DVD recorder advice needed...

[FronteraGirl]

Been going to buy a DVD recorder for, erm, a while now, but always get confused by the choices. Just want something to be able to record progs on timer and play DVDs. Want something under £100 (pref closer to £50 ) but looking on Amazon at the cheaper ones, there seems to be a few hiccups with them after a few months.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a good brand to go for thats a decent price? And please don't try to confuse me with talking about this Blueray thing, that's a step too far! (What is it anyway lol)

[dave1966]

My dvd recorder is an:- Acoustic Solutions and it records onto dvd/rw's + and records on recordable- discs too.

[FronteraGirl]

Sooooooo, I ended up buying an LG DVD recorder, but the first time I record something, I try to change channels and discover you can only record the channel you're watching! Is this perhaps, because the DVD thing contains the Freeview now, rather than the set top box I was using previously - and therefore, is there a way to hook up the old set top box and the DVD recorder, so that I can record one channel and watch another?

I'm sure all you techy people will be able to help!

[drinksoptional]

if the dvd system has freeview leave it on the channel you want to record and use a seprate tv reciver i.e freewview box sky box what ever an plug that into back of tv on a seprate av /scart socket

[FronteraGirl]

Ta Drinks, I'll give it a try, not sure if the TV has more than one scart

[fogman]

you can buy multi scart socket boxes if it only has 1

[Krusher]

A multi scart socket will not work for this application, because both units will be switched on at the same time and will be fighting each other to be on the screen. These things are only useful if you are only using one unit at a time and can switch the other one off...

You could connect the dvd player via the scart and connect the set top box via the rf lead (aerial) if it has one....

[FronteraGirl]

Ta chaps, Krusher, do you mean connect the dvd straight to the telly with the scart, and the freeview box straight to the telly with the ariel lead? Um, so which one do I connect the ariel IN to?

[Krusher]

You can get an aerial splitter and plug it in to both.....

Same as this-------> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Way-TV-Aeri ... %26ps%3D54

[gregster]

If your signal is weak though, an amplified splitter might be a better bet though, as splitting your aerial will attenuate the signal slightly.

[FronteraGirl]

It probably is weak, we couldn't get digital here on top of the hill for years after the people down the hill in the village could! I'll maybe go for the amp/splitter.
Thanks again for your help guys

[FronteraGirl]

I might be being a bit dense here but I've got a splitter, and have a pile of ariel leads going I don't know where! So, can someone tell me which lead goes where from the point where it comes out of the wall - nice and simple language please!