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Having found the impressive website for the Topfield,
I'm a little worried. I mean, it's all very impressive,
but I wanted a PVR, not a new hobby ...

It appears to be a very impressive,
and widely recommended machine.

But is it usable WITHOUT all
the customisation and tweaking?

BugBear

"bugbear"
wrote in message
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Having found the impressive website for the
Topfield,
I'm a little worried. I mean, it's all very
impressive,
but I wanted a PVR, not a new hobby ...

It appears to be a very impressive,
and widely recommended machine.

But is it usable WITHOUT all
the customisation and tweaking?

BugBear


if you want want all the extras, go for a humax

roy

In message , bugbear
wrote


Having found the impressive website for the Topfield,

I assume that you have found
http://forum.toppy.org.uk

I'm a little worried. I mean, it's all very impressive,
but I wanted a PVR, not a new hobby ...

It appears to be a very impressive,
and widely recommended machine.

But is it usable WITHOUT all
the customisation and tweaking?

The Topfield 5800 PVR works out of the box and the majority of users
probably run it in this mode. Download the re-written UK manual and see
for yourself what features it has.
http://www.toppy.org.uk/documents/5800pvr%20manual_Rev.4.pdf

If you want to add a few TAPs (third party programs) then it should take
you a no more than a few minutes to install them - fit and forget.

Some other boxes do have some of the little features that perhaps
Topfield should have included as standard but if you are willing to
spend a short time with some of the popular TAPs then you will end up
with a box that far outshines its rivals (I write as a Topfield owner).
--
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

royc wrote:
"bugbear"
wrote in message
...

Having found the impressive website for the

Topfield,

I'm a little worried. I mean, it's all very

impressive,

but I wanted a PVR, not a new hobby ...

It appears to be a very impressive,
and widely recommended machine.

But is it usable WITHOUT all
the customisation and tweaking?

BugBear



if you want want all the extras, go for a humax

roy



Apart from the fact the Humax's all over the country are locking-up
regularly AGAIN!

On 10 Sep, 15:14, Andy Dee wrote:
royc wrote:
"bugbear"
wrote in message
...

Having found the impressive website for the

Topfield,

I'm a little worried. I mean, it's all very

impressive,

but I wanted a PVR, not a new hobby ...

It appears to be a very impressive,
and widely recommended machine.

But is it usable WITHOUT all
the customisation and tweaking?

BugBear

if you want want all the extras, go for a humax

roy

Apart from the fact the Humax's all over the country are locking-up
regularly AGAIN!

mine isn't

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:09:54 +0100, bugbear said...
Having found the impressive website for the Topfield,
I'm a little worried. I mean, it's all very impressive,
but I wanted a PVR, not a new hobby ...

It appears to be a very impressive,
and widely recommended machine.

But is it usable WITHOUT all
the customisation and tweaking?

It is quite usable, but it is not IMO preferable. I don't like the look
of the user interface and it doesn't auto-pad recordings.

However, installing the MyStuff TAP is very simple, assuming you have a
PC with USB port and internet connection (or can borrow one), and that
is enough to turn it into a much more powerful machine.

But still, if you don't like the idea of that then get a Humax. I saw
one at a friend's house at the weekend and they love it.

The only real difference between a Humax and a Topfield with MyStuff on
it, that I can see, is that MyStuff does season passes using its control
timer features. In other words it will search through the EPG and set
recordings for you, if you ask it to, which is a feature I would not
want to be without, now that I have it.

And also I prefer the look of the MyStuff user interface, to both the
out-of-the box Topfield one and the Humax one.

--
Mark Myers
usenet2 at mcm2002 dot f9 dot co dot uk
I call that a radical interpretation of the text.

"Andy Dee" wrote in message
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royc wrote:
"bugbear"
wrote in message
...

Having found the impressive website for the

Topfield,

I'm a little worried. I mean, it's all very

impressive,

but I wanted a PVR, not a new hobby ...

It appears to be a very impressive,
and widely recommended machine.

But is it usable WITHOUT all
the customisation and tweaking?

BugBear



if you want want all the extras, go for a humax

roy



Apart from the fact the Humax's all over the country are locking-up
regularly AGAIN!

Ours has been well and truly used every single day since we bought it more
than two months ago, and I have to say that we're delighted with it, hasn't
missed a beat.

"bugbear" wrote in message
...
Having found the impressive website for the Topfield,
I'm a little worried. I mean, it's all very impressive,
but I wanted a PVR, not a new hobby ...

It appears to be a very impressive,
and widely recommended machine.

But is it usable WITHOUT all
the customisation and tweaking?

BugBear


Yes, but the tweaks do help.

Dixons are selling the 250GB version for £219 + £5 delivery if you enter a
promotion code of TOP30
http://www.dixons.co.uk/product.php?...amp_id=ppc_dvd

--
Michael Chare

bugbear wrote:

Having found the impressive website for the Topfield,
I'm a little worried. I mean, it's all very impressive,
but I wanted a PVR, not a new hobby ...

It appears to be a very impressive,
and widely recommended machine.

But is it usable WITHOUT all
the customisation and tweaking?

The short answer is yes. It will work out of the box just fine. If you
want to fiddle to your hearts content, then it will do that as well.

For most users there is a middle ground that probably entails sticking a
couple of handy extras on it and then forgetting about them.

In my case I went to the bother of adding three TAPs to it that added a
big bunch of new (and worthwhile to me) facilities, but have not changed
it since.

--
Cheers,

John.

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Ivan wrote:

"Andy Dee" wrote in message
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royc wrote:
"bugbear"
wrote in message
...

Having found the impressive website for the

Topfield,

I'm a little worried. I mean, it's all very

impressive,

but I wanted a PVR, not a new hobby ...

It appears to be a very impressive,
and widely recommended machine.

But is it usable WITHOUT all
the customisation and tweaking?

BugBear



if you want want all the extras, go for a humax

roy



Apart from the fact the Humax's all over the country are locking-up
regularly AGAIN!

Ours has been well and truly used every single day since we bought it
more than two months ago, and I have to say that we're delighted with
it, hasn't missed a beat.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=610425