Hi All,

There are quite a number of radio programs which I would like to record,  to 
hear at a different date/time. At the present time my NTL/Virgin + box will 
not record radio programs, so is there anything on the market which will 
perform in a similar way ? I believe you can do this with Sky+, but what may 
be of interest is the freesat PVR's when they appear ?

I notice some of the Ipod type units have built in DAB and can record, but 
do they have a date/time/station function ?

I would like to playback the recording through the hifi so looking to record 
at a similar quality to Radio 3 and Classic FM via DAB.

Your thoughts please ?

Regards

Alan

alan ralph wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> There are quite a number of radio programs which I would like to record,  to 
> hear at a different date/time. At the present time my NTL/Virgin + box will 
> not record radio programs, so is there anything on the market which will 
> perform in a similar way ? I believe you can do this with Sky+, but what may 
> be of interest is the freesat PVR's when they appear ?
> 
> I notice some of the Ipod type units have built in DAB and can record, but 
> do they have a date/time/station function ?
> 
> I would like to playback the recording through the hifi so looking to record 
> at a similar quality to Radio 3 and Classic FM via DAB.
> 
> Your thoughts please ?

USB Freeview tuner in a PC, assuming the radio channel you want is 
available.
The software should have a timed record function.

-- 
Eiron.

In article <suFuk.228441$D01.22206@newsfe17.ams2>,
   alan ralph  wrote:
> here are quite a number of radio programs which I would like to record, 
> to hear at a different date/time. At the present time my NTL/Virgin +
> box will not record radio programs, so is there anything on the market
> which will perform in a similar way

Use my Topfield PVR all the time for this.

Only stupid point is I have to remember to leave it switched on -
otherwise when it does out of standby to record it switches on the TV...

-- 
*If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

    Dave Plowman        dave@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
                  To e-mail, change noise into sound.

alan ralph wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> There are quite a number of radio programs which I would like to record,  to 
> hear at a different date/time. At the present time my NTL/Virgin + box will 
> not record radio programs, so is there anything on the market which will 
> perform in a similar way ? I believe you can do this with Sky+, but what may 
> be of interest is the freesat PVR's when they appear ?
> 
> I notice some of the Ipod type units have built in DAB and can record, but 
> do they have a date/time/station function ?
> 
> I would like to playback the recording through the hifi so looking to record 
> at a similar quality to Radio 3 and Classic FM via DAB.
> 
> Your thoughts please ?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Alan
> 

I had a Pure DAB microsystem (DMR50 IIRC) that allowed scheduled 
recordings to a SD card. Worked fine, but rather dependent on the amount 
of schedule data, and the small screen interface made booking a 
recording tricky - I had to get the manual out each time.

As suggested elsewhere, a PVR with its 7 day schedule could be the way 
to go if you have a TV aerial, and it's possible to hook it up to the TV 
(so you can see what you're scheduling etc) and hifi. Humax and Topfield 
are good - I prefer the Humax. Higher (than DAB) bitrates too.

Rob

"alan ralph"  wrote in message 
news:suFuk.228441$D01.22206@newsfe17.ams2...
> Hi All,
>
> There are quite a number of radio programs which I would like to record, 
> to hear at a different date/time. At the present time my NTL/Virgin + box 
> will not record radio programs, so is there anything on the market which 
> will perform in a similar way ? I believe you can do this with Sky+, but 
> what may be of interest is the freesat PVR's when they appear ?
>
> I notice some of the Ipod type units have built in DAB and can record, but 
> do they have a date/time/station function ?
>
> I would like to playback the recording through the hifi so looking to 
> record at a similar quality to Radio 3 and Classic FM via DAB.
>
> Your thoughts please ?
>
> Regards
>
> Alan
>
>
I use a PACE TWIN PVR for this. It works fine, and you can record for later 
playback, or just time-delay, and as it has two tuners, you can record one 
programme, (TV or radio) whilst watching/listening to another.

S.
-- 
http://audiopages.googlepages.com

"Dave Plowman (News)"  wrote in message 
news:4fd7b4f290dave@davenoise.co.uk...
> In article <suFuk.228441$D01.22206@newsfe17.ams2>,
>   alan ralph  wrote:
>> here are quite a number of radio programs which I would like to record,
>> to hear at a different date/time. At the present time my NTL/Virgin +
>> box will not record radio programs, so is there anything on the market
>> which will perform in a similar way
>
> Use my Topfield PVR all the time for this.
>
> Only stupid point is I have to remember to leave it switched on -
> otherwise when it does out of standby to record it switches on the TV...
>
> -- 
> *If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
>
>    Dave Plowman        dave@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
>                  To e-mail, change noise into sound.

It won't if you switch the TV off rather than leave it on standby...You'll 
also save the planet.......

S.
-- 
http://audiopages.googlepages.com

Serge Auckland wrote:
> 
> "alan ralph"  wrote in message 
> news:suFuk.228441$D01.22206@newsfe17.ams2...
>> Hi All,
>>
>> There are quite a number of radio programs which I would like to 
>> record, to hear at a different date/time. At the present time my 
>> NTL/Virgin + box will not record radio programs, so is there anything 
>> on the market which will perform in a similar way ? I believe you can 
>> do this with Sky+, but what may be of interest is the freesat PVR's 
>> when they appear ?
>>
>> I notice some of the Ipod type units have built in DAB and can record, 
>> but do they have a date/time/station function ?
>>
>> I would like to playback the recording through the hifi so looking to 
>> record at a similar quality to Radio 3 and Classic FM via DAB.
>>
>> Your thoughts please ?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Alan
>>
>>
> I use a PACE TWIN PVR for this. It works fine, and you can record for 
> later playback, or just time-delay, and as it has two tuners, you can 
> record one programme, (TV or radio) whilst watching/listening to another.
> 
> S.

Indeed - cheaper than the Topfield or Humax, but without the possible 
benefit of a USB connection, should you want to save the recording.

Rob

"Rob"  wrote in message 
news:D9Quk.96683$6p1.85737@newsfe19.ams2...
> Serge Auckland wrote:
>>
>> "alan ralph"  wrote in message 
>> news:suFuk.228441$D01.22206@newsfe17.ams2...
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> There are quite a number of radio programs which I would like to record, 
>>> to hear at a different date/time. At the present time my NTL/Virgin + 
>>> box will not record radio programs, so is there anything on the market 
>>> which will perform in a similar way ? I believe you can do this with 
>>> Sky+, but what may be of interest is the freesat PVR's when they appear 
>>> ?
>>>
>>> I notice some of the Ipod type units have built in DAB and can record, 
>>> but do they have a date/time/station function ?
>>>
>>> I would like to playback the recording through the hifi so looking to 
>>> record at a similar quality to Radio 3 and Classic FM via DAB.
>>>
>>> Your thoughts please ?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Alan
>>>
>>>
>> I use a PACE TWIN PVR for this. It works fine, and you can record for 
>> later playback, or just time-delay, and as it has two tuners, you can 
>> record one programme, (TV or radio) whilst watching/listening to another.
>>
>> S.
>
> Indeed - cheaper than the Topfield or Humax, but without the possible 
> benefit of a USB connection, should you want to save the recording.
>
> Rob

That's true, but it does have a digital output so you can copy to a PC for 
CD burning etc. , albeit in real time.
S.
-- 
http://audiopages.googlepages.com