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Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
I'm tempted by one of these, as I've got a 300 Gb HHD kicking about, doing nowt atm: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...=pvr&doy=10m11 Anybody got one or know if they're any good? |
Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
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Keith G wrote: I'm tempted by one of these, as I've got a 300 Gb HHD kicking about, doing nowt atm: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...=pvr&doy=10m11 Anybody got one or know if they're any good? Dunno - but I saw it and thought it looked good value. Also their satellite kit with rotator for 100 quid. Unusual for Maplin. But if you don't already have a PVR bite the bullet and get a Topfield - you won't be disappointed. There's all sorts of free software to reconfigure it to your needs if you don't like that supplied. -- *Who is this General Failure chap anyway - and why is he reading my HD? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Keith G wrote: I'm tempted by one of these, as I've got a 300 Gb HHD kicking about, doing nowt atm: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...=pvr&doy=10m11 Anybody got one or know if they're any good? Dunno - but I saw it and thought it looked good value. Also their satellite kit with rotator for 100 quid. Unusual for Maplin. But if you don't already have a PVR bite the bullet and get a Topfield - you won't be disappointed. There's all sorts of free software to reconfigure it to your needs if you don't like that supplied. We already have a Topfield (Swim's) and a Thomson (was mine) - I get excellent *projectable quality* DVD Videos (no siplynch problems) from the Toppy via the computer but it won't record GQT (R4) for some reason and 'chase play' navigation is hopeless, so I lost the Tommy under the heading 'use it or lose it! I was hoping someone had one and could tell me what the recorded files were - with a 300 Gig hard disk in it it would be possible to load it up with every damn thing that looked anything like a possible over a period of time, then pop it/swap it out and hook it straight up to the PC for processing as and when.... I can feel and 'online purchase' coming on.... Done! Now, we'll see.... -- *Who is this General Failure chap anyway - and why is he reading my HD? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
"Keith G" wrote I can feel and 'online purchase' coming on.... Done! Now, we'll see.... Meant to add the 49.99 price included shipping! (Can't be bad! :-) |
Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
"Signal" wrote in message ... "Keith G" wrote: I was hoping someone had one and could tell me what the recorded files were - with a 300 Gig hard disk in it it would be possible to load it up with every damn thing that looked anything like a possible over a period of time, then pop it/swap it out and hook it straight up to the PC for processing as and when.... I can feel and 'online purchase' coming on.... Done! Now, we'll see.... It's being discussed he http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...php?p=19280411 Thanks for that. Interesting, but saying only what I really expect from these forums - there's always somebody not happy (usually unrealistic expectations at the price or ****ed it all up) and one or two who say the thing's OK for the money. (?) What will make it handy for me is if I can get the files off it (a la Toppy) to make decent DVD-Videos from them; if so, it'll make a handy *movie grabber*, if nothing else - we'll see! |
Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
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Keith G wrote: We already have a Topfield (Swim's) and a Thomson (was mine) - I get excellent *projectable quality* DVD Videos (no siplynch problems) from the Toppy via the computer but it won't record GQT (R4) for some reason and 'chase play' navigation is hopeless, so I lost the Tommy under the heading 'use it or lose it! I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'chase play' - is that making up some form of play list so it will chunter out more than one pre-recorded prog? But have you checked if there is any software available to do what you want? Mine records radio fine - or at least has on trial. I normally use the PC for this as I'm more likely to listen to them in that area. I was hoping someone had one and could tell me what the recorded files were - with a 300 Gig hard disk in it it would be possible to load it up with every damn thing that looked anything like a possible over a period of time, then pop it/swap it out and hook it straight up to the PC for processing as and when.... Are you sure the files on its HD can be read direct by your PC? Just wondering... I can feel and 'online purchase' coming on.... Done! Now, we'll see.... -- *Gravity is a myth, the earth sucks * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Keith G wrote: We already have a Topfield (Swim's) and a Thomson (was mine) - I get excellent *projectable quality* DVD Videos (no siplynch problems) from the Toppy via the computer but it won't record GQT (R4) for some reason and 'chase play' navigation is hopeless, so I lost the Tommy under the heading 'use it or lose it! I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'chase play' - is that making up some form of play list so it will chunter out more than one pre-recorded prog? No, it's where you are watching/stopping/pausing/rewinding/catching up the programme that is being recorded, but I think it's mostly skipping back to rewatch something whether it's actually being recorded at the time or not - the Toppy jumps about all over the place where the Tommy is smooth (like a tape) and quick. But have you checked if there is any software available to do what you want? Mine records radio fine - or at least has on trial. I