You would be OK for a while, but analogue TV will be phased out over the next few years. The only way then will be to have a high definition recorder, and I don't think they'll be making them as video machines, only disks or ones with hard drive memory. At the moment you could probably use a splitter on the aerial to connect both the set top box and the video recorder.

Yes you can use your Video recorder--however IF the set top box is tuned through the video--as mine is so I can watch videos--you will not be able to watch one channel and record on another--you will have t watch the TV through the AV channel.

I have one in the bedroom--in the lounge I have a Video and also a DVD recorder player--WONDERFUL--I can record on both the video and the recorder player--I am going to shout myself a recorder player for the bed room as well--you can also get ones now that record 2 programs while you watch another--I too like to record ALL my programs and watch at my own leisure.

BTW don't go Tivo as I am sure you ave to have a Broad band service for that--you can get other that don't have to have Broad band service. The recorder players are a bit more expensive but are really worth it--and you have the on screen program as well--it will tell you what is on for 7 days in advance--not need to buy a program again--it also tells you what the program is about.



My Recorder player has a hard drive and a disc drive--the hard drive is 160GB--you can get bigger ones now--I use DVD -RW in the disc drive as that way I can erase and use the disc again



I get the HD etc through my video--in the bedroom but I did have the man put up a new aerial for the Digital TV



I hope this has helped?