 Posted 2008-07-02
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Baf05 (2008-07-02)
How about, a last viewed or start from the beginning, option at the start of a recorded program ala Foxtel IQ.
My wife and I tape a lot of stuff, but watch it at different times, you seem to need to rewind to get to the start every time. Either that or you set the machine to start at the beginning every time and then you need to fast forward every time.
As it stands the menu offers a choice, with the default now being Resume play, just like a VCR, and if you want to play from the start it's easy to press Play then the |< button.
On the other hand if you select Start as the play menu choice you can always set a bookmark to resume at a point part way through the recording.
I would be very annoyed if I had to select every time whether I wanted to play a recording from the beginning or from the resume point.
Robert at Toronto NSW 14km south of Mt Sugarloaf transmitters ~72% signal strength 99% quality
TF7100HDPVRt 1.00.41 firmware | 1TB WD HDD | Auto V.Format by Component to Pioneer 507XDA plasma TV | Bitstream audio by JIS F05 lead to Yamaha RX-V496 AV amp & WD 500GB ext HDD
TF7000HDPVRt 0.99.84 firmware | Auto V.Format by HDMI to Sanyo 22XR8DA LCD TV
Both: Auto Time | Internal HDD Recording | Timeshift 2½h with Storage on | SD Dolby Soundtracks eng[db] | Manual & Air EPG Timers | 10 min Padding | Standy used
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Posted 2008-07-04
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| where it the case that the |< button worked for me then yes your right, that would be good. However, for me, that button does not not do anything? Hence my suggestion.
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Posted 2008-07-04
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Baf05 (2008-07-04)
where it the case that the |< button worked for me then yes your right, that would be good.
However, for me, that button does not not do anything?
Are you saying that if you're part way through a recording, press the Play < button to show the progress bar and whilst the bar is showing press the |< goto start button then vision doesn't go to the start of the recording?
Are you saying that if you are using PIP then pressing the |< button doesn't move the sub-screen?
If neither of this things work then maybe your |< button is broken.
Robert at Toronto NSW 14km south of Mt Sugarloaf transmitters ~72% signal strength 99% quality
TF7100HDPVRt 1.00.41 firmware | 1TB WD HDD | Auto V.Format by Component to Pioneer 507XDA plasma TV | Bitstream audio by JIS F05 lead to Yamaha RX-V496 AV amp & WD 500GB ext HDD
TF7000HDPVRt 0.99.84 firmware | Auto V.Format by HDMI to Sanyo 22XR8DA LCD TV
Both: Auto Time | Internal HDD Recording | Timeshift 2½h with Storage on | SD Dolby Soundtracks eng[db] | Manual & Air EPG Timers | 10 min Padding | Standy used
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Posted 2008-07-04
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| The |< and >| buttons only work when the play bar is up - press play and a green bar should appear. Press |< and it will go to the start, or type in a 0 and it will also jump to the start. Press play again remove the green bar. Of course, having |< and >| work without the play bar displaying would be another enhancement.
TF7000HDPVRt Ver 1.6, 0.99.84 rel 5 beta, Pansonic Viera TH42PX80A 106cm plasma - 1080i HDMI, Panasonic SC-PT460 home theatre - Bitstream via optical, NW Brisbane, Signal 68-73%, Quality 99%, ICE EPG, Auto time, No Timeshift, No Padding, External 400 GB Samsung drive. Antec AV Cooler. Standby when not in use.
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Posted 2008-08-06
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TF7000HDPVRt (2008-04-27)
Squibcakes (14/01/2008)
Divx and Avi Playback has to be at the top of the list IMHO.
SquibI agree, to be honest it's the only thing I think lets this unit down, I very much support this. The ability to plug in a USB stick and play Divx/AVI fils would be great! Absolutely! This is really for the 7100 as well. If the Toppy could do this, I would have bought one already. As it is I'm looking at the BW, but I'm torn, because a friend has a Toppy and loves it. Decisions..Decisions.
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Posted 2008-10-24
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| NTFS support or, if this can't be done, the ability to limit the file size to what FAT32 can handle (4GB?). Automatically split the program into several files if the actual size exceeds the limit. Right now it's only computer geeks that can bother recording larger files on an external hard drive for transfer to a PC when having to use special software to read the drive data and not being able to use the external HD for anything else because of the special file format.
