Quick question about Panasonic record-to-USB (GT60)

Scam · 18 Dec 2013 at 15:59

I'm currently weighing up between the ST60 and the GT60 (42"). Upon my usual trawl around the local electronics shops on my lunchbreak I had a good conversation with someone in one who pointed out that the GT60 has 2x Freeview HD tuners, 2 x Freesat tuners, and records to USB. Whereas the ST60 only has a single tuner and doesn't record.

Can anyone explain exactly how this works? He was saying you simply mount a drive and then it works through your EPG as you would expect a PVR to? Is this correct? For some reason I assumed it was a fairly basic functionality (i.e a crash record to simply record whatever was on screen). Can you do timed records for the future, series link etc.? What doesn't it do?

What I'm essentially asking is -- with a big enough drive (?) will that record-to-USB functionality make my current SD Humax PVR obselete?

I was also offered the GT60 for £915 inc 5yr warranty. Soooo tempted!

Thanks.

Psycho Sonny · 19 Dec 2013 at 17:14

I have a GT50 and the record to USB function is so horrible to use i'd gladly pay <£100 to buy a brand new talk talk youview box off gumtree or ebay instead.

I think it's purely record by timer, no chance of series recording, etc.

Seriously just pretend it's not even there.

Caged · 19 Dec 2013 at 17:36

Is the Panasonic EPG still pretty terrible? I saw it once a couple of years back and I think I'm still scarred.

SDK^ · 19 Dec 2013 at 17:56

Scam said:
What I'm essentially asking is -- with a big enough drive (?) will that record-to-USB functionality make my current SD Humax PVR obselete?

Your PVR box will be easier to use - set and watch recordings.

I have a Humax YouView box which has twin tuners, and so only use the TV recording to USB as a backup when my other half needs to record 3 programmes whilst watching a forth :rolleyes:

The Samsung version does have proper record scheduling, series link with iOS apps to do it remotely

Scam · 20 Dec 2013 at 22:48

Hmn ok! I think I might need to see it in action but that doesn't sound particularly good. So unfortunately that now means I can't add that to my reasons of why to get the gt60 over the st60

Even though I won't be gaming that much - if I do it'll be COD or BF4 so the input lag could get really annoying.

Scam · 21 Dec 2013 at 19:46

Psycho Sonny said:
I have a GT50 and the record to USB function is so horrible to use i'd gladly pay <£100 to buy a brand new talk talk youview box off gumtree or ebay instead.

I think it's purely record by timer, no chance of series recording, etc.

Seriously just pretend it's not even there.

It seems the gt60 has record by TV guide.
See page 81 in the manual:
https://dlc.panasonic-europe-service.com/EUDocs/GetDoc.aspx?did=233540&fmt=PDF&lang=en&src=3

Sounds alright but why can't you watch another channel when its recording? I thought the TV has two freeview HD tuners and two freesat HD tuners?