HDD space & anytime tv

virtual_boy · 29-07-2008, 10:15 AM

If I turn off the anytime tv does this free up the rest off the hdd for recordings? I was pretty sure it didn't but the 'engineer' told me it did.

Chibouk · 29-07-2008, 10:36 AM

No it doesn't.

Scapegoat · 29-07-2008, 10:43 AM

Definitely not. Only way to increase recording capacity is to replace the HDD with a larger one.

Lots of posts on this subject.

kevmarshall · 29-07-2008, 11:25 AM

Wot's this?

An engineer that doesn't know what he is talking about?

Please say it aint so!

andy1249 · 29-07-2008, 11:54 AM

Not to mention the fact that the term Engineer is very loosely applied to Sky installers , in the vast majority of cases they are nothing of the sort , most having been to just a one day class in installing and is about the extent of their qualifications.

Regarding the reserved space on the Sky HD box , no matter what size hard drive you put in there , 140GB will be reserved , whether you have anytime switched on or not.

Stephen Neal · 29-07-2008, 1:10 PM

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Originally Posted by andy1249

Not to mention the fact that the term Engineer is very loosely applied to Sky installers , in the vast majority of cases they are nothing of the sort , most having been to just a one day class in installing and is about the extent of their qualifications.

Regarding the reserved space on the Sky HD box , no matter what size hard drive you put in there , 140GB will be reserved , whether you have anytime switched on or not.

Well said.

A Doctor who doesn't have a professional medical qualification (or a Doctorate if they are a non-medical doctor) can't call themselves a Doctor.

However Engineer is used to describe everyone these days - not just those with a professional Engineering qualification, membership of a chartered engineering institution etc.

Grrr... (Says a slightly miffed MIET - formerly MIEE - though not currently employed in this capacity)

Scapegoat · 29-07-2008, 1:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen Neal

Well said.

A Doctor who doesn't have a professional medical qualification (or a Doctorate if they are a non-medical doctor) can't call themselves a Doctor.

However Engineer is used to describe everyone these days - not just those with a professional Engineering qualification, membership of a chartered engineering institution etc.

Grrr... (Says a slightly miffed MIET - formerly MIEE - though not currently employed in this capacity)

Agree completely. I am not an engineer (and proud of it

) but at my company I have had 3 job titles with engineer in the title. It appears to be spreading...

OT, but my beef is with BSc (Hons). I have seen cheese sandwiches with more scientific information in them than some of the degree titles with the prefix BSs (Hons) that I see on CVs e.g. Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management.

Rant over.