Playtv

[Mr Eps]

has anyone got it? has anyone used it? has anyone seen anything glaringly wrong with it???

i hear mixed things but it seems to keep advancing - canyou still not get SBS on it?

[A-K]

has anyone got it? has anyone used it? has anyone seen anything glaringly wrong with it???

i hear mixed things but it seems to keep advancing - canyou still not get SBS on it?

Really, for those with the old PS are going to get pissed at only 60-80GB to work with.

The new PS sux - yeah 250GB but no backwards compatibility...

ABC is available on the new software update on PS, for those who are fans of ABC...

PlayTV is getting high remarks from where i work, IT DIstributor, so all thumbs up here...

Cheers,

Andrew.

[RusH_]

Yeah ill probably be buying this, at $160 its not a bad deal, i got the 80GB model, but if it comes down to it ill just upgrade the HD for recording etc.

Seems like an interesting product

[W0rp3D]

has anyone got it? has anyone used it? has anyone seen anything glaringly wrong with it???

i hear mixed things but it seems to keep advancing - canyou still not get SBS on it?

Bought mine yesterday (thursday) just installed it along with a new 500gig hdd, looks pretty good so far, will let you know if i find any problems.

The sbs problem was only on the euro models and was only a software issue as they do not use that frequency over there, from what i have read any one in aus who has bought a euro model just needs to update the software and you can get sbs.

[W0rp3D]

And for those who dont have a ps3 i believe they are currently including play tv with the new 250gig models, assumed that would do that sooner or later just thought they would leave it as an option for a while first.

And the only problem i have with it (same as the ps3 on its own) is the fact that it is now a total multi media centre but you still need an outside source (and different remote since the ps3 is bluetooth) to adjust the volume.

[RusH_]

so its now time to buy a PS3 bluetooth remote?

[W0rp3D]

so its now time to buy a PS3 bluetooth remote?

Yes, play tv also comes with a new overlay for it with extra labels on the buttons you use for play tv.

Couple of other things i found last night that i didnt like like:

When flicking through the channels you come to the end of the list it dosnt go back to the first one, you have to go back down through the channels to get back to the first one.

Does not seem to have an option to record other shows in the guide with the same name, just gives you the option to record that time and channel daily weekly or just once, great for something like neighbours but for car shows on ONE that are not on at the same time every week you have to go through the guide and record them all seperately.

You cant set a default setting so it automatically starts recording early and finishs a little late so you dont miss the start or end, you have to do it for every show you record.

You cant rearrange the channels so you flick through in the order you want.

They are all just little things that hopefully will be fixed with software updates in the future.

[RusH_]

hmm, not going back to the start of the list would be a little annoying, and being able to reorder your list would be nice,

still, for a relatively low cost, seems to be a decent investment

[mad082]

swoit. joyce mayne is having a 20% off sale tomoro, might have to go for a drive and see if they have them in stock yet.

[mattis96]

install a new hard drive to 500 gb isnt hard to do so size wont matter to much... getting it today and will let you know what i think to

[mad082]

i would've hated to have bought a 250gb ps3 just before playtv was released since they are now bundling it. wow sight and sound have the bundle for $568, but dick smith have it with the blue ray remote for $588. they are the only 2 i have looked it, LOL

[nice 28]

An issue I have found is that if you have not changed channels since another show has started, it will not refresh the channel info that comes up until you actually click to go into that channel. Gets really annoying.

Also the fact that a few shows I was recording started and finished 10 minutes late got annoying, but figured it out soon enough. Luckily for me SBS started and finished on the dot, did not get an ad at the start nor finish...was great.

I have a playtv on lay-by at my work (target). If anyone wants one I can give it to them for 130 which is what it cost me. Pretty decent since cost price is $129 as far as I'm aware. Dick Smith stock it for 148 but you'd be hard pressed to find one in stock anywhere at the moment as most have sold out, and deliveries (for my work at least) aren't due til mid to late January if that.

Send me a pm if anyone wants it for $130.

[W0rp3D]

The channel info is a bit of a bitch, instead of just going through the info and keeping it on the same channel you have to go through every channel.

I found that only channel 7 is 10 minutes late every night, dont know if its them being shit or its just to piss off people recording, or maybe its hoping that if people watch there show and miss the first 10 minutes of the show they wanted to watch on another channel they will just leave it on 7.

[mad082]

The channel info is a bit of a bitch, instead of just going through the info and keeping it on the same channel you have to go through every channel.

I found that only channel 7 is 10 minutes late every night, dont know if its them being shit or its just to piss off people recording, or maybe its hoping that if people watch there show and miss the first 10 minutes of the show they wanted to watch on another channel they will just leave it on 7.

my set top box is like that for both the epg and the info bar which shows what is on now and on next. mum's set top box though will bring up the epg for all channels at once but if you actually want to read about the show it will change channels as you select a different channel on the epg.

for the people that have it, if you bring up the epg does it just show what is on currently and then everything following it or does it show the whole day? my set top box shows the whole day and doesn't automatically jump to the current time so you have to scroll down to the current time. also mine won't let you scroll the description (what happens on the show, not the name, although sometimes that would be helpful too) of a show if it takes up more than the small space provided, yet another brand of box i have used does. not sure if mum's does or not as i've only used it once or twice. does playtv allow you to scroll through the description of the show if it is too long?

[W0rp3D]

Just checked mine, when you bring up the epg it shows from the start of the current show and two hours forward, you then click on a show and it comes up with an option menu to go to that channel, record or view info, when you view info it brings up a box that is full screen so there is plenty of room for a full description.

[W0rp3D]

And on the same epg page it shows 7 or 8 channels, you need to scroll up an down to see the others.

[mad082]

sweet, thanks for that

[TALBO]

Got this too now, can't understand why they didn't add aerial out!!!

[mad082]

why not just get a double adapter?

[TALBO]

That would require some effort from me.... also concerned about signal loss using a splitter