Panasonic Dmr-bw750 & Bw850 - Bluray Recorders
The 2nd generation of Panasonic Bluray recorders have been announced for release in Australia. These look pretty good, and maybe the one I opt for to get into Bluray. Like the DVD recorders with HD...
View ArticleTopfield Faq - All Questions Answered
What’s New Topfield have changed their Australian distributor in 2007. A new website and forum and FAQ has been developed for future Topfield developments: Forum: http://forum.itopfield.com.au/ In...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Magic Pvr Arrived Today
OK folks, this PVR is fine. Despite a small label on the box saying it is a 3700, my appraisal is it IS a 4000. It has "Freeview" plastered everywhere and that should mean no SKIP function (to jump...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Homecast HT8000 Firmware
I'm trying to revive an old Homecast HT8000 I had sitting around for a few years. It was working when I retired it (once I replaced a capacitor) but is no longer working. Stuck on Loader V100. All...
View ArticleMy Panasonic DMR-HWT260GN won't work on my Panasonic Viera Tv
Hi there , cant get this to work on my Panasonic Viera tv, my tv is around 9 years old and thinking that's why it won't work yet it's a HDTV model: TH-42PX8A the HDD recorder works fine on my...
View ArticleHomecast Ht8000pvr - Transferring Files Onto A Pc
Hi. I have a Homecast 8000. I've connected a laptop running Windows XP to the PVR whilst in Standby mode, and the laptop has automatically installed the drivers for the PVR. But it doesn't recognise...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TiVo EPG Broken
As of around one week ago TiVo EPG no longer updates in Australia on their STBs and all owners are getting an N18 network error when trying to connect to their service. TiVo support has no resolution...
View ArticleTopfield mute for 2-4 seconds upon starting playback of a recording
This seems to be fairly new behaviour that started maybe within the last month or so. It only seems to happen when playback starts and it does not matter if I start the recordings from the start or at...
View ArticleSamsung BD-H8500A review
Just bought this unit as I wanted to give new life to my old Samsung LED TV that had no connectivity. The functionality I wanted was Netflix access Plex access Record TV Common remote with Samsung TV...
View ArticleFetch TV Mighty or Humax 4Tune
The rubbish T3 has finally expired and is destined for the bin. Given I will NEVER buy another BeyonWiz POS my replacement choices are limited. Fetch TV Mighty or Humax 4Tune all thoughts gratefully...
View ArticleBeyonwiz T3 Help
Hi All i am a longtime beyonwiz user with two P2s and a T3. Been relatively painless experience except replaced HDD in both P2s but that was expected given their use and replaced some caps on one P2...
View ArticlePanasonic Dmr-Hw220 Pvr Opinions
Hi guys, I posted this on another site but not getting any answers. I know this thread is a bit old now. But I just got myself a DMR-HW220 so I could receive the new 9HD channel.I just found out also...
View ArticlePanasonic Firmware Updates
Just got my panasonic DRM XW350PVR updated the firm ware and my blue ray player DMP BD65 I have checked the panasonic Australia website and could not find what has been updated where can I find what...
View ArticleTopfield signal quality
I've been having a few issues with my Topfield 7260 lately, such as occasional repeated frames, and decided to try jdaSignalMonitor to check my signal strength and quality levels. For all channels,...
View ArticlePioneer DVR 640H
Can anyone tell me if the above DVD recorder is Region Free? Also is the LG V782W Region Free?
View Articlepanasonic dmrbwt945 any good for blu ray playback
Hi all, looking at a dmrbwt945 as a straight blu ray player for my blus and 3d blus to tide me over until the lg up970 arrives later this year(have 4k lg uh950 with DV). I can pick up one of the...
View ArticleHomecast HT8000PVR Dead - How to save data off HDD?
My mum's Homecast HT8000PVR has kicked the bucket (won't turn on), but the HDD seems to still be in good shape and she would like to keep the programs recorded on it. I opened it up, took the HDD out...
View Articlehomecast HT8000 pvr, problem
Looking for anyone that might know about the old Homecast HT8000 PVR? mine wont record anymore? Have been looking for a site where i can download the latest firmware as i havent done that for a few...
View ArticleHumax 4tune Mini Review
Hi all, I’ve had my 4Tune for a few months now after my Topfield 2400 Masterpiece went to PVR Heaven (or Hell depending on your view). The only other device I considered was the Fetch TV Mighty but...
View ArticleSony SVR-HD700 Mpeg4 compatible?
Just got hold of a Sony Recorder SVR-HD700. Doesn't want to show HD channels, just does the audio, no video. Anyone know if they can be upgraded / modified to show MPEG4?
View ArticleDigitaview DVR 810
Hi everyone. Although I seldom post here I always read the site everyday. Always very informative. I wonder if anyone has any suggestions about this. My Digitalview DVR 810 which has served me...
View ArticleDo Not Buy From E-bay Audioland Online
Won a bid on an item Xmas Day. Paid next day. Item only delivered yesterday. Commented on e-bay about them accordingly. They then commented negatively about me!!!! I posted about this at...
View ArticleHumax HMS-1000T Need codes for remote
I have a Panasonic Viera plasma and i have tried all the codes under Panasonic in the manual but i couldn't get any of them to work. I was hoping someone would have a working code.
View ArticleSound out of Sync
We have a Panasonic TV (TH-L42U20A), A Panasonic Blu-ray Home Theatre Sound System (SC-BT230) and a Panasonic DVD Recorder (DMR-XW440) It all works fine but what is really annoying is that the sound...
View ArticlePanasonic DMR-BWT955GL
Has anyone bought one of these pvr's. My tv only has scart inputs and by reading the info on this unit it only outputs to hdmi. Do I need to get a hdmi to scart adapter or is there another way to get...
View ArticlePanasonic DMR-BW500 lost HD receiver channels
Recently all my HD receiver channels have disappeared on my Panasonic DMR-BW500 Blu-ray recorder all other SD appear OK presume HD receiver portion of tuner has died retunining hasn't fixed it had...
View ArticlePanasonic DMR-BW500 remote issues
The remote control for my Panasonic Bluray recorder DMR-BW500 has exhibited PLAY and STOP button loss of function, noted after infrequent use of remote, remaining buttons seem to be OK, warming remote...
View ArticleFails after a period
Will work for a while and then just freezes. Have not used it for a while but since I received the email from dtv I thought I would post here. Just plugged it back in and its working.......now it may...
View ArticlePVR to record satellite & terrestrial
Hi All, I have a "Strong SRT-4663X" satellite receiver which I use to watch shows from the Optus D2 satellite. I also watch free to air tv via the usual RF cable. I would like to record shows from...
View ArticleWall mounting Samsung Plasma PS64D550cim
Currently considering wall mounting our 64 inch Samsung plasma TV it is on a stud wall, the Samsung manual calls up M8 screws for the TV to mount arms does anyone know the screw length and the info...
View Article