normally use the PC for this as I'm more likely to listen to them in that area. I don't touch the Toppy or get into it at all - it's not my gadget, so I don't *go there*!! I have no interest in the telly and almost never watch anything other than the news; Swim supplies me with an endless stream of 'suitable stuff' which I watch as and when, either from DVDRW or a laptop. (So, no loss to me to lob her the Tommy solely for GQT!) I was hoping someone had one and could tell me what the recorded files were - with a 300 Gig hard disk in it it would be possible to load it up with every damn thing that looked anything like a possible over a period of time, then pop it/swap it out and hook it straight up to the PC for processing as and when.... Are you sure the files on its HD can be read direct by your PC? Just wondering... No, that's the big question that won't get answered until I've had a fiddle with it. Part of the fun is to get round the (inevitable) barriers!! For example, to get a Toppy recording onto the big screen goes like this: Toppy REC file to laptop/ArcDisk20 external HDD (slow) ArcDisk20 to my PC (slow) REC file to Mpeg via MPEG Streamclip (quick) MPEG to laptop (if for me) or to DVD-Video via DVD Author/Copy2DVD if for projecting (not too bad) Worth it? Oh yes - the quality is top notch (up there with rentals) with no trace of siplynch whether I edit the ads out (rare I bother on a 'watch & blow') or not! (It was the absolute kiss of death with recordings from the Tommy, when 'archived' to any DVDR - so, Tommy still no loss...!!) Really worth it? Oh yes, the *arse* in Charlie's Angels Full Throttle last night was *easily* worth it... :-) Seriously worth it? Yes, of course - I've any number of those 'Coast', 'How We Built Britain', 'World's Biggest XYZ' 'Michael Palin In Europe' &c. series ready to go when I'm in the mood; not to mention the numerous 'art' and music programmes' I like! Last night I caught up with Classic Stars - Lang Lang on the piano on my Bez/Fidelios was *stunning*!! (Biggest bugbear? - 'DOGs' and the presenters deliberately yakking through the credits....) |
Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Keith G wrote: We already have a Topfield (Swim's) and a Thomson (was mine) - I get excellent *projectable quality* DVD Videos (no siplynch problems) from the Toppy via the computer but it won't record GQT (R4) for some reason and 'chase play' navigation is hopeless, so I lost the Tommy under the heading 'use it or lose it! I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'chase play' - is that making up some form of play list so it will chunter out more than one pre-recorded prog? But have you checked if there is any software available to do what you want? Mine records radio fine - or at least has on trial. I normally use the PC for this as I'm more likely to listen to them in that area. I was hoping someone had one and could tell me what the recorded files were - with a 300 Gig hard disk in it it would be possible to load it up with every damn thing that looked anything like a possible over a period of time, then pop it/swap it out and hook it straight up to the PC for processing as and when.... Are you sure the files on its HD can be read direct by your PC? Just wondering... I would have thought at that price its unlikely to include the cost of a Windows CE license, so it likely to be a Linux based OS, so I suspect your windows PC won't make any sense of the disk. -- Nick |
Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
Nick Gorham wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Keith G wrote: We already have a Topfield (Swim's) and a Thomson (was mine) - I get excellent *projectable quality* DVD Videos (no siplynch problems) from the Toppy via the computer but it won't record GQT (R4) for some reason and 'chase play' navigation is hopeless, so I lost the Tommy under the heading 'use it or lose it! I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'chase play' - is that making up some form of play list so it will chunter out more than one pre-recorded prog? But have you checked if there is any software available to do what you want? Mine records radio fine - or at least has on trial. I normally use the PC for this as I'm more likely to listen to them in that area. I was hoping someone had one and could tell me what the recorded files were - with a 300 Gig hard disk in it it would be possible to load it up with every damn thing that looked anything like a possible over a period of time, then pop it/swap it out and hook it straight up to the PC for processing as and when.... Are you sure the files on its HD can be read direct by your PC? Just wondering... I would have thought at that price its unlikely to include the cost of a Windows CE license, so it likely to be a Linux based OS, so I suspect your windows PC won't make any sense of the disk. If it's simply a linux based disk, then booting a live os of say Knoppix should enable you to read the files and transfer them to an NTFS or FAT32 drive, but if it's anything like the Sky boxes with HD, then it'll be encrypted :-( |
Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
