Digihome DTR160 (T825)
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I have just got a Digihome DTR160 with T825 with software version 2.7 installed from Argos for £94.99.
There are a couple of things I would like to know if anyone could help me with model of DTR?
1) Would I be able to record a programme then play it from the start while the programme is still recording, it doesn't mention anything about this in the manual!
2) With the record two things at the same time function would I be able to do the following for example...
BBC1 9pm to 10pm recording one
BBC2 9.30pm to 10.15pm recording two..
so between 9.30 and 10.00pm I would be recording two channels at the same time but the start and end times are different...
If anyone could help it would be appreciated.
I did have the Wharfdale DTR LP250 but had to take it back to Argos as it was doing my head in, it kept booting up every couple of hours during the early hours it kept waking me up...:eek:
If anyone wants to add anything to this thread for the DTR version of the Digihome please do so!!
There are a couple of things I would like to know if anyone could help me with model of DTR?
1) Would I be able to record a programme then play it from the start while the programme is still recording, it doesn't mention anything about this in the manual!
2) With the record two things at the same time function would I be able to do the following for example...
BBC1 9pm to 10pm recording one
BBC2 9.30pm to 10.15pm recording two..
so between 9.30 and 10.00pm I would be recording two channels at the same time but the start and end times are different...
If anyone could help it would be appreciated.
I did have the Wharfdale DTR LP250 but had to take it back to Argos as it was doing my head in, it kept booting up every couple of hours during the early hours it kept waking me up...:eek:
If anyone wants to add anything to this thread for the DTR version of the Digihome please do so!!
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I haven't got this particular model but yes be assured you can certainly do all that you describe there.
When the recording starts you will see it listed at the top of the library list with a red dot against it to show it is currently recording. Select this for play as you would any other recording and you can start watching from the beginning (ie chaseplay, aka chase playback).
When the second recording starts while the first is ongoing, it will also appear at the top of the list. You can start to watch either of these from the start in the same way, or anything else in the list for that matter.
Thanks for the info PTD much appreciated..:)
Bear in mind that the Digihome DTR160 and the Wharfedale DTR LP250 are both T825 based and share the same software branch. Regarding it booting up every 2 hours, was that in LP mode only? I remember reading this complaint before, but can't remember if it was specific to LP mode being on, or whether it was a general "feature" of the T825 software. Hopefully somebody else can confirm that the Digihome DTR160 T825 does not boot up every 2 hours - wouldn't want you to go and buy one only to suffer the same problem again.
Since installing my Digihome DTR160 it hasn't booted up once while in standby!!
The Wharfdale LP DTR250 (T825 s.v 4.9) model I sent back to Argos booted up in both L.P and Standard power modes every couple of hours, It started to annoy me after awhile plus it was a bit clunky on changing the channels and the picture would skip every now and again that's why it went back, so personally I think the frequent boot up sequence of the Wharfdale while in stand by is a general feature of that particular model!
Probably more a feature of the updated software actually - the older v1.7 T825 Wharfedales didn't have this "feature" IIRC. If the planned OAD for T825 models ever comes, you might want to think about avoiding it and switching automatic updates off right now in preparation . Hopefully it is a bug isolated to v4.8/4.9, but from past experience I wouldn't bet on that. I have no idea why it would be necessary, just as I have no idea why it is necessary for the HDD to spin up when setting timers via the EPG (on the T810 you could set timers with the HDD spun down).
Colin
Switching off the automatic update scanning feature will stop it rebooting at 3am.
But I suppose I can live with that as I'm such a light user and its for a bedroom..its for those duvet momnets when you just wanna relax and watch a good film in bed!..:D
I've tested the record feature which works..as it has recorded eveything I've programmed so far but I haven't watched anything back yet, will do that later and see what results I get!!
Probably it depends on what timers you have set? With no timers set, does the HDD still spin up during standby. As has been suggested before, it may be the box checking the EPG for series link updates, etc, if you have any set. That said, I'm still not sure why the HDD is involved, unless they moved the timer data from nvram to the HDD in the T825 (I don't think this is the case though). If somebody can let me know if it is set timers that cause this to happen, I'd like to query it with Vestel (that said, I never did get an explanation to why the HDD has to be spun up when setting timers on the T816).
Futaura: I have owned a Wharfedale T825 (v1.7) since December. Timers are always set (mostly SeriesLink) and the HDD spins up from standby very frequently, which I have assumed is an EPG check.
I can't comment on how often the HDD starts up in standby or when not otherwise required as it's so quiet I never hear it.
Colin
I will keep an eye on my STB to see if boots up after all my planned recordings have taken place!!
Colin
I'm still unsure whether the timers are stored in nvram or the timer, but I think it's more likely they are in nvram. For example, the T816 starts monitoring the now/next info 15 minutes before a recording is scheduled to start, for accurate recording. Since the HDD is idle at that point and doesn't spin up until the recording is actually started, that probably does mean the timer list is in nvram (unless when you put the unit in standby, a wakeup time is just saved in nvram for the next recording due to start).
Anyway, I've asked Vestel for clarification on this, so hopefully I'll get an answer.
Colin