I've decided to go in a completely different direction here. Firstly I hope those of you who buy this recorder are happy with your purchase and there's no reason why you shouldn't be, sound like good machines and we're jealous! those machines are not available in Australia but all is not lost.
I've got one of the "Strong" hard drive recorders which connects to the Home network. No, this doesn't give me full control of the machine but it gives me enough to make the machine quite usable. Firstly I can access the machine's hard drive which gives me endless possabilities, I can use my Netbook to play recorded video for example or set the Fritzbox to stream the files from the recorders drive via its own media server. Second to this the "Strong" recorder is compatible with Australia's ICE TV service which is an interactive TV Guide facility. You can for example browse the guide from your iPhone and schedule a programme to either watch or record. On 19/05/2012, at 11:44 AM, Gordon Smith wrote: > Hi all > > I'd just like to make you aware of one important factor if you are thinking > of buying one of these devices. Well actually, 2 factors. > > Firstly, I see the DTR-500HD as a big step in the right direction. However, > be advised that if you wait just a little while or visit a UK high street > retailer you could buy yourself one of the other machines in the range, such > as the DTR-2000HD which has a 2TB hard drive, rather than a 500GB which is > the only option the RNIB is giving us. You can then patch the firmware in > the 2000 or the 2500HD with the same patch as makes the 500HD talk and, there > you go, you have a far more powerful machine. > > Also, I have to admit that the absence of a Blu-Ray or even a DVD player or > recorder in these machines is disappointing. Probably that will come in a > future generation but for the moment you'll have to use an external device. > Yes, it does have 2 HDMI inputs as well as output, a scart output which can > be configured as either composite or RGB video. It also has Dolby surround > sound and Dolby Surround Stereo audio outputs, which every self-respecting > device of this nature should have. > > Hint: For those of you in the UK using a HD-ready free-view digital > television (coupled with a HD-compatible antenna), if you tune your box to > channel 50, for instance, you can receive BBC1 High Definition. I think 51 > is BBC2-HD and there are a lot more HD channels now being broadcast free to > air. > > Anyway, I'm now working on an audio demonstration of the DTR-500HD although I > confess I'm seriously thinking about sending it back and going for a bigger > capacity hard drive model instead. > > Gordon > > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
