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Old 02-05-2007, 11:36 AM
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Default stupid question on dvd recorders

can you set them up to record sky?

got sky digital (not hd or sky+ ) and want to know if you can

otherwise it's a lighter bank balance for nothing.

thanks in advance
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Old 02-05-2007, 11:55 AM
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yes

just use the av output from sky, into your dvd recorder

Old 02-05-2007, 12:10 PM
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i should bloody hope so, thats what its for to record stuff

EDITED to say, how do you record from sky now? vcr like myself? in which case its exactly the same thing i assume.
Old 02-05-2007, 03:14 PM
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cheeRS, just didnt know if it would work or not.

if sky was protected or not

how much recording can you get on a 4.7gb dvd anyway?
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Dvds that you can buy for the recorders are 120mins long, thats not much i hear you cry, but theres different recording modes on most dvd recorder that allows you to record for at least 6hours or more.
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Originally Posted by EsCosRacer
i thoguth sky was protected to some degree....really only ever used the record funtion on my sky boxes (which works) never attempted to record externally.
Did you read what i said? i record sky with a vcr at the moment, so a dvd recorder is going to work the same way isnt it

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Originally Posted by GTi_iTG
record for at least 6hours or more.
that would be ace

but i must admit i thought that there was something protecting sky
Old 02-05-2007, 03:52 PM
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some of the box office channels are protected but the normal stuff should be OK.
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