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1. TEST REPORT Satellite Receiver
Topļ¬eld TF6000PVRE
The ļ¬rst Topļ¬eld with a LAN interface
If you have ever tried to transfer a record- with this type of connection, so it is not the introducing the TF6000PVR, the ļ¬rst PVR
ing from a PVR to a PC you most likely had method of choice for all users ā particularly, equipped with WLAN. TELE-satellite pre-
to use a USB 2.0 connection. Unfortunately if the PVR and the PC are located in differ- sented this receiver with a test report in issue
there are limits to the transmission capacity ent rooms. Some months ago South Korean no. 192.
and above all to the maximum cable length manufacturer Topļ¬eld offered a solution by
Now there is the same model The remote control that comes possibility of manual LOF conļ¬gu- rect time signal over satellite, it
with an Ethernet interface, with the settop box is of top qual- ration. is possible to block out individual
hence the sufļ¬x E in the model ity and features cleverly laid out transponders by limiting the auto-
description. On the outside, the and clearly labelled buttons. The Thanks to using two fully inde- matic clock adjustment to certain
new receiver looks just like the included Topļ¬eld manual gives pendent tuners it was possible in pre-deļ¬ned transponders.
TF6000PVR and the TF5000 PVR detailed explanations regarding our test to combine two totally
Masterpiece, because Topļ¬eld all functions of the box and guides different antenna setups. Tuner 1 We have come to expect a fan-
has opted for the same elegant you through all the settings that was connected to a DiSEqC motor tastic channel switching speed
case. The front panel comes with can be conļ¬gured. A whole chap- while tuner 2 allowed quick chan- from Topļ¬eld and this receiver
a VFD display which includes the ter is dedicated to conļ¬guring a nel zapping as it was connected to makes no exception: less than
channel number, channel name, network router in connection with the 14 receivable satellites on our a second after selecting a new
receiver status and an indicator the TF6000PVRE. Wavefrontier antenna. Once the channel both audio and video
showing the number of record- initial setup is completed we turn are perfectly in sync. Thanks to
ings.
Everyday use to ļ¬lling up the channel memory,
which is a little on the low side
the two individual tuners two
events can be recorded at the
The box comes with an 80 GB If youāre not happy with the with capacity for only 5000 chan- same time while a third live or
hard disk, which allows for 40 to English on-screen menu all you nels. recorded event can be watched.
50 hours of stored material. The need to do is choose another lan- The on-screen menu and the user
hard disk is so silent you hardly guage. The available options are Then again, the extremely interface have been taken over
notice itās on. On the back panel German, French, Italian, Spanish, quick channel search made up from the Topļ¬eld Masterpiece and
we ļ¬nd all our usual suspects, Arabic, Farsi, Turkish, Danish, for this limitation ā with an 80- TF6000PVR, which ā according to
which include two LNB inputs with Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, transponder satellite it took only our opinion ā was a good and wise
looped-through outputs, three Polish and Finnish. This Topļ¬eld three minutes with activated net- move because this way Topļ¬eld
RCA sockets for stereo audio and receiver supports DiSEqC proto- work scan. Of course youāre free guarantees consistency and uses
video, an S-Video socket and a cols 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 (USALS) to select a manual search, if you an OSD that has proven its worth
component output as well as an which means it can be used with so desire, and for the die-hards again and again in earlier tests.
optical audio output, an RS-232 a simple multifeed antenna just among you there is even a manual
interface and a USB 2.0 inter- as well as with a DiSEqC rotating PID input available. Like all receivers we test the
face. dish or a Wavefrontier antenna TF6000PVRE had to demonstrate
with 16 LNBs. The receiverās system set- its reception skills under less-
Major functions like standby, tings allow various types of video than-perfect conditions. Unfor-
audio volume and channel switch- Unfortunately the pre-stored output, including CVBS, RGB, S- tunately, it was not able to lock
ing can be controlled with the satellite and transponder lists Video and YUV for PAL or NTSC. into our SCPC test transponder on
help of ļ¬ve buttons on the front are not fully up-to-date so, if In this menu, you can also adjust EUTELSAT SEASAT 36Ā° East with
panel, and the usual two CI slots required, some entries will have the automatic conļ¬guration of the a symbol rate of just 1 Ms/s. It
are located behind a ļ¬ap. The CI to be conļ¬gured manually. The integrated real-time clock which takes some 2 Ms/s for the box to
slots accept all conventional mod- TF6000PVRE is ļ¬t for the C and keeps the correct time even after lock into a signal successfully and
ules like Irdeto, Seca, Nagravi- Ku bands and even exotic LNBs a power failure. As there are some to process it ļ¬awlessly. Very weak
sion, Cryptoworks, Viaccess, etc. need not worry you thanks to the providers which transmit an incor- signals are less of a challenge for
TELE-satellite International ā www.TELE-satellite.com
2. the TF6000PVRE as it passed tests
with BBC on Astra2D in Munich and
using the RS-232 interface, using
a USB connection or conveniently
TECHNIC Manufacturer Topļ¬eld, Seongnam, Korea
DATA Fax +82-31-778-0801
EUROBIRD2 in Vienna. What we did via satellite.
