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New Thomson PVR 500gb
Got my new Thomson 500gb from Tesco Direct.Removed my 250Gb to another room and set it up and would you believe it there is a problem scanning channels in. I Get BBC1,BBC2,Three,CBBC,CBeebies and The Red Button (TTXT) and that is it. Contacted TUTV and said there is a problem and to force a download did that last night and as of 8am Thurs NOTHING.Any advice?????????????? Have no probs with aerial (NEW) and the 250gb sets up no problem.
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Try the 500GB on where you have moved the 250 GB on to.
If it works there it as got to be a problem somewhere between the aerial and the socket. |
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Thomson 500 GB
Done it already and does not work. If i rescan 250gb box that is fine and I get all channels from both aerial points but on the 500gb only 5 channels and comes up with " Sorry TUTV software cannot be downloaded" or words to that effect and tells me to phone helpline.Thanks anyway
Last edited by deznottsuk : 18-09-2008 at 15:16. Reason: spelling errors |
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If you have got a booster try that and the aerial cable from the old unit.
Apart from that, that's my technical limit on stuff like this. Next stage is kick it .But if you try all that I should imagine it as got to be a box problem. |
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probably - thomson 160 was a nightmare, don't suppose the 500 will be any better
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Got my new Thomson 500gb from Tesco Direct.Removed my 250Gb to another room and set it up and would you believe it there is a problem scanning channels in. I Get BBC1,BBC2,Three,CBBC,CBeebies and The Red Button (TTXT) and that is it. Contacted TUTV and said there is a problem and to force a download did that last night and as of 8am Thurs NOTHING.Any advice?????????????? Have no probs with aerial (NEW) and the 250gb sets up no problem.
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THOMSON DTR 500GB Software Fault Return for full refund
Spoke to the Top up Tv regarding the fault with the THOMSON 500gb PVR. I was told by their fault department that there is a fault with the software for most of the new THOMSON 500gb PVR's and I was told to return the product for a full refund or go for the new Wharfedale Top up PVR which they said is the same product minus the software problem & the remote is the same as the Thomson too
Anyone else had probs like this? Last edited by deznottsuk : 18-09-2008 at 22:11. Reason: Spelling errors |
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THOMSON 500gb
The software version is 0.40 which I was told it is a wharfedale version (yet mine is THOMSON)and the software should be 2.99. So stay clear of THOMSON 500gb PVR until further notice
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Spoke to the Top up Tv regarding the fault with the THOMSON 500gb PVR. I was told by their fault department that there is a fault with the software for all the new THOMSON 500gb PVR and I was told to return the product for a full refund or go for the new Wharfedale Top up PVR which they said is the same product minus the software problem& the remote is the same as the Thomson.
Anyone else had probs like this? Odd that TUTV said that as they have not had any yet and there as been hardly any released! http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=900803 |
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I Belive some one on the TUTV forums one is working fine?
Odd that TUTV said that as they have not had any yet and there as been hardly any released! http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=900803 |
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I agree with you but that is what I was told at 21.50 tonight.
I can't see the wrong software being ghosted as why would the other one guys work? Most probably just a fault! I would have thought we would have seen more people on here if this was a problem with every one. |
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With the other guys working, I should imagine Thomson will love tutv.
I can't see the wrong software being ghosted as why would the other one guys work? Most probably just a fault! I would have thought we would have seen more people on here if this was a problem with every one. |
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The software version is 0.40 which I was told it is a wharfedale version (yet mine is THOMSON)and the software should be 2.99. So stay clear of THOMSON 500gb PVR until further notice
The second gen Thomsons like you have, have their own versions of the software (as the Wharfedales do) not v2.99 which is for the 1st gen Thomsons only. AFAIK all the software appears the same to us users, the different version numbering just reflects changes in the low level stuff to accommodate different hardware. See http://www.ukkafka.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=743 for version history |
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Sorry wrong link above it's http://www.kafkasworld.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=743
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Good bye Thomson 500gb
Took my box back this morning for a full refund.Looks like I'll be going for the wharfedale box.
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There is one word for Thomson Box's and that is.... "JUNK" had 4 all faulty have the warfdale box now which is great.. No prob two software updates but all ok ...
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