Hard drive, recorder and media player?

Question

I am looking for something that will allow me to watch avi's and
listen to MP3s on tv, store files (as I'm running out of disk space on my laptop) and record programmes from the television (eg Freeview).

So far I have found things that do two of the above (a media player hard drive like http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ModuleNo=99078) but
I would have to buy a recorder separately like a PVR.

Is there something that can do all three of the above?

Answer 1

if your laptop has a graphic output you could connect up via svideo output.you could send your videos and music to your pvr and then store them on the disc there or burn to dvd.thats what i do but remember to attatch an audio lead for the sound too.ps if your graphic card has no output consider buying one.you can get a decent one for about 80 pounds and it gives you much more options apart from your laptop screen.

Answer 2

You could try one of the Archos media players. They're basically portable PVRs with a built-in screen. They record from your TV and play back, plus you can use it as an MP3 player and watch media files when you're travelling.

http://www.cramptonandmoore.co.uk/504-i1463.html
http://www.cramptonandmoore.co.uk/gmini-500-i1224.html

There's even a 100GB version, or a version with a freeview tuner, so you can use it as a portable TV.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Archos-AV700-Mobile-Digital-Recorder/dp/B0009OD1OE/ref=sr_1_1/026-7761083-2397241?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1174907390&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FNNYS2/interactiveda3014-21

Answer 3

best get the sony xl100 media centre.

mulit media
250 gb of storage
hard drive
dual processor
hdmi output
dvdr

cost £750 ( shop price )

hope this helps wg

Answer 4

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