"Keith G" wrote in message ... "Keith G" wrote I can feel and 'online purchase' coming on.... Done! Now, we'll see.... Meant to add the 49.99 price included shipping! (Can't be bad! :-) OK, bottom line is - it isn't! Not at the price, if you have a spare (IDE) HDD kicking about - and less face it, who doesn't? Initial impression is that it's plenty OK appearancewise for the money and comes as a nice little bundle that even includes the screws to mount the HDD which you will have to provide for it to become anything other than a simple Digital STB. Fitting the HDD is a breeze but involves 10 screws altogether - making quick drive-swapping impossible. In the unlikely event that someone would want to swap hard disks on a regular basis (they are not recognised by my PC, at least) it would pay to let the drive 'dangle' - possibly on extended leads. I was disappointed at first how the thing worked - it is nothing like as clever as the Tommy I had been used to using; the Nikkai is a simple twin tuner device with one dedicated to PVR work, while the other provides a TV signal. This means you can watch TV and 'pause/navigate' the programme or you can record a programme and 'chase play' it (watch while the prog is still recording) with full navigation options, but not both - if you are recording one channel and watching another, you will not really be able to do anything with the channel you are watching other than pause it and lose time. Once you (me) get into it a bit you find that it's not so bad - picture and sound are quite impressive (picture is excellent) and the menus/remote control pretty intuitive. The EPG is OK and onscreen info isn't at all bad, but one PITA is that you have name your recordings yourself (with a 'soft', onscreen keypad) otherwise it will only give you station, date and time info. One signal advantage that I haven't seen on another machine (or at least, have never yet discovered) is that a button on the remote will allow you to toggle between 'DTV' and 'VCR' which is effectively 'AV In' - this allows you to watch another source (DVD or Tape) *through* the Nikkai which has to be on but which can be doing other stuff like recording at the same time (I think) - very handy for people whose telly has only the one scart, like mine! Biggest ****er? - You can record/playback the radio stations just fine but you can only pause them - you can't run backwards or forwards (FF/REW) through the programme! Other niggles are minor (lurid, single-colour orange display for example) but the fatal flaw, for me, is that I can't pull the recordings off the HDD; that will have to continue to be done from the Toppy we have here - whether or not the Nikkai gets added to the heap of other Bright Ideas that I don't use after the 'honeymoon period' (and will eventually give away) remains to be seen! Inasmuch as the Triumph petrol tank pic is coming from a DVDR in the Pioneer, the whole story is pictographically depicted here, really - if anyone is interested: http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-01.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-02.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-03.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-04.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-05.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-06.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-07.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-08.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-09.JPG Now, who do I see at Maplins for my commission? |
Maplin Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
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International Megastar Keith G wrote: Meant to add the 49.99 price included shipping! (Can't be bad! :-) http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=221276&TabID=1&source=1&doy=1 6m11 OK, bottom line is - it isn't! Not at the price, if you have a spare (IDE) HDD kicking about - and less face it, who doesn't? Initial impression is that it's plenty OK appearancewise for the money and comes as a nice little bundle that even includes the screws to mount the HDD which you will have to provide for it to become anything other than a simple Digital STB. Fitting the HDD is a breeze but involves 10 screws altogether - making quick drive-swapping impossible. In the unlikely event that someone would want to swap hard disks on a regular basis (they are not recognised by my PC, at least) it would pay to let the drive 'dangle' - possibly on extended leads. I was disappointed at first how the thing worked - it is nothing like as clever as the Tommy I had been used to using; the Nikkai is a simple twin tuner device with one dedicated to PVR work, while the other provides a TV signal. This means you can watch TV and 'pause/navigate' the programme or you can record a programme and 'chase play' it (watch while the prog is still recording) with full navigation options, but not both - if you are recording one channel and watching another, you will not really be able to do anything with the channel you are watching other than pause it and lose time. Once you (me) get into it a bit you find that it's not so bad - picture and sound are quite impressive (picture is excellent) and the menus/remote control pretty intuitive. The EPG is OK and onscreen info isn't at all bad, but one PITA is that you have name your recordings yourself (with a 'soft', onscreen keypad) otherwise it will only give you station, date and time info. One signal advantage that I haven't seen on another machine (or at least, have never yet discovered) is that a button on the remote will allow you to toggle between 'DTV' and 'VCR' which is effectively 'AV In' - this allows you to watch another source (DVD or Tape) *through* the Nikkai which has to be on but which can be doing other stuff like recording at the same time (I think) - very handy for people whose telly has only the one scart, like mine! Biggest ****er? - You can record/playback the radio stations just fine but you can only pause them - you can't run backwards or forwards (FF/REW) through the programme! Other niggles are minor (lurid, single-colour orange display for example) but the fatal flaw, for me, is that I can't pull the recordings off the HDD; that will have to continue to be done from the Toppy we have here - whether or not the Nikkai gets added to the heap of other Bright Ideas that I don't use after the 'honeymoon period' (and will eventually give away) remains to be seen! Inasmuch as the Triumph petrol tank pic is coming from a DVDR in the Pioneer, the whole story is pictographically depicted here, really - if anyone is interested: http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-01.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-02.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-03.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-04.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-05.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-06.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-07.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-08.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Nikkai-09.JPG Now, who do I see at Maplins for my commission? [Post copied to uk.tech.digital-tv, uk.tech.tv.video.pvr] Hi Keith, Fine Post. Thought I'd bring some collective minds to ponder over your discoveries ... :-) -- Adrian C |
