New Freeview twin tuner box?

[harey]

Hi guys,

After a number of years service my Thomson DTI2300 is starting to play up. Within 24 hours the picture freezes, which means any subsequent TiVo recordings are worthless, until I cycle the power!

To date I've also suffered from the problem that if TiVo is recording, I am then unable to watch anyother Freeview channel at the same time (just happened during F1 Qualifying on ITV4!).

Now I know you can get Twin-Tuner Freeview boxes, but I guess these are PVRs. So can anyone recommend a Freeview box, that would allow TiVo to record on one channel which I watch another?

Regards
Chris

PS On these Twin-Tuner boxes, is it actually possible to feed one channel on one SCART (ie to TiVo) and another on SCART (ie to the TV) at the same time?

[blindlemon]

Your cheapest and easiest option would probably just be to get two cheap Freeview boxes. Then devote one to your TiVo and use the other for Live TV :)

[harey]

I am glad you raised that, as I had considered.

Given the aerial would go into the 1st box, then the 2nd, then a DVD recorder, then TiVo and then the TV; chaining five would not cause a problem with the signal?

[blindlemon]

Depends how strong your signal is :)

You don't need the TiVo in the chain unless you also record from the Analogue tuner... and come to think of it, if you are using a 2nd freeview box for Live TV viewing, you don't need the TV there either :)

I would just do: Aerial -> Freeview1(Tivo) -> DVDR -> Freeview2(Live TV)

[Automan]

Careful if you get two boxes of the same brand...

You may have a battle with IR remote control.

Automan