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Cheap extra DVD Recorder?

john bunyan

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Posted February 11, 2011 at 9:53PM

I have a "proper" DVD recorder, but sometimes there is a clash of programmes. I have a TV Freeview dongle with my laptop, which has an HDMI socket. I sometimes watch TV on it in Windows 7 Ult Media Centre . I could record also on the laptop. Could I simply join the laptop to the TV with the HDMI and watch the recorded TV programme that way? This would give me an extra DVD recorder for the £30 odd for the dongle!

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BRYNIT

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Posted February 11, 2011 at 10:19PM

If your laptop has an HDMI socket you will be able to connect it to your TV.

I think you will find pressing the FN key and one of the F keys (not sure which one), it will switch between laptop and TV.

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john bunyan

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Posted February 13, 2011 at 9:32AM

Yes it has HDMI. Good, I will try it out soon

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