To Bin... or Not To Bin

"Paul Heslop" wrote in message
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Stephen Wilson wrote:

Well yes, of course the Virgin box is doing the tuning. But because the
DCD
recorder is compatible with it, the DVD recorder has 2-way communication
and
can alter the Virgin channel and access the Electronic Programme Guide.

I am considering that what you're doing is recording the virgin box
via the tv, which is why you can see the epg etc

Unlikely... there are 2 ways of recording. One is by pressing the EPG button
on the DVD remote. This is displayed on the TV screen. You select the
required programme and leave the DVD to sort out the timing, channel, etc.
The other way is to select the channel you want to record on the recorder
(using the recorder's remote control) and press record. The channel then
recorded is the one shown on the recorder's display, not the one being
viewed on television or that has been selected via the Virgin remote.

In article ,
Andy Burns wrote:
On 29/01/2008 15:48, The Doctor wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/map...e_polygon.html

Are the regions correct?


Dunno about right, I'm sure the closer to the border, the more the arguments

http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/map...ide/index.html

Such is regionalisation.
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Member - Liberal International
This is Ici
God, Queen and country! Beware Anti-Christ rising!
Born 29 Jan 1969 Redhill Surrey England

More gibberish to get your count up

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Socrates taught his students that the pursuit of truth can only begin once
they start to question and analyze every belief that they ever held dear. If
a certain belief passes the tests of evidence, deduction, and logic, it
should be kept. If it doesn't, the belief should not only be discarded, but
the thinker must also then question why he was led to believe the erroneous


"The Doctor" wrote in message
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In article ,
Andy Burns wrote:
On 29/01/2008 15:48, The Doctor wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:
http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/map...e_polygon.html

Are the regions correct?


Dunno about right, I'm sure the closer to the border, the more the
arguments

http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/map...ide/index.html

Such is regionalisation.
--
Member - Liberal International
This is Ici
God, Queen and country! Beware Anti-Christ rising!
Born 29 Jan 1969 Redhill Surrey England

In article ,
JohnT wrote:
"The Doctor" wrote in message
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In article ,
NormanCastle wrote:

"The Doctor" wrote in message
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So what do you consider Midlands?
--

Leeds.



And anywhere else?


Durham is geographically in the Midlands but some of us North-Easterners are
prepared to regard it as in the North. Certainly Darlington is in the
Midlands which goes down about as far as York. Places such as Manchester are
definitely in the South. There are signs on the A1(M) cofirming all of this.
As you travel south from Washington Services the direction boards say (top
line) DURHAM lower line THE SOUTH.
--

JohnT


I travel the A1 from London to Edinburgh banking in Berwick overnight.
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Member - Liberal International
This is Ici
God, Queen and country! Beware Anti-Christ rising!
Born 29 Jan 1969 Redhill Surrey England

Do you do it every night? do you walk across the Atlantic

--
Socrates taught his students that the pursuit of truth can only begin once
they start to question and analyze every belief that they ever held dear. If
a certain belief passes the tests of evidence, deduction, and logic, it
should be kept. If it doesn't, the belief should not only be discarded, but
the thinker must also then question why he was led to believe the erroneous


"The Doctor" wrote in message
...
In article ,
JohnT wrote:
"The Doctor" wrote in message
...
In article ,
NormanCastle wrote:

"The Doctor" wrote in message
...

So what do you consider Midlands?
--

Leeds.



And anywhere else?


Durham is geographically in the Midlands but some of us North-Easterners
are
prepared to regard it as in the North. Certainly Darlington is in the
Midlands which goes down about as far as York. Places such as Manchester
are
definitely in the South. There are signs on the A1(M) cofirming all of
this.
As you travel south from Washington Services the direction boards say
(top
line) DURHAM lower line THE SOUTH.
--

JohnT


I travel the A1 from London to Edinburgh banking in Berwick overnight.
--
Member - Liberal International
This is Ici
God, Queen and country! Beware Anti-Christ rising!
Born 29 Jan 1969 Redhill Surrey England

More gibberish, banking overnight did you mean wanking

--
Socrates taught his students that the pursuit of truth can only begin once
they start to question and analyze every belief that they ever held dear. If
a certain belief passes the tests of evidence, deduction, and logic, it
should be kept. If it doesn't, the belief should not only be discarded, but
the thinker must also then question why he was led to believe the erroneous


"The Doctor" wrote in message
...
In article ,
JohnT wrote:
"The Doctor" wrote in message
...
In article ,
NormanCastle wrote:

"The Doctor" wrote in message
...

