50mxe20 Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 I note I cannot link to your website address in your signature??
deangelj Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 I note I cannot link to your website address in your signature?? thanks Lyle - will update it. cheers,
johnpm Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Hi John,unless you're having major problems with your current firmware I wouldn't upgrade until the new version is released - hopefully in the next week (although I have no info that says it will be in this timeframe). Yes bookmarks don't work in your version, you can't create overlapping timers on the same channel (in any version), you may want to leave a few minutes between timers, and it doesn't automatically go back to standby (both of these are fixed in later versions) but at least it's recording reliably enough for your needs. Going to any newer version (so far) may cause you more pain that you currently are experiencing... cheers, John Thanks for your quick replies John and Lyle. I was itching to update firmware because the latest is always the greatest ala Windows I guess I will have to wait a little longer. I don't want to re-format the drive as Lyle says because I have stuff yet to watch. Unfortunately I don't think I will ever be in a situation where the unit is empty ever again, unless i get an external hard drive, or get the flue and have to stay home for a week or two.
diesel Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 With the release of the new July 10 firmware, I just noticed that the file size is smaller than the older May 17 firmware. Can you load up the latest firmware to get all the benefits or do you need to "build' it up - ie load the May f/w then the July f/w to get all the benefits?
pgdownload Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 All Toppy Firmware's are 100% overwrites. That is they are not incremental. Regards Peter Gillespie
Guest EZYHD Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Due to selling all my HT gear along with the house, I'm buying all new. I bought a Toppy MP on sale at Myer 2 weeks ago for $539 knowing its stable. Now I will be buying a Pioneer 50" plasma and possibly the Onkyo 875 which upscales, thinking I can run scart/component and upscale image to TV?. The other reason for not buying this latest unit is ICETV not being available direct from computer to Toppy 7000pvr and no quickjump TAP forward as far as I know. Any ideas or suggestions to buy the 7000pvr or not?.
betty boop Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Due to selling all my HT gear along with the house, I'm buying all new. I bought a Toppy MP on sale at Myer 2 weeks ago for $539 knowing its stable. Now I will be buying a Pioneer 50" plasma and possibly the Onkyo 875 which upscales, thinking I can run scart/component and upscale image to TV?. The other reason for not buying this latest unit is ICETV not being available direct from computer to Toppy 7000pvr and no quickjump TAP forward as far as I know. Any ideas or suggestions to buy the 7000pvr or not?. seems ok to me since the last update foxy, but who knows it might have seizure or somethign a week from now?
deangelj Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Due to selling all my HT gear along with the house, I'm buying all new. I bought a Toppy MP on sale at Myer 2 weeks ago for $539 knowing its stable. Now I will be buying a Pioneer 50" plasma and possibly the Onkyo 875 which upscales, thinking I can run scart/component and upscale image to TV?. The other reason for not buying this latest unit is ICETV not being available direct from computer to Toppy 7000pvr and no quickjump TAP forward as far as I know. Any ideas or suggestions to buy the 7000pvr or not?. Yes only time will tell as to whether this is a good firmware for the 7000. Looks good at the moment. However, as far as the quickjump tap goes, I find I don't miss it on the 7000 as the 30sec jump is so quick and the 10-20sec back key tends to work well where you overshoot the start of the program that it works equivalently well as a quickjump tap. Plus you have the superfast forward/rewind, ext HDD options, and real HD. cheers,
Guest EZYHD Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 seems ok to me since the last update foxy, but who knows it might have seizure or somethign a week from now? Good one al....
diesel Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 All Toppy Firmware's are 100% overwrites. That is they are not incremental. I thought that was the case, but seeing as the new FW has added a few extra features I thought it would bve a bigger file
abdelrm Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 I hope someone can help, I bought the Topfield today but I am having problems with the most basic of setups. It's got to do with no visual output from the box using the RCA connection ie: Yellow (video) Red and White (L/R Audio). I connected one of end of the cable to the back of the Toppy and the other to the TV but nothing seems to be showing up at all not even the setup menu. If someone could help it will be much appreciated.
Robert E Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 I hope someone can help, I bought the Topfield today but I am having problems with the most basic of setups.It's got to do with no visual output from the box using the RCA connection ie: Yellow (video) Red and White (L/R Audio). I connected one of end of the cable to the back of the Toppy and the other to the TV but nothing seems to be showing up at all not even the setup menu. If someone could help it will be much appreciated. Keep pressing, with a few seconds of gap between each press, the V.format button on the remote until you get to a setting that is OK for your TV. Robert
abdelrm Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Just tried it and it works. Thanks very much EDIT: Well, everything is up and running including the IceTV Guide. I am extremely happy with it and will make viewing FTA according to my time will be a much more pleasurable experience than scheduling to the FTA times and changes Still learning features and reading what other things I can do but so far so good. EDIT #2: Incase your wondering I got it at The Good Guys Cannington for $1035.00 cash a saving of $64. Could have been better but it is worth it, IMO.
wilsact Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 All Toppy Firmware's are 100% overwrites. That is they are not incremental.Regards Peter Gillespie Would you buy one now Peter, or still too buggy? What about everyone else, opinions? Cheers
diesel Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Early days yet but it would appear that maybe the new FW should have been the box that Toppy released rather than "rush" the box to market back in March.
