To Bin... or Not To Bin

"Agamemnon" wrote in message
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Come on then Aggy - give me your explanation for how this works. One
source of signal - the Virgin STB. This is plugged into both the DVD
recorder and the television. One programme is being recorded by the DVD
player, another programme on a different channel is being watched on the
TV.

The EPG is displayed by the menu on the DVD recorder. Click on the
programme you want to record using the programme menu guide accessed via
the DVD recorder. The DVD recorder manages to record the correct
programme on the correct channel without me having to touch the Virgin
STB.

The Virgin box is plugged into the DVD recorders analogue input and you
are using your Virgin remote to select the channel on the Virgin box and
tell the DVD recorder to record using Smart Link/Q Link or an active SCART
pin or whatever method your Virgin box uses to activate a recorder to
record.

Incorrect. There is a single lead connecting the Virgin box to the DVD
recorder - a scart lead. I'm selecting the channel I want to watch on the
Virgin box. I'm selecting the channel I want to record on the DVD recorder.

Stephen Wilson wrote:

Incorrect. There is a single lead connecting the Virgin box to the DVD
recorder - a scart lead. I'm selecting the channel I want to watch on the
Virgin box. I'm selecting the channel I want to record on the DVD recorder.

I don't think I've ever heard of a tuner signal being carried by
scart.

so what model recorder was this again?

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Digby wrote:

Can you recommend the make and model, it sounds like just what I need.

answer came there none

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"Paul Heslop" wrote in message
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Stephen Wilson wrote:

Incorrect. There is a single lead connecting the Virgin box to the DVD
recorder - a scart lead. I'm selecting the channel I want to watch on the
Virgin box. I'm selecting the channel I want to record on the DVD
recorder.

I don't think I've ever heard of a tuner signal being carried by
scart.

so what model recorder was this again?

I'm not sure - it's not mine, but a friend's which I installed. I tried
plugging in the aerial but the recorder failed to find any channels when it
did an autoscan. So then I plugged the Virgin V+ box in to the recorder via
the scart lead, rescanned, and the recorder detected all the digital
channels available via the Virgin STB.

On Jan 27, 11:42*pm, "Stephen Wilson"
wrote:
"Paul Heslop" wrote in message

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Stephen Wilson wrote:

Incorrect. There is a single lead connecting the Virgin box to the DVD
recorder - a scart lead. I'm selecting the channel I want to watch on the
Virgin box. I'm selecting the channel I want to record on the DVD
recorder.

I don't think I've ever heard of a tuner signal being carried by
scart.

so what model recorder was this again?

I'm not sure - it's not mine, but a friend's which I installed. I tried
plugging in the aerial but the recorder failed to find any channels when it
did an autoscan. So then I plugged the Virgin V+ box in to the recorder via
the scart lead, rescanned, and the recorder detected all the digital
channels available via the Virgin STB.

I had that when I put in a Freeview box on my parents in laws'
telly. I must have wasted about an hour trying to get the bloody
thing to work via the co-ax cable.

Regards

Ged

"Stephen Wilson" wrote in message
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"Paul Heslop" wrote in message
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Stephen Wilson wrote:

Incorrect. There is a single lead connecting the Virgin box to the DVD
recorder - a scart lead. I'm selecting the channel I want to watch on
the
Virgin box. I'm selecting the channel I want to record on the DVD
recorder.

I don't think I've ever heard of a tuner signal being carried by
scart.

so what model recorder was this again?

I'm not sure - it's not mine, but a friend's which I installed. I tried
plugging in the aerial but the recorder failed to find any channels when
it did an autoscan. So then I plugged the Virgin V+ box in to the recorder
via the scart lead, rescanned, and the recorder detected all the digital
channels available via the Virgin STB.

If it was a Virgin+ box then it would have had two built in tuners and its
own hard drive recorder. You were probably watching one channel on one tuner
and recording the output from the other via analogue, that's if you were
recording it on the DVD recorder and not on the Virgin+ box itself.

On 28/01/2008 00:00, Agamemnon wrote:

If it was a Virgin+ box then it would have had two built in tuners and its
own hard drive recorder. You were probably watching one channel on one tuner
and recording the output from the other via analogue, that's if you were
recording it on the DVD recorder and not on the Virgin+ box itself.

Yep, I think you've got to the bottom of the OP's confusion.

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Stephen Wilson wrote:

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"Diane L." wrote in message
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Paul Heslop wrote:
Agamemnon wrote:

Although having said that, there are a number of DVD recorders on
the market now that have Freeview built in.

So what? That doesn't make them capable of picking up Sky or
Virgin or HellasSat2 or Hotbird.

