Is there any way I can record TV with a memory usb stick?

[Bouncing]

Hey yeah, my dad thinks its a waste of time buying freeview+ or top up tv, and thinks I should buy a recordable dvd player. He said I might be able to do a setting on my tv if I plug my usb in to my wii and set it to record to that usb. I don't see how that would work, is there anything close to that idea that would work?

[Technologic]

well there's play tv on the ps3 or you could get a tv capture card

[Recursion]

You could look at Hauppauge or ATI's TV Card range for Windows PCs, or get Play TV for PS3.

But no, you couldn't record to USB from a Wii or something.

[Hayd93]

There is a freesat HD box coming out soon that records onto a HDD. You can then copy the program onto a usb memory stick or external HDD.

[Recursion]

I didn't think you can move files from a PVR type device like that to USB...?

[Technologic]

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?sort=rating&store=73&cat=228&subcat=1947&limit=10&page=1

Bam

[Hayd93]

I didn't think you can move files from a PVR type device like that to USB...?
Well i am looking at one right now that says it does just that from what i can see.

[Bouncing]

thanks for the ideas, well I'm on a mac so I can't do the PC stuff. Haven't got a ps3 either, would love one though. I'm trying to cheat my way out of buying a recordable dvd player, because things like top up tv and freeview+ are just things with hardrives in unless you buy the extra channels. So I'm trying to just use my usb stick as a hardrive? Doubt that will work anyway.

[Kyle!]

So I'm trying to just use my usb stick as a hardrive? Doubt that will work anyway.

Yeah, it won't work.

[Hayd93]

thanks for the ideas, well I'm on a mac so I can't do the PC stuff. Haven't got a ps3 either, would love one though. I'm trying to cheat my way out of buying a recordable dvd player, because things like top up tv and freeview+ are just things with hardrives in unless you buy the extra channels. So I'm trying to just use my usb stick as a hardrive? Doubt that will work anyway.
For mac try EYE TV. Thats a tv stick for mac ;)

[Recursion]

Hauppauge do Mac cards: http://hauppauge.co.uk/site/products/data_hvr900mac.html

[Kyle!]

Eye TV for Mac is amazing, the best TV Stick and software for freeview. :)