Which is better?  Any comparison sites out there?

Very different beasts.

I've got two TiVo's (in the loft) and a Toppy (working like a dream)

THE big feature of TiVo is the ability to record from an external 
source. Very few PVR's do that (none with built in Freeview) I suspect.
The other huge plus point is the interface. Nothing, and I do mean 
nothing, comes close.
The TV guide data (which costs £10/month) is second to none. There's a 
good reason why but I can't remember it.
TiVo is also cheap. (£40 on eBay)

Toppy is small, flexible, offers loads of recording time, extra features 
via TAP's and has twin Freeview tuners.
It's well supported, quiet and just a fine bit of kit.
If you want a PVR, and want the best, it's Toppy (or the Humax 9200)

Lister wrote:
> Which is better?  Any comparison sites out there?
>

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:22:25 +0000, Steve Olive
 wrote:

>Very different beasts.
>
>I've got two TiVo's (in the loft) and a Toppy (working like a dream)
>
>THE big feature of TiVo is the ability to record from an external 
>source. Very few PVR's do that (none with built in Freeview) I suspect.
>The other huge plus point is the interface. Nothing, and I do mean 
>nothing, comes close.
>The TV guide data (which costs £10/month) is second to none. There's a 
>good reason why but I can't remember it.
>TiVo is also cheap. (£40 on eBay)
>
>Toppy is small, flexible, offers loads of recording time, extra features 
>via TAP's and has twin Freeview tuners.
>It's well supported, quiet and just a fine bit of kit.
>If you want a PVR, and want the best, it's Toppy (or the Humax 9200)
>
>Lister wrote:
>> Which is better?  Any comparison sites out there?
>>   



 Can the toppy record from a TV aerial?

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:45:13 +0000, Lister 
wrote:

> Can the toppy record from a TV aerial?

Sure. That's all that it'll record from. It has no other input.

Peter.

In message , Lister 
 wrote
>On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:22:25 +0000, Steve Olive
> wrote:
>
> Can the toppy record from a TV aerial?


A Toppy (Topfield) 5800, or soon to be released 5810, are dual tuner UK 
Freeview PVRs - their only input is Digital Terrestrial TV via an 
aerial.

http://toppy.org.uk/

Topfield also do satellite boxes and boxes suited for other countries 
but with different model numbers.
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> Very different beasts.
>
> I've got two TiVo's (in the loft) and a Toppy (working like a dream)
>
> THE big feature of TiVo is the ability to record from an external source. 
> Very few PVR's do that (none with built in Freeview) I suspect.
> The other huge plus point is the interface. Nothing, and I do mean 
> nothing, comes close.
> The TV guide data (which costs £10/month) is second to none.



i was with you until then.
it's data isn't second to none at all - when i was using it many channels 
didn't have any listings whatsoever - unlike the guide on the sky box.



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>  Can the toppy record from a TV aerial?

 That's its sole purpose! DVB-T only, not analogue, if that was what you
really meant.

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On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:43:34 GMT, Johnny B Good
 wrote:

>The message 
>from Lister  contains these words:
>
>
>>  Can the toppy record from a TV aerial?
>
> That's its sole purpose! DVB-T only, not analogue, if that was what you
>really meant.


Ah, I don't think I have a DVB-T aerial