Maplin Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
On Nov 16, 2:24 pm, Adrian C wrote:
[Post copied to uk.tech.digital-tv, uk.tech.tv.video.pvr] International Megastar Keith G wrote: Hi Keith, Fine Post. Thought I'd bring some collective minds to ponder over your discoveries ... Looks interesting. One of my teenage lads wants a PVR, this might be an affordable solution. Any screenshots of the menus etc ? I assume the valve amplifier in jpg.09 is optional ? :-) |
Maplin Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
"Adrian C" wrote in message ... [Post copied to uk.tech.digital-tv, uk.tech.tv.video.pvr] International Megastar Keith G wrote: :-) I can do signed photos (genuine signature - no facsimiles) for 2.50 each (post paid), if anyone wants them... Hi Keith, Fine Post. Thought I'd bring some collective minds to ponder over your discoveries ... :-) OK, but I should point out that I know squiddly-diddly about it really - that was just an overview for the few on ukra who are mainly *audio enthusiasts* but who also dabble in a little TV recording and like to spend in Maplins! :-) Key to the whole thing is if you have a spare HDD already, you don't end up paying *stupid money* for one simply because it's already in the PVR!! I ended up with only a 40 Gig disk in (I had already buggered up my spare 300 Gig disk and another 80 Gig disk I was given simply didn't work) but I suspect it will be ample for what I will use it for - mostly a bit of chase play 'watch & blow' or to record the end of a proggie I'm halfway through when summat else calls me away!! |
Maplin Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
"Mark Carver" wrote in message ... On Nov 16, 2:24 pm, Adrian C wrote: [Post copied to uk.tech.digital-tv, uk.tech.tv.video.pvr] International Megastar Keith G wrote: Hi Keith, Fine Post. Thought I'd bring some collective minds to ponder over your discoveries ... Looks interesting. One of my teenage lads wants a PVR, this might be an affordable solution. Any screenshots of the menus etc ? Streuth, there's a lot of 'em! I'll see what I can do a bit later - only cleaning a motorbike and cooking (preparing) a stew atm! I assume the valve amplifier in jpg.09 is optional ? :-) No to me it's not - I wouldn't be without it! ;-) |
Maplin Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
"Keith G" wrote in message ... "Mark Carver" wrote in message ... On Nov 16, 2:24 pm, Adrian C wrote: [Post copied to uk.tech.digital-tv, uk.tech.tv.video.pvr] International Megastar Keith G wrote: Hi Keith, Fine Post. Thought I'd bring some collective minds to ponder over your discoveries ... Looks interesting. One of my teenage lads wants a PVR, this might be an affordable solution. Any screenshots of the menus etc ? Streuth, there's a lot of 'em! I'll see what I can do a bit later - only cleaning a motorbike and cooking (preparing) a stew atm! I assume the valve amplifier in jpg.09 is optional ? :-) No to me it's not - I wouldn't be without it! ;-) I had an old Rogers valve amp which I was going to 'dispose' of, however my daughter put it on ebay where it fetched £130, purchased by a very nice gentleman in Japan, however it cost over £90.00 just to send it to him! |
Maplin Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
Ivan wrote:
I had an old Rogers valve amp which I was going to 'dispose' of, however my daughter put it on ebay where it fetched £130, purchased by a very nice gentleman in Japan, however it cost over £90.00 just to send it to him! The Far East has a number of hi-fi enthusiasts who will pay big money for classic vintage valve gear; a local guy used to have a business buying in the UK, selling in the far East, via a web site. BugBear |
Maplin Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
"bugbear" wrote in message ... Ivan wrote: I had an old Rogers valve amp which I was going to 'dispose' of, however my daughter put it on ebay where it fetched £130, purchased by a very nice gentleman in Japan, however it cost over £90.00 just to send it to him! The Far East has a number of hi-fi enthusiasts who will pay big money for classic vintage valve gear; a local guy used to have a business buying in the UK, selling in the far East, via a web site. In the 1960s my mate used to be a engineer for Radford electronics and owns a very nice Radford 30/30 valved stereo amplifier complete with preamp from the period. I've been trying to get him to put it on ebay, as he might just as well make a few bob whilst he still has the chance, especially as he hasn't used it in recent times and probably never will. BugBear |
Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
Keith G wrote:
