Can a Panasonic DMR-BWT760GN recorder record Sky?

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Brozo

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Wannabe Geek

#281104 29-Jan-2021 18:09

Parents recently bought a Panasonic DMR-BWT760GN recorder, with the attendant telling them they would be able to record Sky, but after setting it up that doesn't seem to be the case. The TV guide does not calibrate with Sky's (and only seems to calibrate with a Freeview tv guide), so the only way to actually record anything is to physically press record on live TV. I'm wondering whether I have to take additional steps to sync the two together or if they were misled into making the purchase.

Have any Sky users had experience with this (or other) recorders before and be able to give me a few pointers? Cheers

SirHumphreyAppleby

2844 posts

Uber Geek

#2644213 29-Jan-2021 18:17

Based on the specifications, it should be able to record Sky (or any other signal) from an analogue video input. Many devices can't even do that as they simply store the data streams from the broadcast signal. In the analogue days, they all needed their own encoders, so recording from an external source was commonplace.

So, no. You cannot access the Sky programme guide, watch or record Sky broadcasts directly on the device. You can only connect the Sky decoder to it and watch/record through this device.

If Sky has an app, you may be able to access that content.

bmr63

87 posts

Master Geek

#2646677 3-Feb-2021 22:03

Yes it’s probably a case of miscommunication. As the other respondent said, you can only record Sky on the Panasonic box if you set up an analogue connection. I have a much older version of the Panasonic box and do this occasionally.

Another point, to watch out for is the Digital Rights capabilities of each box. What you’ll find is that most Sky Content will record ok, but some content (in particular movies) will not record a picture on the Panasonic unless you put a video scrubber between each box (ie on the video link).

gareth41

742 posts

Ultimate Geek

#2646765 4-Feb-2021 09:29

Why not just use the MySky PVR? If you really want to use a non official PVR with Sky, there are some Sat PVR's you can get which have a smartcard slot, just check that it supports NDS smartcards as that's what Sky use. These PVR's will dump the satellite transport stream straight to disk for playback later. Some particular PVR's are popular with caravan's/motorhomes as they use 12v.