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does anyone know if there is anyway of recording off sky so you don't have to watch the program you are recording. in this day and age you would think this would be possable.

andy1505

Get a Sky Plus box. Record one program watch another. Copy onto dvd recorder at will.

Buckrogers

AFAIK not without sky+

EXSCOOBY

yes easy peasy
get a liteon dvd recorder from my good friends at
www.digitalpromo.co.uk
its the 606 i believe and is the model i will get just as soon as i return the crappy goodmans model my muppet girlfriend bought me for xmas!!!
goodmans !!! as if!!!
it does the lot vcd, svcd, dvdr, plus dvdr everything. they do a hd version but im happy with this puppy
all the best

andy1505

With normal sky box you only have one tuner so you would still be tied into watching the program you are recording or watching normal tv. Sky plus has two tuners so you can watch one channel and record another. Also you can watch a recording whilst saving two other programmes at the same time. This is the way to watch all tv as you can skip adverts, and crappy bits.

King RA

djuk

The only draw back with the Liteon and other budget DVD recorders (or certainly this seems to have been the case with their previous models) is that they have no RGB input so recording quality from an RGB source like SKY is going to be pretty poor. Not sure if they are planning on changing this for the new ones?

pbee

to record one and watch another you would need two tuners, and at least a dual lnb dish. (sky supply a quad with sky +).

so you could go down the route of obtaining and cabling in another box, and obtaining a duplicate card legitimatly or illegitmatly, but with the hassle and cost factor you might as well get sky +.

please be aware sky will be launching a new digital system this year. I would not spend my own money on sky + now.

EXSCOOBY

nope the liteon has a rgb input and component outs

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Just bought as Panasonic E55. RGB In and Out, under £200 delivered next day

andy1505

What is the new sky system that will be launched. Love my sky+ but the box is broke again. Third box to fail, but will still buy another.

Krade

The new box SKY + 160 stores up to an average of 80 hours recording time.
Thats the only difference I know of, apart from the box is smaller.

Have had one on test since Aug.

OBH6UK

That maybe HD TV but it's two years away.

£169.99 in Boots, same day collection.

andy1505

Thanks, have seen that one on sky site mucho luca, tempted to try and repair my sky plus as I think its the hard drive thats failed.

+Doc+

Annoying at times but at least you can still watch BB1 to channel 5 non digital whilst you record.

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Now you tell me

Can't see it on the website ? Just in store ?

OBH6UK

Yep