"Keith G" wrote in message ... "Keith G" wrote I can feel and 'online purchase' coming on.... Done! Now, we'll see.... Meant to add the 49.99 price included shipping! (Can't be bad! :-) OK, bottom line is - it isn't! Not at the price, if you have a spare (IDE) HDD kicking about - and less face it, who doesn't? *** snip Biggest ****er? - You can record/playback the radio stations just fine but you can only pause them - you can't run backwards or forwards (FF/REW) through the programme! Other niggles are minor (lurid, single-colour orange display for example) but the fatal flaw, for me, is that I can't pull the recordings off the HDD; that will have to continue to be done from the Toppy we have here - whether or not the Nikkai gets added to the heap of other Bright Ideas that I don't use after the 'honeymoon period' (and will eventually give away) remains to be seen! The Humax USB-computer is slow as well - about half real time. I take the HD out when it's backing up time, connect to the PC, and read the files with softwa http://humaxdisk.wikispaces.com/HummyReadFiles It *may* be that this prog works with your PVR. Otherwise, you'll have to wait until some kind soul works it out. The files are playable with VLC, and editable/squashable (MP4) with MPEG Streamclip. I recently archived a few shows to AVI, and then DVD, which play on my DVD player. 8 hours of DVD playback in pretty good quality. So that's more stuff not to watch ;-) Rob |
Maplin Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
"Mark Carver" wrote in message ... On Nov 16, 2:24 pm, Adrian C wrote: [Post copied to uk.tech.digital-tv, uk.tech.tv.video.pvr] International Megastar Keith G wrote: Hi Keith, Fine Post. Thought I'd bring some collective minds to ponder over your discoveries ... Looks interesting. One of my teenage lads wants a PVR, this might be an affordable solution. Any screenshots of the menus etc ? Here ya go - ignore all the pinky/purple (that doesn't happen - it's just the camera and the crap pix) and for some reason everything is shifted to the left a bit which wasn't happening yesterday but it's only a 14" portable and I haven't a clue, so I wouldn't shoot the PVR. Anyway, I'm sure this will all mean more to you than it does to me! http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010029.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010030.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010031.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010035.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010038.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010039.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010041.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010042.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010043.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010046.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010054.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010056.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010057.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010058.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010062.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010064.JPG http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010067.JPG There's probably a load more, but I'm sure there's enough to give you an idea... |
Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
"Rob" wrote The Humax USB-computer is slow as well - about half real time. I take the HD out when it's backing up time, connect to the PC, and read the files with softwa http://humaxdisk.wikispaces.com/HummyReadFiles It *may* be that this prog works with your PVR. Otherwise, you'll have to wait until some kind soul works it out. The files are playable with VLC, and editable/squashable (MP4) with MPEG Streamclip. Thanks Rob, but sod all that - I'm backed up with recorded stuff as it is! I'll use the Nikkai for 'chase play' and to finish off progs that I have to leave halfway through (and never catch up anyway!)!! (For a while - then it'll never get switched on! ;-) I recently archived a few shows to AVI, and then DVD, which play on my DVD player. 8 hours of DVD playback in pretty good quality. So that's more stuff not to watch ;-) See above... :-) |
Maplin Bareback Twin Tuna PVR
Keith G wrote:
"Mark Carver" wrote in message Looks interesting. One of my teenage lads wants a PVR, this might be an affordable solution. Any screenshots of the menus etc ? Here ya go - ignore all the pinky/purple (that doesn't happen - it's just the camera and the crap pix) and for some reason everything is shifted to the left a bit which wasn't happening yesterday but it's only a 14" portable and I haven't a clue, so I wouldn't shoot the PVR. Anyway, I'm sure this will all mean more to you than it does to me! [snip] There's probably a load more, but I'm sure there's enough to give you an idea... Thanks for taking the trouble to do that Keith. Very interesting. -- Mark Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply. |
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"Spider Pig" wrote in message ... On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:55:26 -0000, "Keith G" wrote: "Mark Carver" wrote in message ... On Nov 16, 2:24 pm, Adrian C wrote: [Post copied to uk.tech.digital-tv, uk.tech.tv.video.pvr] International Megastar Keith G wrote: Hi Keith, Fine Post. Keith, Does the EPG work fine? I'm interested to know, how the software updates. I currently have a sagem pvr but am still waiting for them to issue a software update they promised over a year ago. So for 50 quid and a hdd I was considering giving this one a go. I consulted the expert in the family (#1 son) who says the Nikkai appears OK for 'secondary use' (kids, fathers, people with learning difficulties) but wouldn't do for a main PVR and recommends the new Tommy: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...pf_rd_i=468294 .....which is not a lot more money (atm) and has just had an update. (The big thing is being able to record two different programmes while watching a third, apparently!) But bearing in mind I've only had it one day, I think the Nikkai works well and the EPG (though considered slow and unappealing by the above expert) seems to work OK for me. No idea how and when it could/would be updated, though - presumably by broadcast transmission? Once again, the key to this gadget is not having to buy/pay for an HDD if you have already got a spare, or being able to throw in a humungeous amount of storage (up to 500 Gig, at least) for a modest sum at todays prices and getting a machine with more recording capacity (endless, if you keep feeding it HDDs) than is currently available 'off the shelf' with perfectly decent (if not excellent!) picture and sound quality. The 'record one/watch one' restriction does not represent a problem to me, only having to title the recordings by hand (if you want half an idea what the prgramme is a day later) is a PITA, from what I can see of it! Ya pays ya money.... |
