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HKC
19 yrs ago
Hi!
I am not technical at all but I am just setting up our new recordable DVD player so that I can record from Now TV. I seem to have been sucessful but only seem to be able to record the channel that is set. Is that right? I would like to record from Star when watching BBC Entertainment but is this possible? I just don't know what I am doing wrong!
Thanks in anticipation
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Not possible unless you have a second decoder box and subscription to NOW TV.
Final answer ;-)
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HKC
19 yrs ago
Oh blimey Beachball is that true? Everytime I try and set the channels automatically it doesn't work but Now Broadband is set on AV1 so does that really mean I can't watch another channel while recording from Now? Also having problems with timer record , not sure how that works either as I can't set the Now channels, can't I do that either?
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Actually, most NOW TV boxes (there are different models) have at least two outputs that could be plugged into a DVD recorder.
Sadly though, both outputs will produce the same channel, so the conlusion stands: No watching one channel while recording another with a single box.
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DA
19 yrs ago
As stated above: "unless you have a second decoder box and subscription to NOW TV." Business is business!
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No, it not business related, but rather a technical limitation: NOW TV is broadband television, i.e., in effect streaming video over the DSL line/internet connection. There is not enough bandwidth (and probably not enough processing power in a single box) to receive more than one channel at a time.
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To see two different NOW channels you (currently) you'll need two NOW boxes, 2 subscriptions, and two phone lines (there are usually two lines to your socket).
BTW the subscribed channels are tied to the line - not the box, so I was dissappointed not to be able to move my box to another flat and get the channels I had already subscribed to.
The boxes also have some sort of copy protection capability that PCCW can switch on for some programs that defeat the 'normal' video recorders.
There exist 'intelligent' remote controls that can be programmed with NOW TV box channels controls. They have timer control too..
That way you can have the intelligent control change channel to record different channels at night.
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another note - don't dare to share your copies of programs on the internet.
your Now broadband is directly traceable back to your account!
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when we are looking at right our vision is not on left. is as simple as that. i also thought is a good idea to do this but unless pccw comes with some new invention...
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