Record two channels at once
 

Hi,

The SKY+ web site says that recording two channels simultaneously is 'coming
soon' - does anybody have an idea when.

Is there a way to pause, rewind and replay live action whilst recording
another channel - or is this related to the point above.

John

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:17:34 +0100, "John Dobson"
wrote:

Hi,

The SKY+ web site says that recording two channels simultaneously is 'coming
soon' - does anybody have an idea when.

As soon as they get the software sorted out. Its already overdue, so
who knows when it will materialise?

Is there a way to pause, rewind and replay live action whilst recording
another channel - or is this related to the point above.

Yes, you can do that already. I assume you'll still be able to do that
while recording two channels when the software upgrade comes, but
perhaps not?

Brian

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:31:46 +0100, bigbrian wrote:

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:17:34 +0100, "John Dobson"
wrote:

Is there a way to pause, rewind and replay live action whilst recording
another channel - or is this related to the point above.

Yes, you can do that already. I assume you'll still be able to do that
while recording two channels when the software upgrade comes, but
perhaps not?

I wouldn't have thought so (unless the live action we're talking about
happens to be one of the two channels being recorded), as that would
surely require a third tuner. In fact I can't see how you'll be able to
even watch another channel live if two are currently being recorded. I
hope someone points out I'm wrong!

Mike

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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:31:46 +0100, bigbrian wrote:

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:17:34 +0100, "John Dobson"
wrote:

Is there a way to pause, rewind and replay live action whilst recording
another channel - or is this related to the point above.

Yes, you can do that already. I assume you'll still be able to do that
while recording two channels when the software upgrade comes, but
perhaps not?

I wouldn't have thought so (unless the live action we're talking about
happens to be one of the two channels being recorded), as that would
surely require a third tuner. In fact I can't see how you'll be able to
even watch another channel live if two are currently being recorded. I
hope someone points out I'm wrong!


i dont think you will be able to do that. you will be able to watch a
recorded program though. so if one other channel is being recorded, id
assume that live rewind pause etc will still work as normal for a channel
youre watching.

John Dobson wrote:

The SKY+ web site says that recording two channels simultaneously is
'coming soon' - does anybody have an idea when.

That is the 6 million dollar question. It's been "coming soon" since
I had my sky+ box nearly two years ago.

Is there a way to pause, rewind and replay live action whilst
recording
another channel - or is this related to the point above.

As said elsewhere, yes you can do that. You can set a buffer to
continuously record, which can hold up to 60 minutes of video. As
soon as you change channel though the buffer is lost, you can only
rewind what you are watching if the sky+ box has been on that channel
for the length of time you want to rewind past.

The dual recording facility will mean that you can only watch a
recorded channel ( which includes one of the two channels that you
ARE recording. ) So, the rewind will also work in this instance,
since by definition the program you are watching has been recorded.

I would guess that the delay in the dual recording is down to getting
the user interface right rather than problems with actually making
the recording, since you won't be able to browse channels, look at
the guide, etc etc ( I wouldn't imagine. )

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I wouldn't have thought so (unless the live action we're talking about
happens to be one of the two channels being recorded), as that would
surely require a third tuner. In fact I can't see how you'll be able to
even watch another channel live if two are currently being recorded. I
hope someone points out I'm wrong!


AIUI you will be able to watch a recording whilst recording two things.
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:16:18 +0100, "Mike Atkinson {reply address in
sig}" wrote:

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:31:46 +0100, bigbrian wrote:

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:17:34 +0100, "John Dobson"
wrote:

Is there a way to pause, rewind and replay live action whilst recording
another channel - or is this related to the point above.

Yes, you can do that already. I assume you'll still be able to do that
while recording two channels when the software upgrade comes, but
perhaps not?

I wouldn't have thought so (unless the live action we're talking about
happens to be one of the two channels being recorded), as that would
surely require a third tuner. In fact I can't see how you'll be able to
even watch another channel live if two are currently being recorded.

My guess is that you'll get a blue box telling you that to watch live
TV you'll have to stop recording one of the two programmes, then if
you press Select you'll be prompted as to which one. But I could be
wrong.

Charlie

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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:16:18 +0100, "Mike Atkinson {reply address in
sig}" wrote:

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:31:46 +0100, bigbrian wrote:

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:17:34 +0100, "John Dobson"
wrote:

Is there a way to pause, rewind and replay live action whilst recording
another channel - or is this related to the point above.

Yes, you can do that already. I assume you'll still be able to do that
while recording two channels when the software upgrade comes, but
perhaps not?

I wouldn't have thought so (unless the live action we're talking about
happens to be one of the two channels being recorded), as that would
surely require a third tuner. In fact I can't see how you'll be able to
even watch another channel live if two are currently being recorded.

My guess is that you'll get a blue box telling you that to watch live
TV you'll have to stop recording one of the two programmes, then if
you press Select you'll be prompted as to which one. But I could be
wrong.


Or we could all be dead by the time they ever release it!

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