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My Mum wants to be able to record HD and normal telly, as simply as Sky +.

Mum = Technology Noob. We have a full HD telly with Freesat and Freeview already.

I have thought of three options and I'm not sure:

1.
Build an HTPC
Pros:
Blu Ray player, big hard disk, can use bits from current PC, can use a pc on telly.

Cons:
Big ugly case, getting the software to work, un-user-friendly?

2.
Buy a Panasonic Freesat PVR
Pros:
Works out of the box, pretty, Panasonic software tends to be user-friendly

Cons:
Smallish hard disk, no Blu-ray player on the one i want, lacks the extras of an HTPC

3.
Give Murdoch too much money
Pros:
Piss easy Sky+, Sky Sports 1 and 2, Just works

Cons:
A colossal amount of money

So what would you do? Any experience with any of these options? Is Sky HD worth it?


Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:00 pm
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I use a htpc.
Using Windows media centre with a remote you'd never know it's a computer (except for if I reboot it).
The wife loves it (and she hates technology), and finds it better to use than sky HD

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I got a Toshiba RD-XV4dTKB does video / freeview / dvd (all types) and built in dvd burner but wont do blue ray
and has a 160gig harddisc as well

easy to use, set up,

at about £250

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Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:42 am
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I've got a BT Vision HDD twin tuner PVR + IPTV. Only downside is you need a BT Broadband connection. The kit is free though with Ethernet Powerline adapters and BT HomeHub2. On balance its probably as expensive as Sky though.

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It's got to be the Panasonic solution if your mum wants usability - series link works like sky+ and there are no monthly subs to pay. A HTPC would be a gold plated solution that would be too complicated and you'd spend most of your time helping her with it until you got so fed up you bought a PVR anyway.

Asda do a Blu-ray player for £97 if that is essential but unless her TV is 37" or above it may not even be worth bothering with Blu-ray.


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