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> > As for Simons comment on recording the stuff he really wants > to watch - sounds > like a good idea but he must spend his life pouring through > the listings and > watching rubbish to find out about it or is there something > somewhere that > gives only listings of programs for people with an IQ of 50 > or more to cut it > down to 10 shows a week if your lucky? > Tom te tom te tom > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > I was recently given a DVD recorder with freeview built in and a hard drive. Finding something worth recording (or looks worth watching) is a simple matter of a few minuted with the EPG over the next few days then selecting it for recording to HDD. If I really do want to archive something then it's just put onto DVD Quality programmes do still exist ; although its all personal opinion. Larkrise has been excellent, Ashes to Ashes. And I do love recording Everybody loves Raymond & 2 & a half men. That's just on the normal terrestial channels of course. As for the rest ? E4,BBC3 & 4 and Film 4 have something that's decent a couple of times a week. My solution to not wading through all the shopping channels is to set up a favorites list and just use that to check whats on. I've also found I've been a lot more selective as I can stream programmes from iplayer in linux & firefox to catch up. I just have a loft aerial. Can only get about 22 channels and find the picture fine. No droput or freezing. Much improved signal since I tried OnDigital afew years ago. We are even getting rid of sky and just keeping it for FTV/FTA channels. The only thing I think we'll miss is Paramount & Sci-Fi. Stargate Atlantis on Sky1 is always available elsewhere. Ray -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html