Yet another TV Drive Review - Page 4

HDFootyMan · 12-01-2007, 21:18

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Originally Posted by bayonet

Well Chris and all on here had the TVD fitted today

Engineer turned up a day early to witness the present Mrs Bayonet in not the best of moods due to severe dose of flu. That advert with the guy with chillies on his head and under his nose? well my missus actually wears them. So she sends him packing tried to contact CS but as it's a staff account can't touch it.

Anyway he turns up again this afternoon (with the wrong STB the SAMSUNG) comes back with correct STB installs it but didn't install the HDMI lead (although he did provide one) gave a quick run through and said the hit should come down in 2 hours. Nodded knowingly and he left. Had to go out for half an hour and when I got back number one son had set up the HDMI and everything was working luvvly jubbly. BBC HD on channel 108 is very good changed settings to 1080 but may change back to 720 as Chris said for the rugby or footy.

Recorded Deal or No Deal for Mrs B and very impressed with how easy it is. There is a bit of a delay when going through channels not that noticable but buying the HDTV seems now to have paid off. Couple of niggles I just realised no instructions with the TVD, engineer gave me the ntl book with PACE and SAMSUNG STBs but nothing about the TVD might need feeding back. I know most of the instructions are on screen but it may be a bit confusing to some people and I did check in the box the engineer left.

Hope the software updates improve the little things thanks to all on here for their help and advice Chris has my vote for most helpful post of the month

Cheers mate

Your welcome.

Thanks to TV Drive, I'm able to watch tonight's footy while recording all new episodes of Stargate SG-1 AND Jericho. I'm beginning to wonder how on earth I managed without it until now.

The response to the remote is now near instant for me (as of 2 weeks ago) and for some other people, hopefully it will speed up for you in the very near future.

Apart from the 'mini-series' issue I raised in another thread, the only odd thing my box has done recently is to reboot itself twice this week while I was out at work.

Still no VOD of course, but having 3 tuners is the next best thing.

bayonet · 12-01-2007, 21:52

No nothing on mine swissie will have to make a call have an engineers mobile will check if he can get one for me

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Yes I'm recording the 2nd episode of Coronation St for Mrs B while I watch one of those alledged rugby sides from across the border try to beat our Gallic cousins Agen and making a good go of it too.

I used to get a lot of what I can only describe as smearing on our old Samsung STB but this seems to have stopped on the TVD

bayonet · 13-02-2007, 15:07

Hi lads and lasses

Well here's an update on my TVDrive that's been installed for about a month now

For:-

Quality it's far better than the old PACE and Samsungs
HD I've put this in this part because it is better
TV guide quicker
TVdrive recording beats my video any day
Can control the sound from the STB remote found my set instantly
Can record TVD content to DVD or VCR

Against

The box does do some strange things at times it's slow guide freezes doesn't record what it should but I suppose when the software updates these glitches will be sorted out

The sleep feature have to start the box by clicking ok when I put my TV on first thing (bit picky I know but so what)

Limited HD content come on Richard sort it out with Murdoch althtough I see Discovery HD may be coming

The fact I can now record things to the TV drive means I don't get a look in now as my wife and daughter have found how to use it and are recording stuff like there's no tomorrow

No Golf Channel as on Sky

Unable to use favorites as the old STB where you set the faves and it would put all the unsuscribed content to the bottom of the pile Favorites isn't too bad though

And finally Chris Howell one for you

How can I hear the TV channels on my video but can't view the channels?

Is it because I'm connected on a HDMI cable or is my setup to the VCR wrong?