Hi,
I have a Panasonic 28" CRT tv, (a few years old) a Humax F2-Fox T Freeview tuner (five years old) and a Sony RDR-HXD719 DVD recorder with built in Freeview tuner (three years old?).
The only thing that's unsatisfactory is the Sony. It only records to the time selected from the epg, not when the programs actually start and stop, and occasionally keeps on recording until the hard disk is full.
So on the face of it all I need to do is to replace the DVD recorder. But the TV is not really big enough for the room (we sit about 4.26m, 14 feet, away) and it is quite hard to lift the whole kit and caboodle out for vacuuming.
So I'm inclined to change the lot - if only I knew what to invest in. I'd welcome your advice, please.
A few further considerations: we aren't interested in Sky, only Freeview; our room is very well windowed and we'd like something with a less reflective screen; we would like a great picture without paying the earth for it; we are not sure if HD is going to be worth it; we watch tennis and don't want a trail after the ball.
And very importantly we would like kit that would last, if possible.
It all seems complicated. Hope you can help here.
I have a Panasonic 28" CRT tv, (a few years old) a Humax F2-Fox T Freeview tuner (five years old) and a Sony RDR-HXD719 DVD recorder with built in Freeview tuner (three years old?).
The only thing that's unsatisfactory is the Sony. It only records to the time selected from the epg, not when the programs actually start and stop, and occasionally keeps on recording until the hard disk is full.
So on the face of it all I need to do is to replace the DVD recorder. But the TV is not really big enough for the room (we sit about 4.26m, 14 feet, away) and it is quite hard to lift the whole kit and caboodle out for vacuuming.
So I'm inclined to change the lot - if only I knew what to invest in. I'd welcome your advice, please.
A few further considerations: we aren't interested in Sky, only Freeview; our room is very well windowed and we'd like something with a less reflective screen; we would like a great picture without paying the earth for it; we are not sure if HD is going to be worth it; we watch tennis and don't want a trail after the ball.
And very importantly we would like kit that would last, if possible.
It all seems complicated. Hope you can help here.