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Saw it was now reduced to 49.99 so bought one and fitted a spare HD. Not
bad at all for the money. Picture quality looks as good as any. Not very
nice to use compared to the Toppy - fiddly to set record, etc. Unless
there are shortcuts I haven't sussed out - it came without a manual.

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Saw it was now reduced to 49.99 so bought one and fitted a spare HD.
Not bad at all for the money. Picture quality looks as good as any.
Not very nice to use compared to the Toppy - fiddly to set record,
etc. Unless there are shortcuts I haven't sussed out - it came
without a manual.

See posts from 16/11/07 on from Adrian C etc titled
"Maplin Bareback Twin Tuna PVR".

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In message , Ashley Booth
wrote
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Saw it was now reduced to 49.99 so bought one and fitted a spare HD.
Not bad at all for the money. Picture quality looks as good as any.
Not very nice to use compared to the Toppy - fiddly to set record,
etc. Unless there are shortcuts I haven't sussed out - it came
without a manual.

See posts from 16/11/07 on from Adrian C etc titled
"Maplin Bareback Twin Tuna PVR".



http://groups.google.com/groups/sear...win+Tuna+PVR&q
t_s=Search

http://tiny.cc/aLiMT

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
Saw it was now reduced to 49.99 so bought one and fitted a spare HD. Not
bad at all for the money. Picture quality looks as good as any. Not very
nice to use compared to the Toppy - fiddly to set record, etc. Unless
there are shortcuts I haven't sussed out - it came without a manual.

Yes I have been banging on about this (in a way) for some time now.
Basically on the grounds of cost of such beloved things as the Toppy
or Topfield (Top Price is more appropiate).
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...ory_oid=-31867

Now put a 250 gig hard drive into the Maplin unit and you have the same
product as the Topfield except you make a saving. You can get a 250 gig
drive on ebay for £40 or slightly less, so that is a saving of £140 on the
lovely Topfield (£230). Or you can get a 500 gig drive for £60 giving
a total of £110, which is a £120 saving on the Topfield and you have
twice the capacity!!.



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In message , Lord Turkey Cough
wrote


Now put a 250 gig hard drive into the Maplin unit and you have the same
product as the Topfield except you make a saving.

Yep, if I had seen this first I wouldn't have purchased my Toppy. It
appears to do nearly everything that my Toppy does and at a much lower
price.

Maplin are not noted for being cheap so this product must be available
at around half the price elsewhere - that will be cheaper than most
Freeview boxes let alone a PVR.

I'm sure that support for dual recording, interactive services, USB
transfer, archiving with program names, Freeview playback etc. will come
with the next OTA download.


You can get a 250 gig
drive on ebay for £40 or slightly less, so that is a saving of £140 on the
lovely Topfield (£230). Or you can get a 500 gig drive for £60 giving
a total of £110, which is a £120 saving on the Topfield and you have
twice the capacity!!.

Just make sure that the drive is suitable for your viewing pleasure.
Lower noise and lower power drives fitted to PVRs don't necessarily come
in at the bargain end of the market - but they shouldn't cost much more
than the price you quote.

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In article ,
Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
Saw it was now reduced to 49.99 so bought one and fitted a spare HD.
Not bad at all for the money. Picture quality looks as good as any.
Not very nice to use compared to the Toppy - fiddly to set record,
etc. Unless there are shortcuts I haven't sussed out - it came without
a manual.

Yes I have been banging on about this (in a way) for some time now.
Basically on the grounds of cost of such beloved things as the Toppy or
Topfield (Top Price is more appropiate).
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...ory_oid=-31867

Now put a 250 gig hard drive into the Maplin unit and you have the same
product as the Topfield except you make a saving. You can get a 250 gig
drive on ebay for £40 or slightly less, so that is a saving of £140 on
the lovely Topfield (£230). Or you can get a 500 gig drive for £60
giving a total of £110, which is a £120 saving on the Topfield and you
have twice the capacity!!.

But by that criterion a Lada is all you'll ever need for a car.

But it's nowhere near the same product - it can't for example record two
progs at once. Something I use quite frequently on the Toppy.

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In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Lord Turkey Cough wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...

Yes I have been banging on about this (in a way) for some time now.
Basically on the grounds of cost of such beloved things as the Toppy or
Topfield (Top Price is more appropiate).
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...ory_oid=-31867

Now put a 250 gig hard drive into the Maplin unit and you have the same
product as the Topfield except you make a saving. You can get a 250 gig
drive on ebay for £40 or slightly less, so that is a saving of £140 on
the lovely Topfield (£230). Or you can get a 500 gig drive for £60
giving a total of £110, which is a £120 saving on the Topfield and you
have twice the capacity!!.

But by that criterion a Lada is all you'll ever need for a car.

Lada.. ;')) ..it used to be Skoda ..and look at the real
transformation of that Cinderella now that she has met her
Prince!

But it's nowhere near the same product - it can't for example record two
progs at once. Something I use quite frequently on the Toppy.

:))

As does Tesco's Technika AEDTR160S7 which will record two
proggies at once and which, at 110.00gbp, is now selling
at a massive 140.00gbp less than the Toppy is in some places.

I think the reference is at Tesco's Direct and the link
is (if it wraps correctly):

a href="http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-7337.aspx"Technika 160Gb Digital
Video Recorder - Tesco.Direct/a

Reliable, with a lightening fast EPG and Digital text,
the Technika AEDTR160S7 is proving to be quite a bit of
kit ..one which the User doesn't have to go crawling all
over the 'net, nor own a Microsoft PC just to enable it's
features - (as unusually reported by a John Lewis sales
branch referring to the Toppy)...

