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Dave Farrance wrote:
"LindaMcK" wrote:

blush it's a (mumble mumble) daewoo. The very cheapest freeview box
with hard drive and top up tv slot I could find. ;o)

Often the cheapest is fine. Not in this case, it seems. Half the
reviews at DigitalSpy complain about the hum.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds27745.html

Thanks - there's loads of useful stuff about them on Digital Spy. D'oh
- never even crossed my mind to look.

Linda

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John Cartmell wrote:
In article .com,
LindaMcK wrote:

André Coutanche wrote:

Toppys (i.e. the Topfield TF5800PVR) are totally silent when the hard
disk isn't recording or playing back, and the noise when they are
using the disk is inaudible under normal circumstances. They also have
many other virtues, but not, alas, cheapness relative to other PVRs.

There's also a Humax 9200T for about the same price - does anyone know
anything about those? I've never heard of Humax or Topfield.

The Humax is nearly silent but some have reported an occasional hum that
usually goes when the machine is turned off (count to 20) turned back on
again. I think the two are the best two available at the moment. Try to get
the Humax under 200 GBP but the Toppy will probably push 300 (depending on HD
size). Get the largest HD you can afford - you'll fill it faster than you
imagine. ;-)


Thanks a lot for your advice. I have seen HD sizes and thought "well,
that doesn't really matter, I won't use all THAT much space"... :o)
....off to see where I can get the Toppy or the Humax from and then just
plump for one or tuther.

cheers!
Linda

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Thanks, everyone, for all your comments and advice.

I am about to plump for the Humax PVR9200T. I've a funny feeling I
need a cam to beable to have top up tv - best go off and find out!

I'm really excited. You can expect posts from me in the future all
glum coz I can't work something out... :o) I'm already a bit daunted
at the thought of crawling around behind the telly trying to plug
things in. Wish me luck!!!

Linda

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"LindaMcK" wrote:

I am about to plump for the Humax PVR9200T. I've a funny feeling I
need a cam to beable to have top up tv - best go off and find out!

No, it doesn't need a CAM. Just plug the TopUpTV card into the slot.

Some digital TV's don't have a TopUpTV slot as such. They have a larger
laptop-style "PCMCIA" slot instead. So a CAM is plugged into the PCMCIA
slot, and the TopUpTV card is plugged into the CAM.

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In article ,
Dave Farrance wrote:
"LindaMcK" wrote:

I am about to plump for the Humax PVR9200T. I've a funny feeling I
need a cam to beable to have top up tv - best go off and find out!

No, it doesn't need a CAM. Just plug the TopUpTV card into the slot.

It's a CAM slot on the Humax - unless there is another one hiding somewhere!

Some digital TV's don't have a TopUpTV slot as such. They have a larger
laptop-style "PCMCIA" slot instead. So a CAM is plugged into the PCMCIA
slot, and the TopUpTV card is plugged into the CAM.

BTW where do you get CAMs from - and how much?

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John Cartmell wrote:

In article ,
Dave Farrance wrote:
"LindaMcK" wrote:

I am about to plump for the Humax PVR9200T. I've a funny feeling I
need a cam to beable to have top up tv - best go off and find out!

No, it doesn't need a CAM. Just plug the TopUpTV card into the slot.

It's a CAM slot on the Humax - unless there is another one hiding somewhere!

Whoops. So it is. I was still thinking of the Daewoo.

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Dave Farrance wrote:
John Cartmell wrote:

In article ,
Dave Farrance wrote:
"LindaMcK" wrote:

I am about to plump for the Humax PVR9200T. I've a funny feeling I
need a cam to beable to have top up tv - best go off and find out!

No, it doesn't need a CAM. Just plug the TopUpTV card into the slot.

It's a CAM slot on the Humax - unless there is another one hiding somewhere!

Whoops. So it is. I was still thinking of the Daewoo.

Phew! I'd just ordered the CAM... (hope it arrives...)

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John Cartmell wrote:

BTW where do you get CAMs from - and how much?

I ordered the box and the cam from empiredirect.co.uk - rather
worryingly, it says "due soon" next to it now. I didn't notice that
yesterday when I ordered it (doesn't mean it wasn't there..).

Nervously waiting.... :o)

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LindaMcK wrote:
John Cartmell wrote:

BTW where do you get CAMs from - and how much?

I ordered the box and the cam from empiredirect.co.uk - rather
worryingly, it says "due soon" next to it now. I didn't notice that
yesterday when I ordered it (doesn't mean it wasn't there..).

Nervously waiting.... :o)

I needn't have worried. Humax box and CAM arrived yesterday. I am
loving them already ;o)