Comments on: Connecting Foxtel iQ to a DVD Recorder

By: Louie

Louie — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:15:45 +0000

Like Lisa, My Foxtel IQ doesn’t have s-video. It has tv and vrc scart, orange coaxial and the white and red audio and hdmi. As I said, no s-video so how would you recommend I connect my DVR to Foxtel so I can record my programs?

I currently have the tv scart going to the tv, the vcr scart connected to an av sender (to watch foxtel on another tv).

Can i use the hdmi to connect to a recordable dvd player? Or am i best to connect the IQ to the tv via the hdmi (i believe their can be audio issues with this), leaving the scart connections free for the dvd recorder and av sender (if this is possible)

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

By: Nik

Nik — Sat, 30 May 2009 17:05:49 +0000

Hi Andrej,

great article, really helped, although i feel bad now i have always used composite and never seen it as such old technology lol

i have signed up for iq and will have it installed sometime this week. i have a panasonic dvd recorder/vcr combo and i intend to connect it up in the way you have suggested (one output to the dvd/vcr recorder one to the tv) but my question regards any limitations on recording.

for example, is the content recorded to the iq in such a way that it cant be re-recored (similar to how dvd’s cannot be re-recorded through a similar input [i.e dvd player into vcr] without the image distorting). if it exists, does it exist on all material? can box office movies which have been recorded to the harddrive (or even as they are being played live) be recorded to a dvd recorder without image distorion?

thanks

nik

By: Rocket

Rocket — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:38:12 +0000

On a slightly different subject but still with FoxIQ2. I am trying to get an LG DVD/VCR Combi Home threatre system to work from the FOXIQ2. Home threatre is connected by a SCART cable from the VCR scart connection on the IQ2 box to an Audio/Visual line in on the LG. Surround sound works fine when I play a DVD etc but nothing out of the IQ2 eg nothing from the TV

Any suggestions ??

By: Lookalike

Lookalike — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:55:27 +0000

Can you copy what has been save Foxtel IQ HDD to external devices Like usb hdd

By: Don

Don — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:41:27 +0000

Excellent article. Thanks very much.

By: Bianca

Bianca — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:37:18 +0000

My Foxtel IQ doesn’t have s-video. It has tv and vrc scart, orange coaxial and the white and red audio etc. As I said, no s-video so how would you recommend I connect my DVR to Foxtel so I can record my programs?

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:30:23 +0000

Just a quick one. Instead of hooking the IQ up to a DVD Recorder is it possible to hook up to a PC video capture card and record it straight to the PC Hard drive then later transfering it to a DVD. What are your thoughts seen as i dont really want to buy a DVD recorder yet.

By: Chetan

Chetan — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:01:30 +0000

great article,good work i have this setup up and running but its more clear now i wish i had read this article before starting my setup but never mind you have done a great job which is highly appreciable .

By: RobCr

RobCr — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:55:09 +0000

I am also curious, as to whether the IQ2 will record to DVD recorder (similar to what my IQ1 does) ?

By: carol k

carol k — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:55:33 +0000

Thank you so much for your unbelievably helpful info! I really want to get IQ but was very unsure about transferring to a DVD recorder! Do you have any thoughts yet on the new IQ2? Is it worth getting into yet? And do you know whether there are any problems regarding transferring to DVD with IQ2? I have been reading some of the comments on C.net and they haven’t been too flattering in this regard. Would love to hear your opinions.