Just got one of these to play with for a friend, any tips on replacing the hard drive? Apparently the original went dead and he's had no luck replacing it with different types. Also wondering if there are any firmware upgrades I can get hold of? -- Clint Sharp

Anyone got one yet? Talk to me about it. -- John the West Ham fan

Hi, I have just set up a friends BT Vision Box. The responciveness of the remote is C**P. (ie line of site and delay before set top box responds) Can anyone confirm this is a standard feature or have they got a duff box / remote ? Many thanks Adam

Hello, I've got an HP DV9000 series laptop with DV and HDMI and svideo sockets, and a Samsung DVD HR750 PVR with DVD and HDD recording, and AV, DV, and RF connections. Can I use this setup to record films or programs on my PC onto the DVD or HDD of my PVR, using the DV link for example? I imagine it would have to be in real time. Would it be a digital quality recording? Would I be able to record...

Since my last post I've been collecting instances from threads on Digital Spy. It looks like (on the Humax at least) Accurate Record is not working as intended, and this might not be Humax's fault. I don't know if this problem occurs with other makes of PVR. Recordings start into the programme and some report stopping short of the end. This is not consistent across the country, so it...

Hi, any body know how I can manual edit channel frequency in Power Cinema? Best Regards, Elvis

Anyone know what the hdd in an LG PVR is formatted in, is it linux, it certainly is not ms-dos as I was unable to read the 160gb hdd. It came up as about a 320gb disk with 3 partitions whilst the label on it clearly said Seagate 160gb HDD. It is standard IDE HDD obviously formatted in a non dos readle format. I have some AVI files I have recorded and wanted to off load and seemed unable to find...

I bought my Humax 9200T last December and immediately upgraded the software to that found on the hummy.org website. I have been very impressed with the PVR having previously had a Humax 8000T. I especially like being able to record from two channels at once. I've had the 9200 lockup on about 4 occasions, twice when trying to delete a recording using the red button, and yesterday when just...

I'd be interested if anyone with this or a similar Pioneer model is suffering from the same problem. If I have a recording scheduled and it starts when the box is downloading the EPG, it does not send any signal along the G-Link cable to the Sky digibox. So it records whatever channel the digibox was last changed to. Result is, I get recordings listed as, say, "Life in Cold Blood" (BBC1)...

My stepdad has a Philips 28PW6720D television with built in freeview. He has the scart into EXT2 and into the correct scart connection on the video. When the RF cable is in, and he turns the VCR on, the digital signal is completely lost and he gets a message something along the lines of "lost digital signal" in the middle of the screen. If i take the RF cable out, and go straight into the TV...

For ridiculous reasons I have to unplug my Topfield 5800 occasionally. The new firmware doesn't seem to operate like the old one: the hard disk is sometimes spinning when the box thinks it's in standby mode. I suspect this is a consequence of how the new series link feature works but it leads me to a problem: I don't like unplugging computers while they're working. And there's no 'It is now...

Hi there, Has anyone managed to configure the Sony RDR-HXD870 to control Tiscali TV's box? It is the original Homechoice box, the small grey/silver one. Currently I can record and watch programmes without problems, but I have been trying to configure the recorder to change channels on Tiscali TV so I can programme the timer properly. I know people have made it to work on Sky+, but I have not...

Anyone else with a Humax 9200T PVR notice that if you set "Series Link" (SL)it fails to use "Accurate Record" (AR) to start a recording? We were away in Sheffield last week and the week before for several days, and recorded a lot of stuff. Watching it all it seems, from the small number of recordings, that two conclusions can be inferred: 1. BBC1, BBC2 and itv1 programmes which have been...

I am about to get my own flat, so I want to wire the place for sound, etc. What do you recommend?

Mum is 81 years old and chronically unable to get a grasp of "modern technology". She was, just about, able to enter showview numbers into the showview handset and thus record programmes from the terrestrial channels with her VCR. Now she has a Humax Freeview PVR but cannot use it. What PVR would allow me to control it from my home (I live in the Netherlands) entering whatever she asks me to...

I note that on various news groups, members have been trying to play VRO files on windows PCs without success. After much googling and trying variations out, I have just loaded VLC Media Player from www.videolan.org and have managed to directly play DVD-RAM disc recordings from my Panasonic DMR-EX75 on the PC with sound etc without problems or having to go through a manual conversion stage...

I'm sick to the back teeth of my digibox crashing. I think we're on our third one now that we use with a TiVo and everyone of them has crashed with varying degrees of frequency. I did wonder if it was anything to do with temperature but a Sony HD PVR (with built in digital turner) in the same space under the telly doesn't have any problem (it's never crashed). We've tried leaving the doors...

In a recent post I noted that my Matsui M1602PVR has started doing some strange things - like switching on for four seconds every sixty seconds. Reading elsewhere (such as DigitalSpy) suggests it may be a hard disc directory issue which can be overcome by formatting the HDD. There is nothing in the menu system, and at this stage I am reluctant to remove the disc and do it externally. Does...

Hi, Is it possible to change the HDD to a larger one, say 500 GB i.e DIY? Thanks RDD

Hi, I'm looking for an upgrade to an XBMC Xbox. It's been fine, but I need more now. Specifically: - HDMI - HD - streaming all sorts of everything from my file server (MP3s, images, DivX, .isos etc.) - playing (and upscaling) DVDs