The Tecnnika AEDTR160S7 appears to incorporate the latest
Freeview Playback standard and with an assorted search
facility by various formats, including name, part-name,
genre and such-like; with a fully selective archiving
including titling and time/date stamping; inclusive of
the original broadcast proggy descriptions, subtitling
and with many other useable features, such as chapter
insertion etc, pause, 'trick play', block advance etc,
Technika's AEDTR160S7 is a delight to use.

One slight downside, as recorded earlier by Daniel Cohen,
is that when recording two proggies at the same time, it
is presently only possible to watch a third prog already
recorded on it's HDD - and apparently not a third proggy
being broadcast on one or other of the muxes in use with
it's twin tuners. (This might be addressed by an OAD which
the pvr is set to uptake automatically or by User deference,
when they appear)...

The only real addition that would be very useful for me,
is the ability to handle more than one zapper, an 'A'
zapper and an alternative 'B' zapper. That way I could
have two going at the same time, in the same room!

Neither of the above is a particular problem to me, as I
have another digital tuner in use anyway - nor, I suspect,
will it be a problem to the many who now own similar or TVs
with digital tuners incorporated.

...and at the sharp end ..piccies are indistinguishable from
the original, being sharp, pleasantly saturated and without
artifacts. Sound is clear and distinct, although as always
will be improved by the sound system of the User's choice.

Tesco's Technika AEDTR160S7 at 110.00gbp, (106.00gbp in
store)? I think well, well worth that minimal outlay!

Have a happy Christmas yo' all ..and a very fortunate and
successful New Year...

hh :))

Bill ZFC

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On 22 Dec, 11:12, "Bill (Adopt)" wrote:
In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Lord Turkey Cough wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
...
Yes I have been banging on about this (in a way) for some time now.
Basically on the grounds of cost of such beloved things as the Toppy or
Topfield (Top Price is more appropiate).
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/[email protected]@@@0....
Now put a 250 gig hard drive into theMaplinunit and you have the same
product as the Topfield except you make a saving. You can get a 250 gig
drive on ebay for £40 or slightly less, so that is a saving of £140 on
the lovely Topfield (£230). Or you can get a 500 gig drive for £60
giving a total of £110, which is a £120 saving on the Topfield and you
have twice the capacity!!.
But by that criterion a Lada is all you'll ever need for a car.

Lada.. ;')) ..it used to be Skoda ..and look at the real
transformation of that Cinderella now that she has met her
Prince!

But it's nowhere near the same product - it can't for example record two
progs at once. Something I use quite frequently on the Toppy.

:))

As does Tesco's Technika AEDTR160S7 which will record two
proggies at once and which, at 110.00gbp, is now selling
at a massive 140.00gbp less than the Toppy is in some places.

I think the reference is at Tesco's Direct and the link
is (if it wraps correctly):

a href="http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-7337.aspx"Technika 160Gb Digital
Video Recorder - Tesco.Direct/a

Reliable, with a lightening fast EPG and Digital text,
the Technika AEDTR160S7 is proving to be quite a bit of
kit ..one which the User doesn't have to go crawling all
over the 'net, nor own a Microsoft PC just to enable it's
features - (as unusually reported by a John Lewis sales
branch referring to the Toppy)...

The Tecnnika AEDTR160S7 appears to incorporate the latest
Freeview Playback standard and with an assorted search
facility by various formats, including name, part-name,
genre and such-like; with a fully selective archiving
including titling and time/date stamping; inclusive of
the original broadcast proggy descriptions, subtitling
and with many other useable features, such as chapter
insertion etc, pause, 'trick play', block advance etc,
Technika's AEDTR160S7 is a delight to use.

One slight downside, as recorded earlier by Daniel Cohen,
is that when recording two proggies at the same time, it
is presently only possible to watch a third prog already
recorded on it's HDD - and apparently not a third proggy
being broadcast on one or other of the muxes in use with
it's twin tuners. (This might be addressed by an OAD which
thepvris set to uptake automatically or by User deference,
when they appear)...

The only real addition that would be very useful for me,
is the ability to handle more than one zapper, an 'A'
zapper and an alternative 'B' zapper. That way I could
have two going at the same time, in the same room!

Neither of the above is a particular problem to me, as I
have another digital tuner in use anyway - nor, I suspect,
will it be a problem to the many who now own similar or TVs
with digital tuners incorporated.

..and at the sharp end ..piccies are indistinguishable from
the original, being sharp, pleasantly saturated and without
artifacts. Sound is clear and distinct, although as always
will be improved by the sound system of the User's choice.

Tesco's Technika AEDTR160S7 at 110.00gbp, (106.00gbp in
store)? I think well, well worth that minimal outlay!

Have a happy Christmas yo' all ..and a very fortunate and
successful New Year...

hh :))

Bill ZFC

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Hi
Just out of curiosity I bought the Maplin Barbone 2 days ago, I put a
spare 40Gb IDE drive and it seems to work ok, only problem is the PVR
unit power supply board gets really( and I mean really hot), any one
got the same problem

Maplin's Barebone PVR
 

Just out of curiosity I bought the Maplin Barbone 2 days ago, I put a
spare 40Gb IDE drive and it seems to work ok, only problem is the PVR
unit power supply board gets really( and I mean really hot), any one
got the same problem

You perhaps .. get what you pay for?...
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In message , tony sayer
wrote
Just out of curiosity I bought the Maplin Barbone 2 days ago, I put a
spare 40Gb IDE drive and it seems to work ok, only problem is the PVR
unit power supply board gets really( and I mean really hot), any one
got the same problem

You perhaps .. get what you pay for?...

What's the power consumption of the 40G drive you have fitted? The hard
disks fitted to the latest PVRs are around 7W for 160G to 10W for 500G.

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