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"Mark Carver" wrote in message ... Keith G wrote: "Mark Carver" wrote in message Looks interesting. One of my teenage lads wants a PVR, this might be an affordable solution. Any screenshots of the menus etc ? Here ya go - ignore all the pinky/purple (that doesn't happen - it's just the camera and the crap pix) and for some reason everything is shifted to the left a bit which wasn't happening yesterday but it's only a 14" portable and I haven't a clue, so I wouldn't shoot the PVR. Anyway, I'm sure this will all mean more to you than it does to me! [snip] There's probably a load more, but I'm sure there's enough to give you an idea... Thanks for taking the trouble to do that Keith. Very interesting. You're welcome, Mark - I'm only sorry the pix were so crap! (Ignore all that pink ****e - doesn't happen in real life; the colours are really quite nice on the menus!!) |
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"Keith G" wrote in message ... Here ya go - ignore all the pinky/purple (that doesn't happen - it's just the camera and the crap pix) and for some reason everything is shifted to the left a bit which wasn't happening yesterday but it's only a 14" portable and I haven't a clue, so I wouldn't shoot the PVR. Anyway, I'm sure this will all mean more to you than it does to me! http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010029.JPG snip There's probably a load more, but I'm sure there's enough to give you an idea... Thank you for that info / screen shots Keith, as a result I have given it a go and placed an order tonight. You should be on commission :-) Gio |
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"Spider Pig" wrote in message ... On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:55:26 -0000, "Keith G" wrote: "Mark Carver" wrote in message ... On Nov 16, 2:24 pm, Adrian C wrote: [Post copied to uk.tech.digital-tv, uk.tech.tv.video.pvr] International Megastar Keith G wrote: Hi Keith, Fine Post. Keith, Does the EPG work fine? I'm interested to know, how the software updates. I currently have a sagem pvr but am still waiting for them to issue a software update they promised over a year ago. So for 50 quid and a hdd I was considering giving this one a go. Have a look at the offerings of an Ebay dealer called soundandvisiondirect. I got an 80GB Techwood (Vestel) PVR from him for GBP49 including postage from him and I have been very pleased with it. (HDD included!) -- Graham %Profound_observation% |
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"Gio" wrote in message ... "Keith G" wrote in message ... Here ya go - ignore all the pinky/purple (that doesn't happen - it's just the camera and the crap pix) and for some reason everything is shifted to the left a bit which wasn't happening yesterday but it's only a 14" portable and I haven't a clue, so I wouldn't shoot the PVR. Anyway, I'm sure this will all mean more to you than it does to me! http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010029.JPG snip There's probably a load more, but I'm sure there's enough to give you an idea... Thank you for that info / screen shots Keith, as a result I have given it a go and placed an order tonight. You should be on commission :-) OK Gio, I hope you like it; if you post any observations on the groups, please ensure to include ukra - I would be very interested to hear your opinion. From viewing earlier this evening, I can confirm that DVDs played through it ('AV in') suffer *no* loss of quality at all, from what I can see! (Tested with Kill Bill Vol. 1 - the Okinawa sequence!) One thing - hook it up and scan the stations in *before* you put an HDD in it, or the machine will play dead! |
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-snip- I had an old Rogers valve amp which I was going to 'dispose' of, however my daughter put it on ebay where it fetched £130, purchased by a very nice gentleman in Japan, however it cost over £90.00 just to send it to him! Interesting - I need to dispose of some pretty specialised bits of kit - monoblok valve amps, electrostatic speakers etc - and thought I would have to look around for specialist sites or magazines. Is eBay in fact the best way to go? I must be the only bloke who's never used it.... Geoff MacK |
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Geoff Mackenzie wrote: -snip- I had an old Rogers valve amp which I was going to 'dispose' of, however my daughter put it on ebay where it fetched £130, purchased by a very nice gentleman in Japan, however it cost over £90.00 just to send it to him! Interesting - I need to dispose of some pretty specialised bits of kit - monoblok valve amps, electrostatic speakers etc - and thought I would have to look around for specialist sites or magazines. Is eBay in fact the best way to go? I must be the only bloke who's never used it.... Hi Geoff. ;-) Excellent way of selling near anything. One tip is to find out the cost of packing/carriage beforehand and include that as a firm cost on your listing. And also mention they may be collected in person. Stupidly high carriage costs - or not stated ones - put many off bidding. -- *How do they get the deer to cross at that yellow road sign? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Sounds very fishy to me.
