Home cinema system with Sky+ and DVD Recorder

[Frank]

I have Sky+ installed and have bought a Pioneer DCS222 DVD home cinema
system which only allows playback of DVD-R/RW discs and also bought a Matsui
DVD recorder which only allows playback of DVD+R/RW. My questions are

1) Is the Matsui compatible to record off sky+?
3) If I can record off Sky+ onto DVD+R/RW will the sound still come through
the Pioneer system whilst the disk is in playback mode in the
recorder?
4) Is it best to have to different formats of DVD players?or should they be
the same playback type?
4) If all is not well has anyone any ideas on what Home cinema system and
DVD recorder work best with Sky+?

Any help would be appreciated as they might have to go back to the shop!!

[Mogweed]

"Frank" <nospam@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:6rSMd.17385$K7.4479@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk ...
>I have Sky+ installed and have bought a Pioneer DCS222 DVD home cinema
>system which only allows playback of DVD-R/RW discs and also bought a
>Matsui DVD recorder which only allows playback of DVD+R/RW. My questions
>are
>
> 1) Is the Matsui compatible to record off sky+?
> 3) If I can record off Sky+ onto DVD+R/RW will the sound still come
> through the Pioneer system whilst the disk is in playback mode
> in the recorder?
> 4) Is it best to have to different formats of DVD players?or should they
> be the same playback type?
> 4) If all is not well has anyone any ideas on what Home cinema system and
> DVD recorder work best with Sky+?
>
> Any help would be appreciated as they might have to go back to the shop!!
>

Firstly, almost all modern DVD players will play both formats. We have a
Philips DVDR725H which only records on DVD+R/RW but it will play +, -, and a
host of other formats as well.

Secondly, I think you may have misunderstood the "+" in Sky+. Because the
system is called Sky+ it doesn't mean that it needs a DVD recorder capable
of recording in the + format. Sky+ is just a name. You should be able to use
any DVD recorder with it.

Mogweed.

[Jomtien]

Frank wrote:

>I have Sky+ installed and have bought a Pioneer DCS222 DVD home cinema
>system which only allows playback of DVD-R/RW discs and also bought a Matsui
>DVD recorder which only allows playback of DVD+R/RW.

Hmm. I wonder why you didn't just buy one DVD recorder and a decent
amp/speaker system instead?


>My questions are
>
>1) Is the Matsui compatible to record off sky+?

Anything that can record can record from Sky+. Ideally any DVDR device
that you buy should have RGB in and out, to get the best signal
quality.


>3) If I can record off Sky+ onto DVD+R/RW will the sound still come through
>the Pioneer system whilst the disk is in playback mode in the
>recorder?

I don't really understand the question. Do you mean that if you put an
unreadable disk in the Matsui will it output the sound only? If so,
the answer is no. However, as mentioned, you may well find that both
units will in fact play back both sorts of disk, even if the Matsui
will only record on one sort.


>4) Is it best to have to different formats of DVD players?or should they be
>the same playback type?

Why have two at all? I just don't understand this. What exactly are
you trying to achieve?


>4) If all is not well has anyone any ideas on what Home cinema system and
>DVD recorder work best with Sky+?

Any will work. Get RGB in/out as mentioned above. There can be issues
with widescreen switching with some brands/models.

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[B@ndit]

and why are your questions numbered 1,3,3,4 instead of 1,2,3,4?

just noticed that actually... LOL

Steven.
"Jomtien" <jomtien@the.beach> wrote in message
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> Frank wrote:
>
> >I have Sky+ installed and have bought a Pioneer DCS222 DVD home cinema
> >system which only allows playback of DVD-R/RW discs and also bought a
Matsui
> >DVD recorder which only allows playback of DVD+R/RW.
>
> Hmm. I wonder why you didn't just buy one DVD recorder and a decent
> amp/speaker system instead?
>
>
> >My questions are
> >
> >1) Is the Matsui compatible to record off sky+?
>
> Anything that can record can record from Sky+. Ideally any DVDR device
> that you buy should have RGB in and out, to get the best signal
> quality.
>
>
> >3) If I can record off Sky+ onto DVD+R/RW will the sound still come
through
> >the Pioneer system whilst the disk is in playback mode in the
> >recorder?
>
> I don't really understand the question. Do you mean that if you put an
> unreadable disk in the Matsui will it output the sound only? If so,
> the answer is no. However, as mentioned, you may well find that both
> units will in fact play back both sorts of disk, even if the Matsui
> will only record on one sort.
>
>
> >4) Is it best to have to different formats of DVD players?or should they
be
> >the same playback type?
>
> Why have two at all? I just don't understand this. What exactly are
> you trying to achieve?
>
>
> >4) If all is not well has anyone any ideas on what Home cinema system and
> >DVD recorder work best with Sky+?
>
> Any will work. Get RGB in/out as mentioned above. There can be issues
> with widescreen switching with some brands/models.
>
> --
> Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these.
> The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/6u4p9
> How to get UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
> Fed up with logos / red buttons? : http://logofreetv.org/
> BBC gone? : http://www.astra2d.co.uk/
> ----
> Only the truth as I see it.
> No monies return'd. ;-)

[dezza]

B@ndit wrote:
> and why are your questions numbered 1,3,3,4 instead of 1,2,3,4?
>
> just noticed that actually... LOL
>
> Steven


And why have questioned why they are numbered 1,3,3,4 when they were
numbered
1,3,4,4 ?

just noticed that actually. I guess you could call that late notice,
did anyone
else notice that or did it go un-noticed. maybe we need more notice on
a notice that could go un-noticed.

Dezza.

[Guilbert]

> and why are your questions numbered 1,3,3,4 instead of 1,2,3,4?

Because like you he made a mistake, his questions are actually numbered
1,3,4,4 not 1,3,3,4 as you said.

Guilbert

[B@ndit]

Well fair play for noticing my mistake...LOL


"Guilbert" <guilbert@nospaxx.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > and why are your questions numbered 1,3,3,4 instead of 1,2,3,4?
>
> Because like you he made a mistake, his questions are actually numbered
> 1,3,4,4 not 1,3,3,4 as you said.
>
> Guilbert
>
>