Curry's
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or something like this from Curry's
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Don't buy a super cheap set up, go for a trusted and reliable brand like Humax which are simple to operate (if they could programme a VCR they will find it a doddle).
Tivo is a brand name that Virgin uses and searching for that won't bring up any meaningful results, the correct term is PVR (Personal Video Recorder).
Tivo is a brand name that Virgin uses and searching for that won't bring up any meaningful results, the correct term is PVR (Personal Video Recorder).
The Humax is very easy to programme; you bring up the programme guide, point to the programme you want to record and press OK. If it's part of a series it will offer you a single-record or the whole series. To play back you bring up the list of recorded programmes, point to the one you want and press OK.
I agree with bhg. If they have a Humax they will only need to use the Humax remote which will turn the tv on and off, change channel and volume and bring up the tv guide in a similar way to the tv remote.
The big difference is that when they are using the guide a simple click of a button records a programme and gives the option to record a series link. As you can record up to 8 days in advance a visitor could set their recordings for them (Covid permitting). No faffing with timings or anything like that.
If they have WiFi some Humax models can be recorded remotely by app so you could do it for them, but really using the remote is simple.
The big difference is that when they are using the guide a simple click of a button records a programme and gives the option to record a series link. As you can record up to 8 days in advance a visitor could set their recordings for them (Covid permitting). No faffing with timings or anything like that.
If they have WiFi some Humax models can be recorded remotely by app so you could do it for them, but really using the remote is simple.
