Otis
Well-Known Member
Hi,
Can anyone help?
My mum and dad are both 87 and their TV is very important to them. A new channel came out, Talking Pictures TV, that just shows old films. I know they will love it. They can't receive it though.
Apparently you can only get it with a Freeview HD recorder and they just have the bog standard Freeview.
Well, my question is, what's the difference between a HD box and a HD recorder in terms of obtaining channels? Why would you only get a non HD channel (it is clearly not HD) only available on a HD recorder and not available on a HD box? I don't understand why I can't just get them a HD box. They wouldn't use a recorder, they are complete technophobes.
The price differential is quite substantial. Can understand the recorder for recording HD channels, but this channel isn't HD.
Can anyone help?
My mum and dad are both 87 and their TV is very important to them. A new channel came out, Talking Pictures TV, that just shows old films. I know they will love it. They can't receive it though.
Apparently you can only get it with a Freeview HD recorder and they just have the bog standard Freeview.
Well, my question is, what's the difference between a HD box and a HD recorder in terms of obtaining channels? Why would you only get a non HD channel (it is clearly not HD) only available on a HD recorder and not available on a HD box? I don't understand why I can't just get them a HD box. They wouldn't use a recorder, they are complete technophobes.
The price differential is quite substantial. Can understand the recorder for recording HD channels, but this channel isn't HD.