Aggy, the font of all knowledge, has spoken. Total ******** again,
I'm afraid...

You are talking out of your ARSE as usual.

Am I right in thinking the OP assumes a digital tuner will allow him
to receive SKY and cable?

No. That's what Aggie understood but, as we all know, Aggie has

BULL****. That is exactly what the OP was implying and you are another
IGNORANT just like him.

problems with the English language. The OP said that the digital

No, it's you that have problems with English and every other language.

tuner *is compatible* with Sky and cable, meaning that if you
have the equipment to recieve the signals from those sources
you can use the DVD recorder to record them.

He said NOTING OF THE KIND!


I don't think there's a machine on the
market capable of this. I guess that's another thing that isn't made
clear for some people, that it's a digital terrestrial tuner. Of
course some people might have seen sky users mention recording to
their DVD machines but that's done through an AV socket from a real
SKY box.

Which is what Stephen was talking about.

No he wasn't.


Diane L.

This exchange reminds me of a barney that took place in the 1960s between
the Polish workshop manager and some of the engineers in a TV repair shop.
The manager was a remnant of WWII and he had never really learnt English.
Finally he yelled, "You *******s tink I know **** notting! I tell you I
know **** all!"

A dustman knocks on a Japanese man's door. The Japanese man opens it and
says "Harro, what you want?"
The dustman asks "Where's your bin?"
"I bin on loo," says the Japanese man.
"No mate, where's ya dustbin?" the dustman tries again.
"I dust bin on loo!" comes the reply.
"No, no - where your wheelie bin?"
"Hokay, I wheelie bin having a wank!"





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Stephen Wilson wrote:

"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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"Agamemnon" wrote in message
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"Diane L." wrote in message
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Paul Heslop wrote:
Agamemnon wrote:

Although having said that, there are a number of DVD recorders
on
the market now that have Freeview built in.

So what? That doesn't make them capable of picking up Sky or
Virgin or HellasSat2 or Hotbird.

Aggy, the font of all knowledge, has spoken. Total ******** again,
I'm afraid...

You are talking out of your ARSE as usual.

Am I right in thinking the OP assumes a digital tuner will allow him
to receive SKY and cable?

No. That's what Aggie understood but, as we all know, Aggie has

BULL****. That is exactly what the OP was implying and you are another
IGNORANT just like him.

problems with the English language. The OP said that the digital

No, it's you that have problems with English and every other language.

tuner *is compatible* with Sky and cable, meaning that if you
have the equipment to recieve the signals from those sources
you can use the DVD recorder to record them.

He said NOTING OF THE KIND!


I don't think there's a machine on the
market capable of this. I guess that's another thing that isn't made
clear for some people, that it's a digital terrestrial tuner. Of
course some people might have seen sky users mention recording to
their DVD machines but that's done through an AV socket from a real
SKY box.

Which is what Stephen was talking about.

No he wasn't.


Diane L.

This exchange reminds me of a barney that took place in the 1960s
between
the Polish workshop manager and some of the engineers in a TV repair
shop.
The manager was a remnant of WWII and he had never really learnt
English.
Finally he yelled, "You *******s tink I know **** notting! I tell you I
know **** all!"

A dustman knocks on a Japanese man's door. The Japanese man opens it and
says "Harro, what you want?"
The dustman asks "Where's your bin?"
"I bin on loo," says the Japanese man.
"No mate, where's ya dustbin?" the dustman tries again.
"I dust bin on loo!" comes the reply.
"No, no - where your wheelie bin?"
"Hokay, I wheelie bin having a wank!"





Send it to alt.humor .
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This is Ici
God, Queen and country! Beware Anti-Christ rising!
Born 29 Jan 1969 Redhill Surrey England

Stephen Wilson wrote:

"Paul Heslop" wrote in message
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Stephen Wilson wrote:

Incorrect. There is a single lead connecting the Virgin box to the DVD
recorder - a scart lead. I'm selecting the channel I want to watch on the
Virgin box. I'm selecting the channel I want to record on the DVD
recorder.

I don't think I've ever heard of a tuner signal being carried by
scart.

so what model recorder was this again?

I'm not sure - it's not mine, but a friend's which I installed. I tried
plugging in the aerial but the recorder failed to find any channels when it
did an autoscan. So then I plugged the Virgin V+ box in to the recorder via
the scart lead, rescanned, and the recorder detected all the digital
channels available via the Virgin STB.

I used to be able to do this with analogue cable and an analogue
tuner. Then we moved from yorkshire to the north east and it wouldn't
work here. My dvd recorder does not tune into my sky+ or my old sky
box.

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Paul (We won't die of devotion)
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Stop and Look
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