[quote user="david bailey"]Here is some imformation on the Topfield TF5810 PVR,its a brand new machine so no reviews yet.This is bothersome as the TF5800 gets only three stars in this magazine due to picture quality.Although the new one is HDMI and upscaling to 1080i.
Perhaps the most important aspect of Freeview Playback is the series record, or series link, feature. Just highlight a programme in the EPG, press Record and for many, you'll be asked if you want to record the whole series or not. If you do, just press OK, and the PVR will automatically set a timer for each episode.
It's even more clever than that, though - if there are programmes that clash, it will offer to record an alternate showing of a programme, and if the times change, it will notice that too. And if there's a programme split in half , like a film with the news in the middle of it, recording the first part will automatically record the second as well.[/quote],p>
I understood that the orriginal Freeview Playback EPG spec included series link but it had been shelved and hadn't yet been implemented - has this now changed?
And of course, this requires broadcasters to send a SeriesID or equivalent for the clever 'alternate slot' bit to work - and I'm not convinced we do that, even now. I'll ask the EPG boys............