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  saneo on 21/02/2014 - 08:42

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  no idea what a twin tuner is but is it a good price? staticice says cheapest twin tuner (can't remember brand) was $60ish.

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    Raynes on 21/02/2014 - 08:47

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    It means something like recording one channel while watching another. Although some are a bit dodgy and have twin tuners but don't have that ability.

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    Joshman5k on 21/02/2014 - 08:51

    A tuner is the module of a TV, PVR or set-top box which is able to tune television. A normal Television will have a single tuner. A PVR will often have twin or triple tuners.

    Having a twin tuner means you can watch one television show while the pvr is recording another television show.

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    [Deactivated] on 21/02/2014 - 09:21

    +1

    Actually a twin tuner allows you to
    - watch one channel & record a different show from another network. (e.g. Watch ch7 & record Ch10)
    - Some allow you to record two channels from different networks. (e.g. record ch7 & ch10)
    - Better ones allow you to record two show on different networks & watch a third channel on one of the networks your recording. (i.e. Record Ch7 + Ch10 & watch Ch One/Eleven or 7two/7mate/etc

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      OzBragain on 21/02/2014 - 11:28

      Actually a twin tuner allows you to

      • Better ones allow you to record two show on different networks & watch a third channel on one of the networks your recording. (i.e. Record Ch7 + Ch10 & watch Ch One/Eleven or 7two/7mate/etc

      Wouldn't that require 3 tuners?

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        McFly on 21/02/2014 - 12:19

        Wouldn't that require 3 tuners?

        No. Sub-channels do not need a separate tuner (eg. ABC1 recording and then watching News24.)

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        [Deactivated] on 21/02/2014 - 13:29

        Yeah the Tbox is twin tuner. But it had a s/w update mid last year which allows the last point. For digital the TV networks sends all their channels on the one stream. So a single tuner already grabs the stream, if the hardware is up to scratch, it can record one channel & send another channel to the video out.

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        OzBragain on 21/02/2014 - 16:58

        Well there you go. Every day's a school day!

        Have to see what I can get WMC to do.

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        McFly on 21/02/2014 - 17:05

        WMC?
        Presumably you're using a USB tuner then?
        I haven't seen any that can access (2) sub-channels (I assume they exist maybe just expensive/uncommon.)

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        OzBragain on 22/02/2014 - 06:39

        No, not using USB tuners and my home setup has nothing to do with this deal so I'll leave it there.

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  mskeggs on 21/02/2014 - 08:59

  The PVR has been listed on OzB before:
  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/105936

  Not much to go on…

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    McFly on 21/02/2014 - 12:34

    Hmmm… Never heard of these guys, but took a look at the manual.
    It looks good for the price.

    Having had Beyonwiz's (and also a couple of cheap other ones) I couldn't live with this but may be good for people with no PVR experience.

    AFAIC reliability is the #1 'feature' of a PVR. Looking at http://www.productreview.com.au/p/altech-dsd4121.html I am not filled with a lot confidence. Maybe the optional $79 extended warranty will help! :O

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  ryann on 21/02/2014 - 11:26

  Hi 2ndsWorld, I've sent you a private message regarding an order which appears to have died after I submitted it.