DVD Recording after Digital Switchover

[SwerBan]

What is the best site for information on using DVD recorders after the digital switchover?

Previously, I just recorded the analogue channels.

I have the Panasonic manual - but it makes little sense - presume it's a bad translation.

[VHG]

DVD recorders (and Video recorders before them) had a TV tuner inside them.

When you recorded on to DVD (or VHS tape) you were actually recording what was on the TV tuner INSIDE the VHS player/DVD recorder, not what was on the TV.

The future will depend what TV tuner you have inside your DVD recorder.

If it is a few years old it will be an analogue tuner so will pick up no signal after the digital switch off.

If it is newer it may be a digital tuner so you may still be able to pick up a signal on it.

So you need to check if the TV tuner inside your DVD recorder is analogue or digital.

[VHG]

These sites may help

http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/

http://www.helpscheme.co.uk/

http://www.digitalswitchover.co.uk/

[SwerBan]

VHG, Many Thanks the information - fear that my recorder is too old.

[Hopkirk]

For years I have recorded from my Skybox on my DVD recorder.

I run a scart from the digibox to the DVD recorder, and another rom the recorder to the TV.

The trick is that you have to select the correct input - in my case line 3.

Whenever we have a power cut it defaults back to line 1, but luckily that displays on the little screen and I have to use the 'input select' button on the remote to select line 3 again.

[Hymie]

As Hopkirk says, if the DVD recorder has an analogue tuner – you just need to ensure that you are not using the rf input. You might have to buy a dedicated (to the DVD recorder) set-top box if you want to record one channel while watching another.

[Ann]

Is anyone else out there frustrated by this digital switchover lark? It is going to cost me an awful lot of money to replace everything, 3 TVs (or buy a box) and my 2 video recorders. I don't really understand what to do but as I'm not 75 years old I don't qualify for the free advice. I'm totally fed up with it all - and we change next week.

[Ann]

Ceefax on the digital channel does not seem half as good as on the old BBC analogue channel - there is hardly any information now - why?