Why no OTA recording and internet use possible?

I have a Panasonic PVR DMR-HWT130. It will record two Freeview channels
without problem, but will not allow internet (network) usage such as BBC
iPlayer if recording even just one channel OTA.

Do other Freeview PVRs have the same restriction? If so, why? Is it a
limitation of processor power or limited memory availability?

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Jeff

On Sun, 08 Feb 2015 09:37:31 +0000
Jeff Layman wrote:

I have a Panasonic PVR DMR-HWT130. It will record two Freeview
channels without problem, but will not allow internet (network) usage
such as BBC iPlayer if recording even just one channel OTA.

Do other Freeview PVRs have the same restriction? If so, why? Is it a
limitation of processor power or limited memory availability?


On my Humax, it is either connected to Freeview or to the internet, but
not both at the same time.

I also wish it would do both things at once.

--
Davey.

In article ,
Jeff Layman wrote:
I have a Panasonic PVR DMR-HWT130. It will record two Freeview channels
without problem, but will not allow internet (network) usage such as BBC
iPlayer if recording even just one channel OTA.

Do other Freeview PVRs have the same restriction? If so, why? Is it a
limitation of processor power or limited memory availability?

Some such restrictions are because the device only has one (hardware)
MPEG decoder (for patent fee reasons), but that wouldn't apply here
because it doesn't need to decode the Freeview stream to record it.
It may just be poor design.

-- Richard

In article:

Jeff Layman says...

Do other Freeview PVRs have the same restriction? If so, why? Is it a
limitation of processor power or limited memory availability?


I just tried this on my BT Youview box, Humax DTRT2100, it will record 2
TV channels and play on demand at the same time.




--
Ken O'Meara

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On Sun, 8 Feb 2015 11:58:56 +0000
Davey wrote:

On Sun, 08 Feb 2015 09:37:31 +0000
Jeff Layman wrote:

I have a Panasonic PVR DMR-HWT130. It will record two Freeview
channels without problem, but will not allow internet (network)
usage such as BBC iPlayer if recording even just one channel OTA.

Do other Freeview PVRs have the same restriction? If so, why? Is it
a limitation of processor power or limited memory availability?


On my Humax, it is either connected to Freeview or to the internet,
but not both at the same time.

I also wish it would do both things at once.


I played around with the Humax, and I find that I can start to record a
Freeview programme and then go to the internet via the Portal; but once
on the internet, it is impossible to return to Freeview in any way
other than closing down the Portal completely.
So it does not have the same problem as the OP's.

--
Davey.

In article , lid
says...

On Sun, 08 Feb 2015 09:37:31 +0000
Jeff Layman wrote:

I have a Panasonic PVR DMR-HWT130. It will record two Freeview
channels without problem, but will not allow internet (network) usage
such as BBC iPlayer if recording even just one channel OTA.

Do other Freeview PVRs have the same restriction? If so, why? Is it a
limitation of processor power or limited memory availability?


On my Humax, it is either connected to Freeview or to the internet, but
not both at the same time.

I also wish it would do both things at once.

You have a FOX-HDR do you not? If so, I think you will find that it will
in fact quite cheerfully record TV while you are accessing the internet
via the portal.

On Sun, 8 Feb 2015 14:55:02 -0000
Yellow wrote:

In article , lid
says...

On Sun, 08 Feb 2015 09:37:31 +0000
Jeff Layman wrote:

I have a Panasonic PVR DMR-HWT130. It will record two Freeview
channels without problem, but will not allow internet (network)
usage such as BBC iPlayer if recording even just one channel OTA.

Do other Freeview PVRs have the same restriction? If so, why? Is
it a limitation of processor power or limited memory availability?


On my Humax, it is either connected to Freeview or to the internet,
but not both at the same time.

I also wish it would do both things at once.

You have a FOX-HDR do you not? If so, I think you will find that it
will in fact quite cheerfully record TV while you are accessing the
internet via the portal.

Yes, see my reply posted before yours!

--
Davey.

On 08/02/15 09:37, Jeff Layman wrote:
I have a Panasonic PVR DMR-HWT130. It will record two Freeview channels
without problem, but will not allow internet (network) usage such as BBC
iPlayer if recording even just one channel OTA.

Do other Freeview PVRs have the same restriction? If so, why? Is it a
limitation of processor power or limited memory availability?

Thanks for all the replies. Looks like it is specific to Panasonic.

--

Jeff

In article , lid
says...

On Sun, 8 Feb 2015 14:55:02 -0000
Yellow wrote:

In article , lid
says...

On Sun, 08 Feb 2015 09:37:31 +0000
Jeff Layman wrote:

I have a Panasonic PVR DMR-HWT130. It will record two Freeview
channels without problem, but will not allow internet (network)
usage such as BBC iPlayer if recording even just one channel OTA.

Do other Freeview PVRs have the same restriction? If so, why? Is
it a limitation of processor power or limited memory availability?


On my Humax, it is either connected to Freeview or to the internet,
but not both at the same time.

I also wish it would do both things at once.

You have a FOX-HDR do you not? If so, I think you will find that it
will in fact quite cheerfully record TV while you are accessing the
internet via the portal.

Yes, see my reply posted before yours!

I didn't see it until after I posted - no big deal.