Recomend me a Free View box
10 July 2006, 12:10 PM
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Recomend me a Free View box
I've just changed my TV from an old integrated digital set to a new BIGGGGGGGG plasma 
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Now I need to get a good free view box.
Although my old set had it built in, the menu system, digital text, EPG was a load of rubbish. So, what's good and what should I avoid?
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.Now I need to get a good free view box.
Although my old set had it built in, the menu system, digital text, EPG was a load of rubbish. So, what's good and what should I avoid?
Cheers
10 July 2006, 01:55 PM
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Sony VTX-D800U Freeview Digital TV Set Top Box 
Not top up TV friendly though, and only one decoder 
Very good quality and always does well in reviews.
Not top up TV friendly though, and only one decoder Very good quality and always does well in reviews.
10 July 2006, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Andy-C
Aldi's Tevion PVR, TWIN FREEVIEW tuners and an 80GB harddrive to store all you favourites - £99.99
10 July 2006, 04:18 PM
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Have a troll around in the Freeview and PVR forums on AV Forums. Last time I looked they were recommending staying away from all the major brands, especially Panasonic, and going for the cheaper unknown names as they seemed to work so much better. The ones which spring to mind are the Topfield, Humax and Fusion. Aim for a twin tuner with at least an 80g HD.
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Originally Posted by gpssti4
What are these like - I've heard differing views!
10 July 2006, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by mitchster26
Humax 9200T it's brilliant.
10 July 2006, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Jer
I bought one of the Aldi boxes when they first came out and nearly took it back it was always losing signal and sound. But after four software upgrades it's quite good. The only problem it has now is when the HDD is full it wipes all the programs of. It hardly ever crashes anymore for £99 you can't beat it.
I haven't tried that yet.
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Originally Posted by Andy-C
How do you do the upgrades?
I haven't tried that yet.
I haven't tried that yet.
11 July 2006, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Jer
Press menu on the control, go into settings / configuration you will see reciever upgrade. It should show ver 1.6 it was shipped with version 1.1. Auto upgrade may have been on in which case it will do it automatically if not you can do a manual upgrade.
I'll try that when I get home
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I've had a Topfield 5800 PVR since January. Best bit of kit I've bought in ages. Two reasons I got this over the Humax
1) Ability to install TAPs (Topfield Application Programs) which can give you all sorts of funtionality such as different EPGs and Timer managment, MP3 and JPG playback.
2) Humax did not have chase play, though I suspect this may have been fixed with a firmware update.
Take a look at www.toppy.org.uk. I'm a user there too with the name username. Lots of good support and advice
1) Ability to install TAPs (Topfield Application Programs) which can give you all sorts of funtionality such as different EPGs and Timer managment, MP3 and JPG playback.
2) Humax did not have chase play, though I suspect this may have been fixed with a firmware update.
Take a look at www.toppy.org.uk. I'm a user there too with the name username. Lots of good support and advice
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