I am looking to get my parents a dvd recorder/HDD for xmas and was wondering if one with freeview aswell is a better option.
They already have a seperate Freeview box and I just want to upgrade them from their video. I wanted a recorder that does both to disk and HDD to give them those options. I did decide between 2 recorders that ive found but cant really decide if its abit much getting one with everything on it.
How much easier/faster is it to record a program using a built in freeview/dvd recorder than using seperate ones?
Would they be able to set up their existing Freeview box to the recorder with built in FV and watch one thing while recording another? And if so what connections does the recorder need for this?
The 2 recorders I quite like are the Toshiba RD85DT
http://www.homecinemachoice.com/cgi-bin/displayreview.php?reviewid=6788
And the Sony RDR - HXD560
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=62498
Both I can get for the same price. But if its just as easy to record programs using a seperate freeview box, is the extra money over a standard recorder/HDD worth it?
They already have a seperate Freeview box and I just want to upgrade them from their video. I wanted a recorder that does both to disk and HDD to give them those options. I did decide between 2 recorders that ive found but cant really decide if its abit much getting one with everything on it.
How much easier/faster is it to record a program using a built in freeview/dvd recorder than using seperate ones?
Would they be able to set up their existing Freeview box to the recorder with built in FV and watch one thing while recording another? And if so what connections does the recorder need for this?
The 2 recorders I quite like are the Toshiba RD85DT
http://www.homecinemachoice.com/cgi-bin/displayreview.php?reviewid=6788
And the Sony RDR - HXD560
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=62498
Both I can get for the same price. But if its just as easy to record programs using a seperate freeview box, is the extra money over a standard recorder/HDD worth it?