sky hd

[craigfer]

I have a SKY HD box. I can record HD & normal programmes using SKY Plus it will also let me send/copy these programmes to a recordable DVD player. Anyone recommend a suitable DVD and can I record the HD programmes??

[Mattk]

hd broadcasts will be very large and i think you can fit 30 mins max on a standard dvd.hd-dvd arrives later this year but will be expensive.

[Postdog]

I was going to make that comment too - you can generally only record an hour of ordinary telly in high quality. With that there's nothing wrong with recording on a lower quality to get more time (I always SLP and it suits me fine) but with HD it sort of defeats the object.

[what..the?]

I have only basic knoweledge but for those who may have less knowledge than me this is what i know.

dvd's and cd's come in the same formats

For example DVDR and CDR = the R means you save data to them but it is then stuck on there, you cannot remove it so if you save the wrong stuff on your disk your 'stuffed' you have to leave it and use another disk.

DVDRW and CDRW = the RW means you can rewrite the data so it is like a recharable battery you can keep re-using it for differient things time after time. These are twice the price of R disks.

You have to also know whether you recorder uses (-)negative or (+)possitive disks it will tell you in your manual or basically it told me on the side of the box of discs, it showed which makes use (-) and which ones (+) format, but I do not know how reliable this is.

[what..the?]

Sorry that is too basic for you guys

[Richard1966]

Is HD worth it. I keep thinking abaout it but the cost puts me off a bit