What is Timeshift TV LG, Samsung etc.
Some manufacturers call the function of recording TV shows for later viewing the Time machine.
Modern TVs have a lot of additional features, one of them is delayed television viewing or recording television programs for later viewing its so-called function Time shift.
Attention: In some countries, timeshift may not work. This feature is closed by software limitations.
It would seem all clear the record is written in Flash or HDD but in fact this has its own nuances.
The main is that manufacturers protect the transmission of copy and recorded TV show, you can only see on his TV and can not bear the entry to your computer, and also look at other similar even TV. This is especially true in today’s TVs because if you do not protect the record you get the perfect digital copy. Of course the market is a device capable of recording.
Protecting the TV is designed primarily on the home copying, trained professionals to make a copy of TV shows, in principle, not be difficult. What do manufacturers to protect the TV copy.
How to works Timeshift
- The device is connected to your TV it must be formatted only TV, as an option can be on the hard disk is formatted, only one virtual disk. When formatting is applied its markup is not compatible with the operating system on a personal computer.
- The data recorded on the disc are also recorded on a specific algorithm, which is individual and unique to a particular TV.
So if you want to use the Time shift in the TV you will need to buy a USB flash drive or hard drive, and the devices will be connected to your TV.
Then you must enter your TV settings and activate time shift. Select the number of the TV program you want to record and the recording time, for example, from 6 am to 9 am. Save settings. At the specified time, the TV will turn on and record the TV program on the external memory.
To view the activate video viewing.
With the improvement of production technology and cheaper SSD drives. Some manufacturers began to equip their TVs with built-in memory designed to record several hours of video.
During a Chat on Samsung.com I was told Timeshift is disabled in the USA.