Hi all, my name is Mel B and I've just found you all by accident.
I'm hoping you lovely people can help me as I'm a 'novice' when it comes to DVD/PVR/hard drive recorders.
We currently have 2 video recorders and an ancient DVD/VCR combi (originally purchased to transfer old video camcorder recordings to DVD). We have a motorhome and used to have a video player which we'd take away with us to watch pre-recorded tv programmes, however, having now changed the motorhome for a smaller one we don't have room for the player anymore so have instead bought an LCD TV with built in DVD player for it.
At home we have a video recorder in the lounge (and a basic DVD player), the DVD/VCR combi in the bedroom, and the second video recorder in the kitchen for those occasions when s*ds law will dictate that there are 2 programmes on at once and we are going to be out, or when I want to watch a video whilst working in there. The videos and DVD/VCR combi don't have freeview so I'll need to change them anyway as I don't want to prat around with freeview boxes.
My TVs have freeview built in so I will be able to watch them independent of a DVD/hard drive recorder.
What I think I need is a hard drive recorder with a twin tuner so I can record 2 programmes at once (saving having to have 2 separate machines) with a built in DVD recorder so that I can transfer programmes recorded on the hard drive onto a DVD and therefore take the DVDs away with me in the motorhome.
I'm not bothered about a HD one as I don't have HD TVs but it must be quiet in operation as I hear some of the fans on these things are quite noisy.
Not wanting to spend a packet for the most 'super-duper' machine, just something that will do what I want without a fuss.
Forgot to say, we don't have Sky and have no plans to get it. We don't have a land-line so BT etc are no good to us either.
Thanks in advance - all suggestions gratefully received!
Mel B
I'm hoping you lovely people can help me as I'm a 'novice' when it comes to DVD/PVR/hard drive recorders.
We currently have 2 video recorders and an ancient DVD/VCR combi (originally purchased to transfer old video camcorder recordings to DVD). We have a motorhome and used to have a video player which we'd take away with us to watch pre-recorded tv programmes, however, having now changed the motorhome for a smaller one we don't have room for the player anymore so have instead bought an LCD TV with built in DVD player for it.
At home we have a video recorder in the lounge (and a basic DVD player), the DVD/VCR combi in the bedroom, and the second video recorder in the kitchen for those occasions when s*ds law will dictate that there are 2 programmes on at once and we are going to be out, or when I want to watch a video whilst working in there. The videos and DVD/VCR combi don't have freeview so I'll need to change them anyway as I don't want to prat around with freeview boxes.
My TVs have freeview built in so I will be able to watch them independent of a DVD/hard drive recorder.
What I think I need is a hard drive recorder with a twin tuner so I can record 2 programmes at once (saving having to have 2 separate machines) with a built in DVD recorder so that I can transfer programmes recorded on the hard drive onto a DVD and therefore take the DVDs away with me in the motorhome.
I'm not bothered about a HD one as I don't have HD TVs but it must be quiet in operation as I hear some of the fans on these things are quite noisy.
Not wanting to spend a packet for the most 'super-duper' machine, just something that will do what I want without a fuss.
Forgot to say, we don't have Sky and have no plans to get it. We don't have a land-line so BT etc are no good to us either.
Thanks in advance - all suggestions gratefully received!
Mel B
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