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Sounds very fishy to me. You can tune a radio, but you can't tune a fish. -- Mark Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply. |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Geoff Mackenzie wrote: -snip- I had an old Rogers valve amp which I was going to 'dispose' of, however my daughter put it on ebay where it fetched £130, purchased by a very nice gentleman in Japan, however it cost over £90.00 just to send it to him! Interesting - I need to dispose of some pretty specialised bits of kit - monoblok valve amps, electrostatic speakers etc - and thought I would have to look around for specialist sites or magazines. Is eBay in fact the best way to go? I must be the only bloke who's never used it.... Hi Geoff. ;-) Excellent way of selling near anything. One tip is to find out the cost of packing/carriage beforehand and include that as a firm cost on your listing. And also mention they may be collected in person. Stupidly high carriage costs - or not stated ones - put many off bidding. -- *How do they get the deer to cross at that yellow road sign? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. Well, well, Dave - fancy meeting you here...! Geoff MacK |
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"Keith G" wrote in message ... "Gio" wrote in message ... "Keith G" wrote in message ... Here ya go - ignore all the pinky/purple (that doesn't happen - it's just the camera and the crap pix) and for some reason everything is shifted to the left a bit which wasn't happening yesterday but it's only a 14" portable and I haven't a clue, so I wouldn't shoot the PVR. Anyway, I'm sure this will all mean more to you than it does to me! http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/L1010029.JPG snip There's probably a load more, but I'm sure there's enough to give you an idea... Thank you for that info / screen shots Keith, as a result I have given it a go and placed an order tonight. You should be on commission :-) OK Gio, I hope you like it; if you post any observations on the groups, please ensure to include ukra - I would be very interested to hear your opinion. From viewing earlier this evening, I can confirm that DVDs played through it ('AV in') suffer *no* loss of quality at all, from what I can see! (Tested with Kill Bill Vol. 1 - the Okinawa sequence!) One thing - hook it up and scan the stations in *before* you put an HDD in it, or the machine will play dead! Thanks for the tip Keith. With luck it will be delivered on Wed so no report for a bit. It seems a little strange that the machine plays dead when a drive is fitted. I would have thought the machine would have set about formatting the new drive on boot-up then would have been ready for tuning. By the way what is ukra ? The only thing I know with those letters are The United Kingdom Rocket Association (UKRA) as in www.ukra.org.uk/ If it means something else then you will have to let me know because my isp does not list ukra on the newsgroup list. Gio |
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By the way what is ukra ? The only thing I know with those letters are The United Kingdom Rocket Association (UKRA) as in www.ukra.org.uk/ If it means something else then you will have to let me know because my isp does not list ukra on the newsgroup list. Gio Looking at the list of newsgroups included on this post, ukra = UK.Rec.Audio Ian. |
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"Ian" wrote in message ... Gio wrote: By the way what is ukra ? The only thing I know with those letters are The United Kingdom Rocket Association (UKRA) as in www.ukra.org.uk/ If it means something else then you will have to let me know because my isp does not list ukra on the newsgroup list. Gio Looking at the list of newsgroups included on this post, ukra = UK.Rec.Audio Ian. Thanks Ian. :-) Gio. |
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"Spider Pig" wrote Well Keith, I must be a 'secondary user' ( fathers, people with learning difficulties) tell your #1 son. I been and bought one this afternoon. Kills me the way he doesn't actually say 'it'll be plenty good enough for you' but I can usually tell he's thinking it!! :-) Brought it home, set it up first (as you recommended) Yes, the manual's a little vague on that - like it doesn't mention it at all!! then added hdd and formated it, and I have to say I'm impressed! It'll do for my needs I only need to view one channel and record from another. Me also... Thanks again for all your info. You're welcome and I hope it continues to do the trick - the only raised eyebrow I've had is having hit the OTR button to finish a programme this afternoon (default 2 hours), when I got in a little earlier this evening the little bugger was beavering away some 5 and a half hours in and still going like a good 'un! Not the end of the world, but I hope it doesn't do it too often!!?? Anyway, I shall shortly hook the S-Video output up to my digital PJ and check that out - if it's OK, it's going to save the cost of a telly bigger than my 14" portable! (Bedroom setup!) |
