Buying a television, some advice please.

[Chris28]

I want to buy a new television but after a visit to Currys ended up quite lost in confusion.

 

My neighbour has a recording device, but it only seems to record BBC 1 and 2, and ITV which isn't what I want. I need BBC4 etc. At the shop though, there were recorders, bluerays, dvd recorders. I don't know, and my husband didn't either.

 

At the moment we have a TV, a Freeview box and a video recorder. I currently record programmes on the video recorder from the freeview box.

 

There is a recording device in Argos for £100, but my son says it probably wont record subtitles if the freeview is built into the TV.

 

This is the main thing I need to get right. What ever I buy to record things, must record subtitles because my husband is deaf.

 

Can anyone advise me what I need to buy please?

[Forumosaurus]

Get a TV with Freeview+ built in, same as sky plus. Record your programmes digitally, sorted. Plus you can pause, rewind live tv too.

 

Or buy a Freeview plus box separately and plug it into your tv just like your current standard freeview box.

 

Have a munch on this: http://www.techradar.com/news/television/complete-guide-to-freeview-plus-625063

[Ghozer]

You basically need a Freeview recorder (PVR Box) this can be either purchased as a Freeview+ box and added to your current TV in place of your current Freeview box, or purchased built into the TV

 

as above, check the link provided

[Chris28]

Thanks for those. In the link it doesn't say anything about recording subtitles. My son says his virgin+box doesn't record subtitles on his harddrive.

 

I think this means I may need to keep the video recorder, and freeview box, and record in the same way that I am doing now.