can I just mention the fact that a blu ray PLAYER will not record, as its a player to play dvd blu ray disks

a blu ray PLAYER also has no built in tuner either, as its purely a dvd player only

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a pvr may record as it will have a tuner and may have a hdd fitted too and can always playback tv shows etc, but not disks of any sort

so if the OP is asking about a player, its pointless him asking about recording as its not a recorder

if he wants a recorder, then its either a pvr or a dvd recorder, not a player, and a pvr may not have a dvd player built in, just a hdd only

confusing ? you bet

so its probably either :-

a player that only plays , so maybe a blu ray player that plays back a dvd, and may play stuff from a usb stick or a nas

a pvr that records and plays back to a hdd, but usually no dvd player and usually no usb playback or nas networking

or a dvd recorder , with or without a hdd fitted internally , that should record and playback a disk, but sometimes they are playback only, so no recording to disk

the dvd recorders are thin on the ground but there may be a samsung or panasonic that will do what he asks, but wont be cheap !

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a new samsong hd smart blue player
IN WHICH CASE THAT IS A PLAYER, AND DOES NOT AND WILL NOT RECORD

so the SAMSUNG BD-F8900 Smart 3D Blu-ray Player with Freeview HD Recorder - 1 TB HDD

is a pvr freeview recorder with a built in dvd player as well, so its 2 in 1, and so allows you to play disks, but not record disks , but it can record and playback tv shows from its internal tuner and internal hdd