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"Gio" wrote in message ... "Keith G" wrote One thing - hook it up and scan the stations in *before* you put an HDD in it, or the machine will play dead! Thanks for the tip Keith. With luck it will be delivered on Wed so no report for a bit. It seems a little strange that the machine plays dead when a drive is fitted. I agree, but dead it was! I thought it might have been a knackered on/off switch but I could hear/feel the HDD whirring when I put my ear to it, so I took the HDD out and tried again and it lit up straight away - I didn't even see the channels go in, it seems they were there by the time I had got the telly on and toggled round to it! I would have thought the machine would have set about formatting the new drive on boot-up then would have been ready for tuning. Yep, but you know what these gadgets are like - they all got their funny little ways!! By the way what is ukra ? I see you got your answer!! ;-) (I don't subscribe anywhere else - if you didn't include ukra I wouldn't see your comments!) |
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... "Geoff Mackenzie" wrote: I had an old Rogers valve amp which I was going to 'dispose' of, however my daughter put it on ebay where it fetched £130, purchased by a very nice gentleman in Japan, however it cost over £90.00 just to send it to him! Interesting - I need to dispose of some pretty specialised bits of kit - monoblok valve amps, electrostatic speakers etc - and thought I would have to look around for specialist sites or magazines. Is eBay in fact the best way to go? I must be the only bloke who's never used it.... Geoff MacK Yes, good way to sell that gear. Couple of tips - Sell smaller items first to get some feedback. People will be more inclined to bid on the more expensive stuff once you have feedback. Search 'completed items' for the things you are selling before you put them up. It will help you establish what your item is worth, what starting price to use. Provide shipping costs up front. Don't forget insurance! Decribe accurately, including faults and cosmetic damage. It's not a good idea to cut and paste text from other auctions. Use clear, detailed photographs. More is better. If you allow people to collect, "cash on collection" is best. Do NOT let them pay up front for anything of signficiant value with Paypal. Why not? S. -- http://audiopages.googlepages.com |
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... "Serge Auckland" wrote: I had an old Rogers valve amp which I was going to 'dispose' of, however my daughter put it on ebay where it fetched £130, purchased by a very nice gentleman in Japan, however it cost over £90.00 just to send it to him! Interesting - I need to dispose of some pretty specialised bits of kit - monoblok valve amps, electrostatic speakers etc - and thought I would have to look around for specialist sites or magazines. Is eBay in fact the best way to go? I must be the only bloke who's never used it.... Geoff MacK Yes, good way to sell that gear. Couple of tips - Sell smaller items first to get some feedback. People will be more inclined to bid on the more expensive stuff once you have feedback. Search 'completed items' for the things you are selling before you put them up. It will help you establish what your item is worth, what starting price to use. Provide shipping costs up front. Don't forget insurance! Decribe accurately, including faults and cosmetic damage. It's not a good idea to cut and paste text from other auctions. Use clear, detailed photographs. More is better. If you allow people to collect, "cash on collection" is best. Do NOT let them pay up front for anything of signficiant value with Paypal. Why not? Becuase they can claim not to have received the goods and get a chargeback .. it happens Ah! I hadn't thought of that one. Too trusting. S. -- http://audiopages.googlepages.com |
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"Serge Auckland" wrote in message ... "Signal" wrote in message ... "Serge Auckland" wrote: I had an old Rogers valve amp which I was going to 'dispose' of, however my daughter put it on ebay where it fetched £130, purchased by a very nice gentleman in Japan, however it cost over £90.00 just to send it to him! Interesting - I need to dispose of some pretty specialised bits of kit - monoblok valve amps, electrostatic speakers etc - and thought I would have to look around for specialist sites or magazines. Is eBay in fact the best way to go? I must be the only bloke who's never used it.... Geoff MacK Yes, good way to sell that gear. Couple of tips - Sell smaller items first to get some feedback. People will be more inclined to bid on the more expensive stuff once you have feedback. Search 'completed items' for the things you are selling before you put them up. It will help you establish what your item is worth, what starting price to use. Provide shipping costs up front. Don't forget insurance! Decribe accurately, including faults and cosmetic damage. It's not a good idea to cut and paste text from other auctions. Use clear, detailed photographs. More is better. If you allow people to collect, "cash on collection" is best. Do NOT let them pay up front for anything of signficiant value with Paypal. Why not? Becuase they can claim not to have received the goods and get a chargeback .. it happens Ah! I hadn't thought of that one. Too trusting. I thought most of the reputable parcel companies offer on-line tracking, right up to the recipient's signature - wouldn't that be proof of delivery? Geoff MacK |
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