Keith G wrote:
"Rob" wrote


More or less ditto with the Humax 9200T.


Woah! You got a Hummy then? :-)


Oh yes :-)

Actually, forgot to mention, one of the main reasons for getting it was
the USB file trnasfer facility. Just plug in into the PC and drag the
files over. Nonsense - it takes an age (knocking on 24 hrs for 160GB),
and the files are very buggy. I've sort of got the hang of it now, and
despite the fact at my rate of recording I only need to do it every 6
months it's still a PITA.

Other gadgets tried recently:

http://shop.cd-writer.com/acatalog/A...YER_3_650.html
http://www.itreviews.co.uk/hardware/h765.htm

Neither quite what they should be - interesting little distraction for a
couple of evenings though ;-)

I don't know if anyone can explain this: Humster files played back
through the Pinnacle/component/wireless PC are markedly less pixelated
than the original. The Pinnacle thing is good, but video playback is
jerky - I haven't taken a close look yet, so jury's out.

The Freecom was a mispriced (100UKP) buy - surprisingly good and may
well form the guts of a media player. As it is it's far too noisy.

The most irritating thing is
EPG accuracy which, IIUC, can be corrected (padded a couple of minutes
either side) with the Topfield - not so with the Humax. I'd add MP3
playback - limited to 5GB or so ATM.


Yes, I believe there's lots of similar options on the Tommy...???


I looked into all this before I bought the Humble. Although it's dead
simple to use and cheaper and astoundingly reliable (I don't even think
about it now) I think on reflection the Topster would have been a tiddly
bit better for me. The Thomsons you've got look good VFM - but I'd want
a bigger HD and file transfer.

One FreeView moan. Some radio services peak to 0dBFS. TV sound only to
-10dBFS. Many older progs on the 'minority' channels to considerably less
than -10. So switching from TV sound to radio can result in a *vast*
change in level.

Not noticed that.


One nice little feature I've already spotted is that the Tommy does 'radio
and plasma' blanking (you set/can change the interval) to prevent screen
burning with radio splash screens and static menus....!! :-)

Ah - the killer app!

Rob