Well got mine today, quite impressed, some very quirky ways to get to things in the menu I must say The manual search is limited. you can enter the vpid apid...
With ver 2.0 of the channel editor you can get the 8000 to play ITV HD but you need to select another HD channel like BBC HD first, also if you try to record...
There seem to be much cheaper HD boxes out there , like the Fortec passion. So why should someone go for the Vantage 8000? Apart from blind scan I'm not sure...
... Yes well maybe the 20,000 channel capacity and the ability to find HD feeds with blind scan ? Has multiple CAM / card slots ? I don't know...the look of it...
If it is a Vantage receiver then Dr Dish would give it an A class rating even if it is total garbage the like he did the 200 series. It took some 30 plus...
... rating even if it is total garbage the like he did the 200 series. It took some 30 plus updates to get the menus into a semblance of order, and they are...
I don't see any evidence that the Fortec Passion (currently £149 at Wizard) is PVR ready. I was under the impression that you need the Passion PLUS for that....
... wrote: <other stuff snipped> ... withdrawing from selling Vantage receivers. Trouble is, if you quote someone else in support of your argument, then the...
Just spoken to David (Satellite Superstore). He received the Vantage 8000 yesterday and is at the moment testing the receiver. I have tested many receivers now...
I am certainly not dismissing your views, Roy, they are appreciated. But I am just looking for snippets I can actually take on board to move my search for an...
Hi Andy. I understand your caution, it's a lot of money to part with only to find out it's not worth it. Hopefully in a few days I may have an 8000 to test....
That will make interesting reading ... and thanks for passing on comments from others who have first-hand knowledge of the Vantage HD boxes. ... find out it's...
Received this from Dave (Satellite Superstore) just a few minutes ago. Yours...............Roy. Hi Roy, We installed a 500Gb hard drive that worked fine the...
Has anyone brought one, are you happy with it ? The only gripe is the timer does'nt always record things ? Not 100% sure about this though. Also you can't use...
Dave Do you have any idea (from joining comments) how many here actually own an 8000, and how many are (like me) just thinking about it. Comments like "timer...
... Well Ian from southern satellite told me on the 21st July he had sold 20 so hopefully by now maybe double this figure at least ... Hmm somehting is a bit...
That's good news that you get help direct from Vantage in this way. I read in the forums that Kathrein have a terrible name for giving users the brush off (I...
I'm about to order an 8000 and a large 750gb hard drive at the same time. One question I have is around formatting the hard drive. If I buy an uncased hard...
On the Haenlein Software website, in the receiver compatibility table for DVR-Studio Pro, they show both "LAN" and USB2" as methods for getting recordings from...
I am tempted to go for a 1TB internal drive - anyone installed a drive themselves successfully? Either the Seagate or Samsung 1TB drives seem to get good...
To answer my own question I installed the Seagate 1TB drive after Vantage said the Samsung didn't work for some reason. Its a tight fit in the box, the screws...
I think the Vantage PVR software is buggy - my Vantage 8000S managed to mess up a recording of the Olympic Games opening ceremony today in High Definition. It...
Good job Vantage doesn't run a brewery! ... From: paulphillips70 <paulphillipsdidsbury@...> To: vantagedigital@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 8,...
... WEll I've got a 500GB 32MB cache seagate drive and recorded the whole of the Opening ceromony...But on playback not 100% smooth so rather fed up about...
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