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<blockquote data-quote="rmeredit" data-source="post: 604978" data-attributes="member: 49299">Hiya,The cheapest and most flexible option is a DVB-T card/USB stick connected to an existing PC which is in turn connected to your TV.&nbsp; Make sure it's at least a dual-tuner so you can watch one channel while recording another or record two at once.&nbsp; Plan on spending a while, though, configuring software, EPG data, etc. etc - we're talking a couple of weeks before everything gets bedded down.If you don't have an existing PC available, then things get a bit too expensive and it's cheaper to get a STB with hard drive, but look to see that it supports transfer of the files if you want to play on your PC/edit/burn to DVD.&nbsp; Dual-tuners are a bit pricey, but cheaper than a whole new PC.&nbsp; The HD capacities in these units are also quite anemic, but getting them up and running is a cinch. A DVD recorder offers the same functionality as a STB with hard drive combo, but obviously burning disks is easier since it's all done in the one unit.&nbsp; But unless burning to a disk (as opposed to simply archiving the digital file somewhere) is something you'd be frequently doing then I think it's probably a waste of your money.&nbsp; Setup is also easy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rmeredit, post: 604978, member: 49299"] Hiya, The cheapest and most flexible option is a DVB-T card/USB stick connected to an existing PC which is in turn connected to your TV. Make sure it's at least a dual-tuner so you can watch one channel while recording another or record two at once. Plan on spending a while, though, configuring software, EPG data, etc. etc - we're talking a couple of weeks before everything gets bedded down. If you don't have an existing PC available, then things get a bit too expensive and it's cheaper to get a STB with hard drive, but look to see that it supports transfer of the files if you want to play on your PC/edit/burn to DVD. Dual-tuners are a bit pricey, but cheaper than a whole new PC. The HD capacities in these units are also quite anemic, but getting them up and running is a cinch. A DVD recorder offers the same functionality as a STB with hard drive combo, but obviously burning disks is easier since it's all done in the one unit. But unless burning to a disk (as opposed to simply archiving the digital file somewhere) is something you'd be frequently doing then I think it's probably a waste of your money. Setup is also easy. [/QUOTE]

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