So what do you consider Midlands?
--

Leeds.



And anywhere else?


Durham is geographically in the Midlands but some of us North-Easterners
are
prepared to regard it as in the North. Certainly Darlington is in the
Midlands which goes down about as far as York. Places such as Manchester
are
definitely in the South. There are signs on the A1(M) cofirming all of
this.
As you travel south from Washington Services the direction boards say
(top
line) DURHAM lower line THE SOUTH.
--

JohnT


I travel the A1 from London to Edinburgh banking in Berwick overnight.
--
Member - Liberal International
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
...
Stephen Wilson wrote:

Well yes, of course the Virgin box is doing the tuning. But because the
DCD
recorder is compatible with it, the DVD recorder has 2-way communication
and
can alter the Virgin channel and access the Electronic Programme Guide.

I am considering that what you're doing is recording the virgin box
via the tv, which is why you can see the epg etc

Unlikely... there are 2 ways of recording. One is by pressing the EPG button
on the DVD remote. This is displayed on the TV screen. You select the
required programme and leave the DVD to sort out the timing, channel, etc.
The other way is to select the channel you want to record on the recorder
(using the recorder's remote control) and press record. The channel then
recorded is the one shown on the recorder's display, not the one being
viewed on television or that has been selected via the Virgin remote.

It is possible that you were right about set top box control. It
certainly wouldn't be that the detail is actually in the dvd recorder
but that the machine can control the box's epg. Never seen it myself
but new things are happening all the time and I have found one or two
machines that mention set top box control. I'd prefer something that
stops sky+ from screwing up recordings personally.

--
Paul (We won't die of devotion)
-------------------------------------------------------
Stop and Look
http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/

In article ,
The Doctor wrote:

I travel the A1 from London to Edinburgh banking in Berwick overnight.

Bad move. We're all friends of the anti-christ up here.

-- Richard
--
:wq

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

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

Well yes, of course the Virgin box is doing the tuning. But because
the
DCD
recorder is compatible with it, the DVD recorder has 2-way
communication
and
can alter the Virgin channel and access the Electronic Programme
Guide.

I am considering that what you're doing is recording the virgin box
via the tv, which is why you can see the epg etc

Unlikely... there are 2 ways of recording. One is by pressing the EPG
button
on the DVD remote. This is displayed on the TV screen. You select the
required programme and leave the DVD to sort out the timing, channel,
etc.
The other way is to select the channel you want to record on the recorder
(using the recorder's remote control) and press record. The channel then
recorded is the one shown on the recorder's display, not the one being
viewed on television or that has been selected via the Virgin remote.

It is possible that you were right about set top box control. It
certainly wouldn't be that the detail is actually in the dvd recorder
but that the machine can control the box's epg. Never seen it myself
but new things are happening all the time and I have found one or two
machines that mention set top box control. I'd prefer something that
stops sky+ from screwing up recordings personally.

I've got to admit I was surprised myself - it's the first time I've seen
this kind of compatability. I haven't played much with Sky myself. In fact
I'm still on the Virgin analogue service.

A few things I still find irritating. One is trying to hook up 2 (or more)
devices using scart leads to a device that only has one scart input. I've
solved this previously using a switched scart box.

Freeview boxes that do not have an output via coax (necessitating input via
aforementioned lack of scart socket!)

Devices that can only be operated via remote control. What's wrong with
giving boxes old-fashioned buttons for manual operation?! Lose or break a
remote, and you're left with a device for which remotes are not sold
seperately (or are no longer in production) or a generic control that only
has partial functionality.

"Roderick Stewart" wrote in message
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In article , Andy Burns wrote:
On 28/01/2008 08:25, Paul Heslop wrote:

My dvd recorder does not tune into my sky+ or my old sky box.

Why do people keep referring to "tuning" via scart leads?

For the same reason they refer to "filming" things with video cameras.

That because people in the film world have always been stupid.
An actor will often say he is making a film when the film was made a
long time ago and is actually already in the camera.

Aslo they will refer to widescreeen when it is actually no wider
it merely has the top and bottom chopped off, some people
are as thick as two short planks.


Rod.