JandG

I am after a small HD TV as per the title. I am after a high quality one which will give excellent pic quality in SD and HD and will also be suitable for gaming. Have been searching the net for a while but haven't found much except for Panasonic TH-L24X5A and Blaupunkt BPV2414FHD and Samsung UN22D5003 (which I prefer but not sure if still available in Oz). Going to be using it in my caravan and it can be 240V only as I have a pure sine wave inverter. Anyone has any experience with any of these? Thanks

Well I ended up just buying the 800A. Great picture in HD and great for gaming with the xbox 360. It's also compatible with my Panasonic HD Cam. Love the auto tuning for digital and analog because we travel the country areas a lot and get to places where there is none or some digital channels only. Very happy sofar. Cheers

Hi all, I want to purchase a HD LCD TV for use in a caravan when travelling and it needs to have at least the following (or better): 2 HDMI inputs 2 Component inputs PC input True HD of 1920X1080 720P, 1080i and 1080P no bigger then 32" Low power consumption on mains Fast for use with XBox 360. Software upgradable Analog and Digital tuner Not too concerned about the cost, I want quality Any recommendations appreciated. Thanks Gerard

Well...........my HD-C26 HD box crapped out this morning. Smack on coinciding with the Olympics. Has worked flawlessly for 2.5 years. Not good. It has "INIT" on the display and won't fire up. Seems it has locked up. Gonna buy a new HD box to day. Any recommendations? Thinking of the Topfield TF7010HT. Anyone has a solution for the Toshiba box not firing up? Cheers Gerard

My HD-C26 Toshiba settop box is just about 2 years old and has not missed a beat. I have upgraded the firmware a couple of times when it was available on the Castle website however, I can't find that site anymore. Does anyone know where I can find firmware upgrades on the web for this settop box? Cheers

Below is a reply I got from Lyngsat: Not sure if it will all work in Australia but time will tell I suppose: =========================================== The LyngBox will be available in the market from March 2007 and the initial target market will be Europe, however we will sell the units via on-line sales and also will start to look for distributors in other regions. Regarding the technical compliance with Australian market the LyngBox will work in the Australian environment as it is a DVB-S/S2 and DVB-T as Australian has come far in the deployment of HDTV I am sure that the LyngBox will be a very interesting product in your market. I am not 100% sure about the different encryption systems that are being use in Australian but the LyngBox is compatible with Common Interface standard. Please keep an eye on the LyngBox webpage when the on-line shop will open in March. BR /Tobias Forsell __________________________ Tobias Forsell LyngBox Media AB Diskettgatan 11 SE-583 35 Linköping , Sweden +46 13 21 81 50 ext 1041 (tel) +46 13 21 81 52 (fax) +46 709 797 052 (mobile) tobias.forsell@lyngbox.com www.lyngbox.com

I also would like to thank you for updating the HD listing of programs every week. We sincerely appreciate it, JandG

Have not had any problems with mine. What version software is yours? Is it still under warranty and if so get it replaced or fixed. Cheers

Hi all, Can someone clear this up for me? When I choose to watch channel 20 (in Sydney) I get ABC but sometimes there is just the ABC symbol and no program as such. My set top box is set to auto and changes from 576i or p to 720p or 1080i according to what is broadcasts. So when there is only the ABC logo on channel 20 does that mean that there is NO 720p program and when there is actually a program on channel 20 that that is always in 720p. In other words on channel 20 the broadcast is always in 720p? Thanks

I would have thought so. However the version firmware you want it to be is 73T21. Get the guy in the shop to check it for you by hooking it up to a TV. Upgrading the firmware is a piece of cake though on these STB's. Mine has been ok and is just 1 year old almost and is always left on. Picture is superb. Cheers

Just done the firmware upgrade on my HS STB Toshiba HD-C26H and have not noticed any differences with the previous version firmware. The website does not give info either. Does any one know what the possible improvements are? And also, what do you guys mean by "Extended Program info" which seems to be an issue. Is that the now & next thingy? Cheers

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Their is a new version firmware for the above HD set top box and I was wondering if anyone has upgraded and what the improvements / changes are. Cheers

If you mean the Toshiba HD-C26H then I can say I have had this unit since December last year and have enjoyed the use of it. I have upgraded the firmware (which you can do yourself) to solve a small issue. But otherwise, the picture has been superb. Cheers

First time I saw 720p on my Hitachi 8800. Great pics, great detail. I am not up with all the technical stuff but I have to say I prefer 1080i. When compared to the pics from WIN 80 loop(s) it isn't just as defined. But a good step in the right direction. Well done ABC

Wrong thread.

I stand corrected but I have not found anything in the warranty documents nor in the service manual nor in any of the over 1000 lines with values in the service menu indicating such a thing. But....you never know

1.Hitachi 42PD8800 2. 7/10 3. 10/10

As far as I am concerned this whole thing is becoming a bit of a joke. Here I am Mr/Mrs Sony, with $1400 in my hand to spend if you would finally fix the issues. Guess what? I have put my money back where it is better spend namely my bank account. Love to hear when you got it all sorted or you decide to pay me for testing your HD-PVR. Cheers

I've been interupted so much writing this I didn't see your post JandG That's something I should do... Upadate the firmware.. Yep, the upgrade did the trick for me. I am also keeping an eye on the website to see if there are going to be any further upgrades of firmware. Here is the site in case you haven't found it already: http://www.castel.com.au/toshiba/index.asp Cheers

Yes, I have upgraded to the latest firmware and the popping noise is gone totally. Very happy. Now leaving v-format always set to "AUTO". Channel changing is a bit on the slow side but I can live with that. As said before, picture quality must be seen. Just superb. Cheers

I feel sorry for all your guys who had your hopes up with the latest Sony HD-PVR. In fact I feel a bit guilty in as much as I was going to purchase one of these units last weekend and decided against it because of your guys findings. I have to thank all of you in this thread for your contributions...they have benefitted me greatly by not buying this unit. I cannot believe that these corporations don't understand the "power" of the internet and forums in particular. Mr. Sony....unless you fix the current issues...you've lost yourselves a customer and I will not hesitate to to tell others not reading this forum. Well we will have to wait till the next HD-PVR is released won't we?

Understood

I also have been reading this thread with great interest. Was hoping all the way along that the Sony HD unit would do it. So disappointed with the issue(s) you guys are seeing. Have no choice then to wait for the better.....$1300 bucks is not to be sneezed at and I would not want to put up with any pixelation whatsover Mr. Sony Hope it works out for your guys who have got the unit. Cheers

This problem has been fixed by a firmware upgrade which is available online. My Toshiba HD-C26H is working fine now and has been since November last year. Cheers