Today I received my Sony HXD970 DVD recorder. I want to set it up with my Samsung LE32R7 TV, and my Sky set-top box (standard, not sky plus).
1) What I really want to be able to do is record something from sky onto my dvd recorder, while being able to watch freeview at the same time.
2) I don't have freeview set up (didn't think I'd need it, having sky) so I also need to know whether I'd be better setting up the TV's built-in freeview, or the DVD recorder's built-in freeview? (I'm guessing the DVD recorder, as that was also give me the option to record freeview while watching sky on my TV?)
3) My current setup.... I have my Xbox 360 connected to the TV using component cables (although I could switch to VGA if need be) and my PS3 through HDMI. The sky set-top box is connected by scart to the TV (not sure if it's RGB...don't know the difference). I can change this setup to whatever is necessary. I don't mind disconnecting the PS3 from the TV either, freeing up my HDMI socket (never really use the PS3 anyway).
Sorry for all the questions, but I'm new to all this, and not very knowledgeable when it comes to AV stuff.
1) What I really want to be able to do is record something from sky onto my dvd recorder, while being able to watch freeview at the same time.
2) I don't have freeview set up (didn't think I'd need it, having sky) so I also need to know whether I'd be better setting up the TV's built-in freeview, or the DVD recorder's built-in freeview? (I'm guessing the DVD recorder, as that was also give me the option to record freeview while watching sky on my TV?)
3) My current setup.... I have my Xbox 360 connected to the TV using component cables (although I could switch to VGA if need be) and my PS3 through HDMI. The sky set-top box is connected by scart to the TV (not sure if it's RGB...don't know the difference). I can change this setup to whatever is necessary. I don't mind disconnecting the PS3 from the TV either, freeing up my HDMI socket (never really use the PS3 anyway).
Sorry for all the questions, but I'm new to all this, and not very knowledgeable when it comes to AV stuff.