no you just need a freeveiw box
vcrs are old hat[video cassette recorders]
http://www.google.com/search?q=video%20 ... 60&bih=632

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But come on Big All what the happens when you are walking down the corridor, on the way to the second gantry say, and you want to watch television - you're completely screwed then.

You would actually have to move into a new room to watch the tv.

Personally I could not cope and have had a tv / vcr / digisat gaffer taped to my arm at all times.

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Just to throw in another suggestion here, as I'm guessing most people here are going to be posting on comptuers......

Windows XP Media Center
Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate
Windows 7 Home Premium and Ultimate

All of the above come with Media Center built in that is Free View capable if you have a TV tuner in your computer. Granted, most don't, but you can get one for very little money (20 quid?).

The desktop I have here uses a PCi card internally so I can record two channels or watch 1 and record another. I can also plug in another to record 4 channels at the same time.

Laptops are easily connected to your LCD/Plasma screens if you want to view the recordings on the big screens - so many things people don't take advantage of.

The other good news is games consoles - you can get a TV kit for the PS3 which lets you pause, record and view freeview.

Just some food for thought!

BG

The PS3 is also a very good DVD and Bluray player.

I have a samsung BD c8500 - Bluray player, HD recorder, wirelessly connects to laptop, web browser with Lovefilm app, Freeview+ receiver. All for £160 from fleabay.

The best thing it the Lovefilm app we can stream any of 4,000 + movies at above DVD quality. Simply the best service currently available. I think it is worth finding out if your television supports smoothing / judder removal before going for this though.

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nahh its simple
you can have as many signals traveling along the arial you just choose the ones you want to watch
if you need to watch a freeveiw channel and traveling back to the center is to much you just plug in a £20-30 freeveiw box and watch what you like

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Blueray? Who uses THAT? Blueray is the modern equivalent of Betamax - much the same way as 3D TV is headed

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Nought wrong with bluray - people are too quick to skip to the download-ables to appriciate the AUDIO that goes with a film.

Everyone is all about the picture and screen these days. Thinner, sleeker, smaller bezels - well, where does the speakers live in this arrangement?

I've got a home theatre amp, not the piddly all in one kits that lights up like a pretty christmas tree when it sees a DTS-HD master audio track pass it's lovely inner workings to provide a rich beautiful immersive sound when you watch a film.

It's like going from your analogue TV to HD - your ears open up and 'see' a new part to a film.

I remember watching a film with the missis and she paused it and made me go to check the front garden....she could hear a tapping on the window. It was the film - but the rear channels were so crisp, it was scary! World apart from the pap they peddle on TV and low bitrate dvd steams.

BG

In a similar vein they make super HQ audio CDROMs these days but most people listen to audio via a 320kb/s (or lower) MPEG file on their iPods......

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