Is it actually worth using TV recording facility?

[Turnbullissimo]

So I had a couple of TV recorders for years and tbh well past sell by date. I keeping them for the amount of movies etc Ive got on them. For the first time I tried an alternative on my Toshiba TV by using a flash drive to access the recording facility. I did a test and it seemed OK. I then ordered a new larger size pen drive and discovered its formats of NTFS and exfat were no use for recording and the TV did not ask if I wanted to format. Trying to format on Windows is not possible.
Even if you do convert to fat32 using an outside programme, I gather it will only record in packets of 4gb.
So, is the TV recording feature just not really a suitable replacement for a proper recording box?
Plus even if you did record stuff would it be compatible with, say, another TV?

 

[JayCee]

An external USB HDD is more suitable for recording than a USB stick.
Correct, recordings made from the TV can only be played back on that TV and you cannot watch one, record a different one unless your TV has dual tuners.
A separate PVR is still best for recording.

 

[Turnbullissimo]

An external USB HDD is more suitable for recording than a USB stick.
Correct, recordings made from the TV can only be played back on that TV and you cannot watch one, record a different one unless your TV has dual tuners.
A separate PVR is still best for recording.

Yes im thinking so. Any budget priced recommendations?

 

[JayCee]

Yes im thinking so. Any budget priced recommendations?

Have a read through the threads in our Freeview forum.