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Information and Services in Turkey Section => Television & Satellite in Turkey => Topic started by: kayakebab on November 19, 2010, 08:07:36 AM

Title: PVR hard drive television recorder
Post by: kayakebab on November 19, 2010, 08:07:36 AM: can someone tell me if one of these from UK will work in Turkey.
Apologies in advance if this is a really daft question.
Also I think I read something about bringing TVs from the UK I couldnt find a definite answer about whether this is ok or not.
Thanks
Title: PVR hard drive television recorder
Post by: tribalelder on November 19, 2010, 08:33:50 AM: You can bring TV's from the UK but unless it is small enough to go undiscovered in your suitcase you will probably get clobbered for Bandarola Tax.
Title: PVR hard drive television recorder
Post by: Scunner on November 19, 2010, 09:50:22 AM: If you mean can you record loads of programmes on a PVR in the UK and take the loaded up machine over to Turkey to watch them, then yes you can indeed.
Title: PVR hard drive television recorder
Post by: Ian on November 19, 2010, 11:00:44 AM: I think Kayakebab means can you connect it with a scart lead and record from your Turkish television?

I am sure someone will know the answer to that better than I would BUT I have considered doing the same as we have Nilesat and get lots of good films on when we are out that we would like to record.

I have a 5 yr old Asda DVD Recorder and I know I can tune it in via the AV to record whatever is on the screen on to a rewritable DVD.

I think that is the best option as I suspect a hard drive on a modern PVR will want to record from its own built in freeview????????

Tribalelder is right that you may get clobbered at Customs - I took a risk and the largest I could get in my case was a flat screen 22" with built in DVD and I was fine (my logic was it came from China ok so with a little extra soft furnishings around it - it should be ok and it was HOWEVER - I am now surprised to see decent looking flat screen 32" TV's going for 649 YTL and I have said to Gill - they will be 599 YTL before much longer and when they are I will buy one as the hassle of trying to "smuggle" is just not worth it. Hope that helps.

Ian :D
Title: PVR hard drive television recorder
Post by: Scunner on November 19, 2010, 11:02:45 AM: quote:
Originally posted by Ian

I think Kayakebab means can you connect it with a scart lead and record from your Turkish television?

Well I don't think she meant that :D
Title: PVR hard drive television recorder
Post by: Ian on November 19, 2010, 13:29:39 PM: My money is on ME :D :D
Title: PVR hard drive television recorder
Post by: kayakebab on November 20, 2010, 00:15:20 AM: Ian you win, but then I had overlooked the fact that it wouldnt be able to record its built freeview, so in fact my question was really stupid.
So Keith wins as well really for realising I couldn't really be wanting to do that.
Thanks for the info re tax on the tv's. I wonder how much the tax is and whether it still works out less than buying a new tv?
Title: PVR hard drive television recorder
Post by: Ian on November 20, 2010, 03:30:22 AM: Yessss I won really :D

I would buy new or from CBF - just keep looking :)
Title: PVR hard drive television recorder
Post by: tribalelder on November 20, 2010, 06:15:30 AM: http://www.turkisheconomy.org.uk/buyingproperty/TRT_bandrole.htm

This will give you the appropriate tax rates :)