I'm against any sort of popup boxes, the Toppy's own ones are annoying enough. Aren't the Play and OK buttons and the option to swap their meanings enough for this?

Sounds like a good idea - I'd probably use this if it was available. I'm a great lover of consistency and predictability ... which is why I've got the EPG set to have "First channel in file" at the top of the display. However, this IS is a bit disorientating when the first page doesn't include the channel you're watching. In a 1-11, 12-22, (etc.) grouping, the highlight of the current programme would make it easy to locate the current channel (as it does now if I'm watching one of the first 11).

In my case, it's rare for me to be watching channels other than the first 11, so a fixed top of page is currently the best option, as I have the maximum number of channels showing and my favourite favourite channels are at the top of the file. However, the addition of Radio Channels to the end of my default favourites list could make the fixed page group approach even more appealing and relevant (even if I have to cheat in the favourites file to get good groupings of 11 channels ).

Julie

I think most people would find a popup box every time they press Play/OK rather annoying, so that's unlikely to be implemented.

For those who want confirmation of what they're watching, you can already set N&N to be shown when you change channel, and (according to Hyde - I don't use it and I'm nowhere near my Toppy now) this already shows whether you're in Chase Play mode. If you ARE in Chase Play, you can already press STOP to go live. That's no more key presses than having to respond to a pop-up, and the functionality is already there.

What we possibly COULD do to round out the options regarding Live / Chase Play is
1. to be consistent about what happens when you change channel, regardless of how you do it (e.g. P+/P- (whether in N&N or with no OSDs up), numeric keys, EPG, etc.), and
2. to have an option as to whether switching to a different channel will start chase play from the beginning of an active recording on that channel or go to Live, with the proviso that if you choose the Live TV option, the second key in K11 can be used to override this and start from the beginning of the recording anyway.

Would that cover everything?

Julie

As interactive services needs to be "on" to use radio stations you are getting the same delay as when you press the red button for say BBCi.

Ok, but this delay is increased by the N&N. If for example your auto duration is 0, the telly would be silent until you pressed exit.

Regards,

Lump.

But the paper TV Guide offers a 'paged' epg which MyStuff fails to match (Main channels on are on one page, then turn over for additonal channels, and over again for more). In my case, three pages of six will suit me fine.

Is that something you know or just your opinion?

I have another feature request. Not sure if it's really a MyStuff issue, but I'd prefer not to install another Tap to address it, unless it's a really simple install-and-forget type Tap.

The request is to prevent 0 from changing the aspect ratio. I have a widescreen telly and I'd prefer it if the Toppy stayed on widescreen regardless. Any chance that MS could, as an option, trap this and do nothing. Yet another option, sorry.

Well IMHO pressing OK, getting a popup, scrolling, pressing OK again would be rather annoying, when a single OK starts program from the beginning and a single press of play restarts a program where you left off or visa versa if you wish, it soon becomes second nature. It did for me even when SHMBO got me to swap them over as she preferred it this way. A couple of days of "oh bugger" and now I don?t even have to think about it.

Talking of this it would also be great if the 0 button could be enabled to allow leading zero's when selecting a channel number. The advantage of this is faster channel changing as the Toppy does not have to wait momentarily for any further user input of numbers.

I'd be happy if the only way to play from the archive was to actually go into the archive.

PERHAPS I may be in the minority for this function.... early days.... but as a compromise how about adding it to the option of K11?

For the purposes of entering it on the FeatureRequests WIKI, I'm going to resurrect the suggestion below about combining some of the half-channels.

I wonder if this might best be done by allowing something like two channels to be specified on a line in your Favourites file?

I suppose it might also need the swap-over times specified, since the OTA EPG has placeholder entries rather than blank spots, making it a little harder to spot this automatically.

Fine with me, but I certainly wouldn't be using it.