E-mail inquiry@topļ¬eld.co.kr
not like, however, was the fact that
Model TF6000PVRE
the signal and quality meter deliv-
ers unreliable values at times. Network Function Digital DVB-S PVR receiver
with Ethernet interface
The perfect overall picture of interface Channel memory 5000
this receiver is rounded off with The single most innovative Symbol rate 2-45 Ms/sec.
the built-in teletext decoder feature of the TF6000PVRE is its SCPC compatible yes (> 2 Ms/s)
and the user interface which Ethernet interface. The receiver USALS yes
is thought through to even the supports the DHCP protocol DiSEqC 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
smallest detail. The TF6000PVRE which means the TF6000PVRE
Scart euroconnectors 2
can also take over as an MP3 can automatically obtain an IP
Audio/video outputs 3 x RCA + 3 x RCA YUV
jukebox, playing songs that have address from a router or can
UHF modulator no
been transferred onto its hard manually be assigned a perma-
disk using either the Ethernet nent IP address by a user. The S-Video yes
or USB interface. MP3 ļ¬les are box comes with an integrated Component output yes
played back without a glitch and web server and an FTP server, 0/12 V connection no
there is even the option of creat- both of which allow accessing Digital audio output yes
ing personalised playlists. the box from a local area net- LAN yes
work or even from the Internet.
EPG yes
Thanks to the so-called TAP Using an example conļ¬guration
C/Ku band compatible yes
(Topļ¬eld Application Program) the Topļ¬eld manual explains in
interface Topļ¬eld is the ļ¬rst man- detail which settings have to be Power supply 90-250 VAC, 50/60 Hz
ufacturer to allow a truly innova- selected so that remote access
tive feature on its receivers: TAP can easily be established.
is an open programming interface
which amateur or professional On a PC that is connected to
software designers can use to the Internet all you have to do is
develop their own little applica- key in the receiverās IP address
tions which can be run on the in the browserās address ļ¬eld and
receiver. immediately the receiverās web-
page will appear on screen. This
So far, there are dozens of tools is the Topļ¬eld webpage some
Main menu SCPC reception
for various ļ¬elds of application and might know from the TF6000PVR.
ranging from the permanent dis- Apart from deleting and renaming
play of the time on the front panel recordings on the receiverās hard
and changes to the display all disk it is also possible to copy
the way to creating an automatic recordings from the receiver to
bookmark whenever the playback the PC. In addition, timer entries
of a recorded event is stopped. Of can be added, edited or deleted
course professional programmers and recordings can be started or
have come into the picture by stopped. A status display shows
now as well, resulting in alterna- the current operating mode of
EPG LAN settings
tive program guides being avail- the TF6000PVRE.
able which include managing the
archive of recordings and many The integrated FTP server
other little gadgets that address allows easy access to the record-
speciļ¬c features of the PVR and ings that are saved on the receiv-
make using the TF6000PVR even erās hard disk. Either anonymous
easier. access can be selected to only
download ļ¬les, or personalised
On the Topļ¬eld website www.i- access to download and upload Access the TF6000PVRE via Editing timer entries with the
topļ¬eld.com the company offers ļ¬les like MP3 songs, for instance. the Internet using the receiv- receiverās webpage
the free Vega software for edit- For personalised and password- erās webpage
ing the channel list on a PC. All
channel list data are read out and
protected access a user has to
be deļ¬ned on the receiver who is
Expert conclusion
transferred to a PC via the RS- granted rights to read and write +
232 or USB interface, are then on the hard disk. Thanks to its tried-and-tested concept the
conveniently edited on the PC TF6000PVRE is a technically mature and very reliable
and later transferred back to the In general we were impressed PVR receiver for the whole family. With the appro-
receiverās own channel memory. with the network features of the priate cabling the Ethernet interface can be used to
If you want to copy recordings TF6000PVRE, just as with the access the receiver from other rooms in the house or
even from the Internet, if a new timer entry needs to be Thomas Haring
from the receiverās hard disk to TF6000PVR in the previous test. TELE-satellite
a PC using the USB 2.0 interface The transfer speed of the Ether- created during a holiday, for example. Another exam- Test Center
Austria
you can use the Altair ļ¬le man- net interface comes up to 1 Mb/s ple is to play and watch ļ¬les directly from receiver.
ager. under normal conditions. The workmanship and the overall impression are immaculate, as we
have come to expect from Topļ¬eld.
As Topļ¬eld places great empha-
sis on continually improving its
This even allows a unique fea-
ture of this Topļ¬eld: you can play
-
none
receiver software there are three and watch ļ¬les in the receiver
ways of updating the software: directly via the PC!
TELE-satellite International ā www.TELE-satellite.com