betty boop Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Early days yet but it would appear that maybe the new FW should have been the box that Toppy released rather than "rush" the box to market back in March. have to agree so far deisel it hasnt missed a beat since the update, hope havent put hte 'mozz' on it now
pgdownload Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Would you buy one now Peter, or still too buggy? CheersCan't see the financial controller letting that one through . FWIW I have little interest in a 7000 as it will never be half as good as a TAPed out 5000. Its main claim to fame is HD capability (which is a very desirable feature for many). Its hard to say just yet but the latest FW is definitely a big step in the right direction. It will really come down to what point Topfield will decide that 'its good enough' and FW updates will cease. For the time being though, Topfield continue to work hard to improve the unit, and amazingly enough they've got some really dedicated beta testers that are providing really good feedback. I'd differ to 'Lyle' at this point. I think that the 7000 is going to be reasonably solid for the majority of owners, however there's still definitely scope for quite a few people wondering why its still so buggy. FWIW I'd feel a lot more comfortable buying the 7000 now than a month ago. However its still needing some real polish to justify its price tag in my opinion. Regards Peter Gillespie
wilsact Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 Can't see the financial controller letting that one through . FWIW I have little interest in a 7000 as it will never be half as good as a TAPed out 5000. Its main claim to fame is HD capability (which is a very desirable feature for many). Its hard to say just yet but the latest FW is definitely a big step in the right direction. It will really come down to what point Topfield will decide that 'its good enough' and FW updates will cease. For the time being though, Topfield continue to work hard to improve the unit, and amazingly enough they've got some really dedicated beta testers that are providing really good feedback. I'd differ to 'Lyle' at this point. I think that the 7000 is going to be reasonably solid for the majority of owners, however there's still definitely scope for quite a few people wondering why its still so buggy. FWIW I'd feel a lot more comfortable buying the 7000 now than a month ago. However its still needing some real polish to justify its price tag in my opinion. Regards Peter Gillespie Very good points. Pity no taps, as this is what Topfield really built their reputation on I guess. Think I will wait and see a little longer, my 5000 is still working well:)
50mxe20 Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 I'd differ to 'Lyle' at this point. I think that the 7000 is going to be reasonably solid for the majority of owners, however there's still definitely scope for quite a few people wondering why its still so buggy. FWIW I'd feel a lot more comfortable buying the 7000 now than a month ago. However its still needing some real polish to justify its price tag in my opinion. Don't forget my posts above were July 6th, before the latest f/w release. My 7000 has been rock solid since then (ie, since the f/w update). Until that changes I have no issues with it.
Guest EZYHD Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 I'm wondering, sitting back at least 3m from plasma can one see any great difference between the new Toppy 7000 HD and say a MP SD?.
pgdownload Posted July 18, 2007 Posted July 18, 2007 I'm wondering, sitting back at least 3m from plasma can one see any great difference between the new Toppy 7000 HD and say a MP SD?.Assuming component/HDMI connection and a HD Plasma (1024x768) then it comes down to screen size I'd imagine at that distance (You'd probably want 50" to see much difference)Regards Peter Gillespie
Guest EZYHD Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 Assuming component/HDMI connection and a HD Plasma (1024x768) then it comes down to screen size I'd imagine at that distance (You'd probably want 50" to see much difference)Regards Peter Gillespie It will be a 50" sit back probably 3.5m. I bought a Toppy MP again, see how it looks on screen, then once all the bugs are out of the HD Toppy and hopefully some taps, buy one then.
50mxe20 Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 It will be a 50" sit back probably 3.5m.I bought a Toppy MP again, see how it looks on screen, then once all the bugs are out of the HD Toppy and hopefully some taps, buy one then. It's a variable issue and I don't understand it all that well.But we sit roughly 3.5 metres from the 50 inch and I have the Toppy 7000 HDPVRt (as you know). Sometimes when I switch from SD to HD channels the difference is indistinguishable, other times there is a marked improvement. Whether this is good upscaling or changing bandwidths or is the MXE upscaling or ???, I really have no idea and don't know how to quantify or qualify it. Overall though SD is great viewing on a 50 at that distance. It's only when you switch or move closer that you really notice! CSI in HD always looks good. The HD footy looks good. For me (I love my sound), when 5.1 is broadcast, I would rather have an HD box than an SD!! But SD DVDs that I watch are outstanding so go figure. (Is that the S-97 doing an outstanding job upscaling via HDMI?). Don't know. Probably doesn't help?!?!?!?
wilsact Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 For me (I love my sound), when 5.1 is broadcast, I would rather have an HD box than an SD!! But SD DVDs that I watch are outstanding so go figure. (Is that the S-97 doing an outstanding job upscaling via HDMI?). Don't know. Probably doesn't help?!?!?!? yeah that would be my major reason for going from my Toppy 5000 to the 7000hdpvrt, purely for the dolby digital 5.1 sound. I'd imagine that there wouldn't be too many shows/movies that broadcast with dolby digital at this stage, but would still be good for those that do, and sure this will increase as proper high definition broadcasting will as well.
50mxe20 Posted July 19, 2007 Posted July 19, 2007 For me (I love my sound), when 5.1 is broadcast, I would rather have an HD box than an SD!!But SD DVDs that I watch are outstanding so go figure. (Is that the S-97 doing an outstanding job upscaling via HDMI?). Don't know. Probably doesn't help?!?!?!? yeah that would be my major reason for going from my Toppy 5000 to the 7000hdpvrt, purely for the dolby digital 5.1 sound. I'd imagine that there wouldn't be too many shows/movies that broadcast with dolby digital at this stage, but would still be good for those that do, and sure this will increase as proper high definition broadcasting will as well. Maybe keep the 5000 for PVR work and just get a cheap HD STB for the occasional other useage?At least for now.
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