Recommended PVR for elderly?

On Mon, 07 May 2007 14:53:30 GMT, "Robin"
wrote:

a. while the Topfield has much to commend it, and I do not want to be
the subject of a Fatwah from its many supporters, forget it: too
complex;

If the OP sets up the MyStuff TAP, the Toppy becomes as user friendly
as anything else and more powerful. OOTB I will admit it is a lot more
complex than it needs to be.
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Out of the box the Toppy (Topfield) 5800 PVR is probably just as
simple to use as most of its competitors.

I have now seen that the recent "Which?" report did applaud the Toppy
for ease of use (although neither it nor the Humax came top of their
list on that score). I may just have had bad experiences with them.

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Robin wrote:
a. while the Topfield has much to commend it, and I do not want to be
the subject of a Fatwah from its many supporters, forget it: too
complex;

I'd not describe it as complex for simple time shifting. Indeed, it would
be difficult to make it much simpler.

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On 07/05/2007 20:35, Paul Woodsford wrote:

Digihome from Argos. 16 day money back guarantee. 2 Digital tuners, 7 day
EPG, simple remote. 80GB HD £ 95.

£87 in Tesco at the moment, no idea what they're like of course.

I've not used the unit in question, but my granddad has a Digihome Freeview
box and it's identical to the Alba that my Mum has, apart from the name on the
front of the unit.
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kim wrote:
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"Lobster" wrote in message
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I hope this isn't too much of an FAQ but I did have a good hunt
first...

I'm trying to assist my elderly parents (70s) buying a PVR - ie a
hard disk recorder and would appreciate some advice.

Currently they have an old VCR which they can just about manage...
they thought they wanted a DVD recorder (and were nearly persuaded
to part with £200 on one by a Comet drone last week!) but since
they all they want it for is time-shifting I'm sure that a hard
disk device would be a better bet, right?

That would be my opinion.

By far the prime consideration is ease of use; no bells and whistles
required; cost not a huge issue if means it's something they can use
easily. They have terrestrial Freeview; no Sky/cable etc.

Any pointers would be thoroughly appreciated.


Get one that you know about, so that if they get confused you can
tell them what to do.

That's why all my friends bought Panasonic DVD recorders. If any of
us gets stuck the others can help out. No ****.

(kim)

The Panasonics have good remotes, very clear play, stop and pause buttons.

"Lobster" wrote in message
...

I'm trying to assist my elderly parents (70s) buying a PVR - ie a hard
disk recorder and would appreciate some advice.

Currently they have an old VCR which they can just about manage...
snip
Any pointers would be thoroughly appreciated.

Thanks
David

Hi,
Why do young people all think that 'old' means 'dim'?
If you are a dimwit at 30 you will still be one at 70.
You should have titled -
Recommended PVR for dimwits?


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On Tue, 08 May 2007 09:31:13 GMT, "housetrained"
wrote:

|!"Lobster" wrote in message
...
|!
|! I'm trying to assist my elderly parents (70s) buying a PVR - ie a hard
|! disk recorder and would appreciate some advice.
|!
|! Currently they have an old VCR which they can just about manage...
|!snip
|! Any pointers would be thoroughly appreciated.
|!
|! Thanks
|! David
|!
|!Hi,
|!Why do young people all think that 'old' means 'dim'?
|!If you are a dimwit at 30 you will still be one at 70.

Likewise if you are bright when young you will still be bright when old.
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On May 7, 8:35 pm, "Paul Woodsford"
wrote:
"Lobster" wrote in message

...





I hope this isn't too much of an FAQ but I did have a good hunt first...

I'm trying to assist my elderly parents (70s) buying a PVR - ie a hard
disk recorder and would appreciate some advice.

Currently they have an old VCR which they can just about manage... they
thought they wanted a DVD recorder (and were nearly persuaded to part with
£200 on one by a Comet drone last week!) but since they all they want it
for is time-shifting I'm sure that a hard disk device would be a better
bet, right?

By far the prime consideration is ease of use; no bells and whistles
required; cost not a huge issue if means it's something they can use
easily. They have terrestrial Freeview; no Sky/cable etc.

Any pointers would be thoroughly appreciated.

Thanks
David

Digihome from Argos. 16 day money back guarantee. 2 Digital tuners, 7 day
EPG, simple remote. 80GB HD £ 95. Also do larger HD version, but if all you
want is time skip the smaller one will do. That will record 40hrs of
programmes. Check it out.


Freeview boxes at Argos are all excluded from the money back guarantee
unless they are faulty.

In article ,
Dave Fawthrop wrote:
On Tue, 08 May 2007 09:31:13 GMT, "housetrained"
wrote:

|!"Lobster" wrote in message
...
|!
|! I'm trying to assist my elderly parents (70s) buying a PVR - ie a hard
|! disk recorder and would appreciate some advice.
|!
|! Currently they have an old VCR which they can just about manage...
|!snip
|! Any pointers would be thoroughly appreciated.
|!
|! Thanks
|! David
|!
|!Hi,
|!Why do young people all think that 'old' means 'dim'?
|!If you are a dimwit at 30 you will still be one at 70.

Likewise if you are bright when young you will still be bright when old.

However, there are people who are very bright who can't programme a VCR.
It's just that they don't have a technical mind - but still a bright one.

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Would it be possible to use a 'universal' remote control with bigger
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There is a "One4All" remote design for exactly this purpose. It's called
something like the "BigOne" and has limited buttons, but they're big. The
downside is the price!

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