Re: Just bought a Topfield TF4000T SD STB

[fred]

Whats the user interface like?

"fcuk'n" <fcuk'n@morons.org> wrote in message
news:41973028$1@duster.adelaide.on.net...
> and I'm very happy with it.
>
> cheers,
>
> fk'n
>
>

[fcuk'n]

"fred" <fred@fred.com> wrote in message news:4197ef6f@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
> Whats the user interface like?

Fred,

Very simple to set up.

The remote is long and skinny rather than the usual width you come to expect from
a remote. I've read that some people don't like it but I'm not one of them.

It took me no time at all once installed and turned on for it to do an auto-search
and set up of the channel list. The GUI is simple to operate and clear to read.

The information button brings up the 'transparency adjustable' info bar bottom of
screen which contains the channel, program information, clock, signal strength
meter and hitting the info button a second time reveals additional program info if
available.

Ability to simply change the aspect between 16:9, 4:3 letterbox or centre cut.

Only problem right now I can't tune in SBS but am hopefully getting a better
aerial for the house tomorrow which 'should' bring it in.

Only disappointing aspect is not being really able to manually tune in a freq. The
GUI forces you to select a 'channel' which it then automatically scans.

Aside from that and the odd freeze (which I put down to signal quality and not the
box) I'm very satisfied with my purchase.

HTH

fk'n