Panny TV recording

[JoelSim]

Does anyone know how to record on a Panny plasma. Several times I think I've set it to record and then I can't find a recording.

 

 

[professorhat]

Not sure I understand mate - does it have a PVR built in? Didn't realise Panny did one of these...

 

[JoelSim]

Well I'm sure it lets me set a recording. But then nothing is there.

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[professorhat]

What model is it?

 

[JoelSim]

Erm

TH42PX70 sounds familiar but I wouldn't put my house on it

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[professorhat]

Okay, I'm pretty sure your Panny doesn't have a built in hard disk, meaning you can't record anything directly to the TV. Two things I can think it might be:
1. It's an option to set the TV to switch on and go to a certain channel at a certain time. This then allows you to set up an independent recording device (like a PVR or a VCR) to be set to also switch on at that time and record the input from the TV.
2. Some of the Panasonic's have an SD card slot that you can put a standard SD card into and record to. Although the model you've quoted above doesn't have this feature, it might be the TH-42PX700 which does.
So I think you can't actually direct record on the Panny (certainly not the model quoted anyway), you need an external recording device hooked into it.

 

[JoelSim]

That would explain it Prof. Thanks.

I'll get my 10 year old son to confirm I'm a dinosaur who knows nothing at the weekend

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[Anonymous]

This is the Viera link setting in your tv. You need a Viera-compatible DVR linked to the set. When that's done, you can set up a recording via the TV, and the DVR will pick up on it automatically and record it for you.