6 replies to this topic

[al_coholic]

For those with Sky, if you amend your favourite channels to just show BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, BBCHD and then go to the TV Guide and to Favourite Channels you will browse all those 5 channels on the same screen and it makes it much easier to plan which channels to record.

BTW the 3 hour highlights show is on both BBC2 and BBCHD

[verrymerry]

Good idea! Might try that, it's always nice to get home and watch the highlights :-)

[tonyblair]

another tip...

if you're intending to record lots of it, don't do any HD options, it uses up your hard drive much quicker

[Halcyon]

Also... clear off all the 'old crap that you though you'd like to keep but never got round to watching' off the hard disk, so you don't run out of space.

We all do it.

[18Alex18]

Halcyon, on 19 June 2010 - 01:54 PM, said:

Also... clear off all the 'old crap that you though you'd like to keep but never got round to watching' off the hard disk, so you don't run out of space.

We all do it.

You mean like the 20 episodes of CSI I have 'just in case there's nothing else on'?

I still have all last years coverage on there - that'll have to go soon

[Wickedfaerie]

I just deleted last year's coverage!

When you haven't got space to record it all - like us - and just want the highlights; are you better off recording the shows on BBC1/2 or BBC 3 or isn't there any difference? Somehow I always seem to manage to record hours and hours of the same band I'm not that interested in! I also like the little films they do of interviews with the crew and that sort of thing - can anyone remember which side I'm likely to catch those on?

Thanks  

[fantomas]

They're not overly different, but BBC3 coverage seems to be made for teenagers in the main I think and I am not so keen on it.  the BBC2 coverage seems to cover more in general and so that is what I record and I ignore the BBC3 stuff.

BBC4 programmes are all for one specific artist, so record if you want to see that artists' set (I shall be recording a few).

Full list of TV and radio is at this link, gives some idea of what you might or might not like to record.

After the fest, the excellent BBC Glasto website also have snippets of lots of sets, interviews, etc. when you get home and want to see particular BBC content.

Edited by fantomas, 19 June 2010 - 11:58 PM.