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Martin_1962

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PVR Collecting
« on: 05 December 2008, 19:06:56 »
Just got a new PVR

Humax HDR

Weird to use

Good picture :y

That is 3 now :o
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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #1 on: 05 December 2008, 19:20:30 »
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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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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #2 on: 05 December 2008, 19:21:40 »
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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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #3 on: 05 December 2008, 21:04:38 »
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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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #4 on: 05 December 2008, 21:06:51 »
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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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #5 on: 05 December 2008, 21:33:19 »
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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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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #6 on: 05 December 2008, 21:51:17 »
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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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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #7 on: 05 December 2008, 22:00:01 »
question from a luddite.....whats a PVR
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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #8 on: 05 December 2008, 22:06:32 »
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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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #9 on: 05 December 2008, 22:22:54 »
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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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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #10 on: 05 December 2008, 22:34:22 »
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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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #11 on: 06 December 2008, 07:27:42 »
Just bought myself a Daewoo DSD-9503T for £74.

Twin tuner, picture within picture, 160 hard drive, simpicity itself to use.

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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #12 on: 06 December 2008, 10:19:16 »
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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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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #13 on: 06 December 2008, 11:02:03 »
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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.

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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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Re: PVR Collecting
« Reply #14 on: 06 December 2008, 11:08:11 »
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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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