Ext User(shrug)
15-11-2007, 06:21 PM
Can you tell me if when you stop playing a file it bookmarks where you are
up to so it will play back from that spot next time you play it, and you
don't have to manualy bookmark you just press the stop button and then play
& you are right back to where you where.
"Bob Bain" <++@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:24hgj3hi6lckqpc6c5h4oevdqv832qb0s7@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:55:43 -0800, "David L. Jones"
> <altzone@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I'm after a new HD Set Top Box, and would like some recommendations.
>>My main criteria are that it switches on fast, changes channels fast,
>>and has a HDMI output. Low operating and standby power is nice too.
>
> I have been discussing the Topfield TF7000HDPVRt in aus.tv.digital
>
> http://www.topfield.com.au/product.asp?SKU=TF7000HDPVRts
>
> which I purchased last week and had have - and still have to struggle
> with - especially the firmware updates as Topfield appear to have
> released this to the market with beta firmware (March 2007).
>
> I have now upgraded the firmware to the October 15th. 2007 firmware.
>
> It is a box that has had mixed reviews but I believe this is because
> it was released hastily with buggy firmware but this can be updated.
>
> Switch on fast ? - not particularly fast but acceptable.
>
> Changes channels fast ? - almost immediately - try entering 20 for
> channel 20 (ABC HD) and you won't have time to type the zero as the
> unit will have switched to Channel 2 the moment you type 2.
>
> HDMI output ? Yes RGB output YES component output YES composite
> output YES plus all the other bells and whistles.
>
> The attraction to me is that it will record to an external hard drive
> attached to the USB port - although as the unit runs Linux it formats
> drives in the EXT2 file system.
>
> I have now made my first recording from TV using an external drive
> attached to the unit with the October 15th firmware. Yes it will
> record to the external hard drive BUT the files it records won't with
> THIS version of the firmware be displayed on the unit for playback via
> the TV (only the internal hard drive files show up).
>
> Unplug the external hard drive from the unit however and plug it into
> a Linux box USB port (I'm using Ubuntu 7.10) and the recordings will
> be visible, and if you have Windows Operating Systems attached to the
> network you can copy the recorded files to the Windows OS (I've just
> done so with using Windows XP)... or install free software on Windows
> that recognises the EXT2/EXT3 file system.
>
> What you end up with is a full High Definiton file on the PC - if you
> recorded it on a High Definition Channel.
>
> In Ubuntu Linux it will play back via the VLC media player nad no
> doubt other media players (in full high definition).
>
> In Windows it will play back in the Windows version of VLC, "Media
> Player Classic" (an open source alternative to the Windows media
> Player available from a number of sources (type "Media Player Classic"
> into google and it will almost certainly direct to you to where this
> program can be downloaded from.
>
> It will also play back in Windows using the GOM Player
>
> http://www.gomplayer.com
>
> .. which has internal codecs that seemingly play almost anything
> including .flv files.
>
> I note that I can edit the MPEG (Transport Stream) files in an MPEG
> editor (Womble MPEG2VCR) which is a fairly old program but still kept
> up to date with upgrades.
>
> http://www.womble.com/products/vcr.html
>
> I like the unit as it does what I wanted from it - but there's
> obviously still some way to go with the firmware. If it records to an
> external hard drive attached to the USB port then it should (I would
> hope) display the files it has recorded but at this moment in time it
> (seemingly) doesn't. As I state this isn't a problem if you wish to
> transfer the files to a PC and store, edit and play them there - or
> via multimedia devices that recognise the codecs the unit records in.
>
up to so it will play back from that spot next time you play it, and you
don't have to manualy bookmark you just press the stop button and then play
& you are right back to where you where.
"Bob Bain" <++@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:24hgj3hi6lckqpc6c5h4oevdqv832qb0s7@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:55:43 -0800, "David L. Jones"
> <altzone@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I'm after a new HD Set Top Box, and would like some recommendations.
>>My main criteria are that it switches on fast, changes channels fast,
>>and has a HDMI output. Low operating and standby power is nice too.
>
> I have been discussing the Topfield TF7000HDPVRt in aus.tv.digital
>
> http://www.topfield.com.au/product.asp?SKU=TF7000HDPVRts
>
> which I purchased last week and had have - and still have to struggle
> with - especially the firmware updates as Topfield appear to have
> released this to the market with beta firmware (March 2007).
>
> I have now upgraded the firmware to the October 15th. 2007 firmware.
>
> It is a box that has had mixed reviews but I believe this is because
> it was released hastily with buggy firmware but this can be updated.
>
> Switch on fast ? - not particularly fast but acceptable.
>
> Changes channels fast ? - almost immediately - try entering 20 for
> channel 20 (ABC HD) and you won't have time to type the zero as the
> unit will have switched to Channel 2 the moment you type 2.
>
> HDMI output ? Yes RGB output YES component output YES composite
> output YES plus all the other bells and whistles.
>
> The attraction to me is that it will record to an external hard drive
> attached to the USB port - although as the unit runs Linux it formats
> drives in the EXT2 file system.
>
> I have now made my first recording from TV using an external drive
> attached to the unit with the October 15th firmware. Yes it will
> record to the external hard drive BUT the files it records won't with
> THIS version of the firmware be displayed on the unit for playback via
> the TV (only the internal hard drive files show up).
>
> Unplug the external hard drive from the unit however and plug it into
> a Linux box USB port (I'm using Ubuntu 7.10) and the recordings will
> be visible, and if you have Windows Operating Systems attached to the
> network you can copy the recorded files to the Windows OS (I've just
> done so with using Windows XP)... or install free software on Windows
> that recognises the EXT2/EXT3 file system.
>
> What you end up with is a full High Definiton file on the PC - if you
> recorded it on a High Definition Channel.
>
> In Ubuntu Linux it will play back via the VLC media player nad no
> doubt other media players (in full high definition).
>
> In Windows it will play back in the Windows version of VLC, "Media
> Player Classic" (an open source alternative to the Windows media
> Player available from a number of sources (type "Media Player Classic"
> into google and it will almost certainly direct to you to where this
> program can be downloaded from.
>
> It will also play back in Windows using the GOM Player
>
> http://www.gomplayer.com
>
> .. which has internal codecs that seemingly play almost anything
> including .flv files.
>
> I note that I can edit the MPEG (Transport Stream) files in an MPEG
> editor (Womble MPEG2VCR) which is a fairly old program but still kept
> up to date with upgrades.
>
> http://www.womble.com/products/vcr.html
>
> I like the unit as it does what I wanted from it - but there's
> obviously still some way to go with the firmware. If it records to an
> external hard drive attached to the USB port then it should (I would
> hope) display the files it has recorded but at this moment in time it
> (seemingly) doesn't. As I state this isn't a problem if you wish to
> transfer the files to a PC and store, edit and play them there - or
> via multimedia devices that recognise the codecs the unit records in.
>