Any one else using The Top Up TV Anytime box?

Posted by: SB on 25 January 2007

I have got it as I don't have Sky and thought it would be a cheap way to get a HD recorder. They were doing a deal for £75.

However the software is extemely unstable and Usually I have to power cycle the box about once a day. It is crashing very regularly, frequently misses recordings, the high speed FF/REW crashes the box, etc, etc.

The box is based on Thomson Hardware.

I haven't taken this to TopUp TV yet, but would be interested if anyone else is having the same problems.

Posted on: 25 January 2007 by nap-ster

Sounds just like a SkyHD box to be honest.

Posted on: 25 January 2007 by Trevor

There was an item on Watchdog the other night about these boxes and they were saying that a future software upgrade is hoped to cure the problems alot of people have been suffering from.
Seems like as similar situation I had when I got Sky+ as if the companies put the products on the market without fully testing them and then use their customers to do the development and bug finding for them.

Trevor

Posted on: 26 January 2007 by SB

Trevor,
Thanks for the feedback, I didn't see the watchdog prog.