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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Martin_1962 on 05 December 2008, 19:06:56
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Just got a new PVR
Humax HDR
Weird to use
Good picture :y
That is 3 now :o
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Just got a new PVR
Humax HDR
Weird to use
Good picture :y
That is 3 now :o
Which one did you get Martin.
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The humax ones aren't bad imho. The topfields seem to have better following though.
Obviously, I'd suggest installing Vista Home Premium on your old PC, stuff it full of tuners, and use that as a PVR (and DVD, and BR, and music player, and photo viewer, and anything else you can thing of).
To extend to other rooms (or anywhere else that you can network to), plug in an xbox360 (or older xbox with the extender software).
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Pace Twin - with 100GB HDD, had around 5 years - our first PVR, used a lot.
BT Vision box - BT gave them away for a while - pretty good but locks us into BT Broadband
Newest Humax HDR
Freesat HD PVR - VERY GOOD quality on BBC HD - loads of channels and the only one I have used is 108 ::)
BluRay playback - got quite a decent games console for that
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Topfield - doesn't support Freesat EPG, cannot record ITV HD
However TF5800 is excellent Freeviwe box
Humax - Freeview PVRs are OK, Freesat box is good buit slow to respond.
Finally - what do you think is unusual about the easiest to use Freeview PVR?
OK It was the first on the market! :o
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Topfield - doesn't support Freesat EPG, cannot record ITV HD
However TF5800 is excellent Freeviwe box
Humax - Freeview PVRs are OK, Freesat box is good buit slow to respond.
Finally - what do you think is unusual about the easiest to use Freeview PVR?
OK It was the first on the market! :o
I wouldn't expect that to stay that way for long ;)
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Topfield - doesn't support Freesat EPG, cannot record ITV HD
However TF5800 is excellent Freeviwe box
Humax - Freeview PVRs are OK, Freesat box is good buit slow to respond.
Finally - what do you think is unusual about the easiest to use Freeview PVR?
OK It was the first on the market! :o
I wouldn't expect that to stay that way for long ;)
And it costs nearly £500!
I expect Topfield will sort the sofware but I think Humax have the exclusive deal for Freesat HD PVRs for now.
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question from a luddite.....whats a PVR
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Personal Video Recorder.
A TV recorder which in the digital age records the bitstream and uses a hard disk.
Changes the way you watch TV.
Eg Sue is watching nonentity and she started watching just after 21:00, she is literally 10 minutes behind.
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question from a luddite.....whats a PVR
I laymans terms - a video recorder which uses hard disk instead of tapes, which improves quality, and allows you to time-shift recordings.
Generally have simple interfaces, so you simply select a programme (or series) from a guide.
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The first was TiVo, but this encoded to store
All the PVRs as such for sale in the UK are bitstream recorders, which record the pre decoded signal.
The recording is identical to broadcast.
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Just bought myself a Daewoo DSD-9503T for £74.
Twin tuner, picture within picture, 160 hard drive, simpicity itself to use.
:y
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Just bought myself a Daewoo DSD-9503T for £74.
Twin tuner, picture within picture, 160 hard drive, simpicity itself to use.
:y
Sounds good - that is cheap
I had a free sky box with free install through the post but they want £26 a month :o, tempted to photograph my new box print it onto their card and return to sender.
Their offer is not HD and you have to pay them monthly money!
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Just bought myself a Daewoo DSD-9503T for £74.
Twin tuner, picture within picture, 160 hard drive, simpicity itself to use.
:y
Sounds good - that is cheap
I had a free sky box with free install through the post but they want £26 a month :o, tempted to photograph my new box print it onto their card and return to sender.
Their offer is not HD and you have to pay them monthly money!
It's about time Sky either review thier pricing or review thier serice.
I for one am getting so pi$$ed off with the repeats and the channels that are actually any good dont have a +1 channel and they dont loop the programes on these channels either so you have to wtch or record them at thier set time (I have no recording oprions at all at the moment. Even though I have 2 xtv cards, a dvd recorder and 2 video machines. - All packed away ready for a delayed moving home)
Looking forward to see how Freesat developes.
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Just bought myself a Daewoo DSD-9503T for £74.
Twin tuner, picture within picture, 160 hard drive, simpicity itself to use.
:y
Sounds good - that is cheap
I had a free sky box with free install through the post but they want £26 a month :o, tempted to photograph my new box print it onto their card and return to sender.
Their offer is not HD and you have to pay them monthly money!
It's about time Sky either review thier pricing or review thier serice.
I for one am getting so pi$$ed off with the repeats and the channels that are actually any good dont have a +1 channel and they dont loop the programes on these channels either so you have to wtch or record them at thier set time (I have no recording oprions at all at the moment. Even though I have 2 xtv cards, a dvd recorder and 2 video machines. - All packed away ready for a delayed moving home)
Looking forward to see how Freesat developes.
Sky's well known and well published £400 per year per subscriber will mean their prices increasing, not decreasing.
With no serious competitor in most areas, they can charge as they please, as some people will have Sky no matter what the cost (eg, sport lovers).
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I think I'll stick to free TV except for BT Replay TV at £3 a month.
However might drop that now we have three PVRs
Freesat does look like a good alternative to paying, you have to pay for box and dish ect but that is it.
BBC HD is very good picture
However for SDTV I think the best option is a Freeview PVR or if you are that way inclined a media centre PC