Recording Digital

[myke]

I have a tv with built in freeview , is there any way at all to record one channel while watching another, I am sorry if you`ve heard this one before but I`m new to this game.

[Buenchico]

You've not stated the type of recording device which you're hoping to use.

In the 'old days', when you used a video cassette recorder with an analogue TV, you could record one channel while watching another because both devices had their own analogue tuner. (The tuner in the TV fed one signal to the screen, while the tuner in the VCR fed another signal to its tape).

To get back to the same position with digital TV you again require two (digital) tuners. i.e. you can only record one channel, while watching another, if your recording device has its own digital (Freeview) tuner. If your recording device doesn't have any built-in tuner (like a few early DVD recorders) you can only record the channel which you're watching. If your recording device only has an analogue tuner (like VCRs and many pre-digital DVD recorders), you'll be able to record one of the five analogue channels (until the transmitters are turned off) while watching Freeview.

Chris

[VHG]

Most (all?) TVs that have built in digital (freeview) can also watch analogue channels (the five main channels).

So you could record from the freeview channel, then turn your TV over and watch one of the 5 analogue channels.

Other than that, as Buenchico says, you will need to have TWO digital tuners to record one and watch another.

My DVD recorder has a built in digital tuner, so I can record something from TV onto DVD using the digital tuner in the DVD recorder, while watching a digital channel using the freeview built in to the TV.

[myke]

Thanks for that Buenchico.
I`m going to buy a new dvd recorder with freeview built -in and with the built-in freeview in the TV that should sort my problems out?
Thanks again

[wan_amri]

I agree with Buenchico and VHG.

Unless you want to spend bit more money and buy a preview box with built in HDD where you can record one programme while watching another using the same tuner, or record two programmes while watching one that you have saved on the HDD of your preview box.

Thompson preview box with HDD has capacity 160GB (the one I have anyway) recording. It is great machine.