PVR or Freeview DVD/ HDD Recorder

[mickyd67]

Which should I choose folks?

I would imagine a DVD/ HDD would be the better option, however I would prefer a twin tuner and I am not sure that the current DVD/ HDD's offer that as I would prefer a Panasonic one.

On that note, has Panasonic stopped making the 200Gb version of their DVD/ HDD recorder? If so, why?

Cheers

 

[mickyd67]

Anyone?

 

[mickyd67]

Could someone help me out please?

 

[foneman]

well if you really want tuners, then you'll have to be patient... panasonic has only just announced a lot of new models, with many tuner options, but I think it will be 6 months at least...

 

[maldonian]

Which should I choose folks?

I would imagine a DVD/ HDD would be the better option, however I would prefer a twin tuner and I am not sure that the current DVD/ HDD's offer that as I would prefer a Panasonic one.

It depends what you mean by twin tuner (and why you want twin tuners). Some Pansonic DVD/HDD recorders, including most of the announced new range, have two tuners, one analogue and one digital, but you can only use one tuner at a time. If you want two tuners in the same box that you can use simultaneously then you need to look at PVRs, but then you won't have a DVD drive in the same box (unless you use a PC based PVR).

If you want twin tuners so you can record two programmes simultaneously then you can do this by using two DVD/HDD recorders (I do). If you want two digital tuners so you can watch one Freeview programme while recording another, you can achieve this in various ways, e.g with a Freeview recorder and a set top box.

On that note, has Panasonic stopped making the 200Gb version of their DVD/ HDD recorder? If so, why?

The recently announced new UK range is shown here.

 

[mandm]

if you were after twin tuner Sat Pvr than take a look at the topfield, although they don't have DVD recoder option but they are excellent sat-box.

 

[ROYOLD]

Best of both is what you need then. A cheap twin tuner PVR and a separate dvd recorder with or without a HDD. You can then transfer any recordings you wish to keep direct from the PVR to DVDR by scart lead.

 

[mickyd67]

Thanks everyone.

I think, at the end of the day - I would be best getting a PVR.

Appreciate your help.