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Posted 2008-10-27
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magste (2008-10-24)
NTFS support or, if this can't be done,the ability to limit the file size to what FAT32 can handle (4GB?). Automatically split the program into several files if the actual size exceeds thelimit. Right now it's only computer geeks that can bother recording larger files on an external hard drive for transfer to a PC when having to use special software to read the drive data and not being able to use the external HD for anything else because of the special file format.
Some thoughts on this suggestion;
1. NTFS is a relatively platform specific file system.
2. Splitting recordings into multiple files might mean "only computer geeks" can then play with the files, potentially defeating one aim you seem to be seeking to avoid.
3. You don't need to record large files on an external hard drive. You can record them to the internal HDD as per normal. Using an external HDD is just one method of copying the files for use in a computer.
4. A PC only needs "special software" if it's unable to read the Ext2 file system that the PVR uses to format external HDDs. Some PC can read Ext2 files with anything extra and once the PC can read the Ext file system this does not mean the external HDD can't be used for anything else. In any event the "special software" isn't really special, is widely available and is free.
Robert at Toronto NSW 14km south of Mt Sugarloaf transmitters ~72% signal strength 99% quality
TF7100HDPVRt 1.00.41 firmware | 1TB WD HDD | Auto V.Format by Component to Pioneer 507XDA plasma TV | Bitstream audio by JIS F05 lead to Yamaha RX-V496 AV amp & WD 500GB ext HDD
TF7000HDPVRt 0.99.84 firmware | Auto V.Format by HDMI to Sanyo 22XR8DA LCD TV
Both: Auto Time | Internal HDD Recording | Timeshift 2½h with Storage on | SD Dolby Soundtracks eng[db] | Manual & Air EPG Timers | 10 min Padding | Standy used
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Posted 2008-10-28
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[b]1. NTFS is a relatively platform specific file system. So is Ext2. It's a Linux file system only used by what - 0.5% of all home PC's? At least NTFS is a)readable by 95% of all home PC's out there, b) already installed on most external hard drives today, c) instantly useable to transfer files. I must admit, I have no idea how NTFS works vs MAC, but Topfield support for NTFS is still on my wishlist. That doesn't mean Ext2 should be abandoned, but it should be able to move files to a NTFS drive.
[b]2. Splitting recordings into multiple files might mean "only computer geeks" can then play with the files, potentially defeating one aim you seem to be seeking to avoid. . Well provide NTFS support and you won't need to split them. [b]3. You don't need to record large files on an external hard drive. You can record them to the internal HDD as per normal. Using an external HDD is just one method of copying the files for use in a computer. What are the other methods (apart from a 16GB USB flash drive with the same file format problems? ) Something user friendly like recording to the internal hard drive, opening the Topfield, removing the hard drive, opening up you PC, connecting the hard drive as an internal PC drive and reading the files from there?
[4. A PC only needs "special software" if it's unable to read the Ext2 file system that the PVR uses to format external HDDs. Like 90% of all home PC's [In any event the "special software" isn't really special, is widely available and is free. And 90% of all buyers won't know that it exists (yes it is mentioned in the manual but how many will read that)? I don't mind installing it, but most people won't. It's a philosophical issue for vendors. Either you make an easy to use product that just plugs in and all the user has to do is switch it on and it works, or you do like PVR producers do now, produce a product that requires a year of monthly software updates to make them work as originally specified, then base compatibility on - abit free and probably easier to code - linux standards and therefore exclude 80% of potential buyers because they find it too hard to use. The amount of sales for PVR's reflect the philosophy currently chosen. The first vendor who make a product that works from the beginning will be the one who cracks the market wide open.
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Posted 2008-10-28
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To the best of my knowledge the PVRs OS version doesn't include support for NTFS file systems.
Robert at Toronto NSW 14km south of Mt Sugarloaf transmitters ~72% signal strength 99% quality
TF7100HDPVRt 1.00.41 firmware | 1TB WD HDD | Auto V.Format by Component to Pioneer 507XDA plasma TV | Bitstream audio by JIS F05 lead to Yamaha RX-V496 AV amp & WD 500GB ext HDD
TF7000HDPVRt 0.99.84 firmware | Auto V.Format by HDMI to Sanyo 22XR8DA LCD TV
Both: Auto Time | Internal HDD Recording | Timeshift 2½h with Storage on | SD Dolby Soundtracks eng[db] | Manual & Air EPG Timers | 10 min Padding | Standy used
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