On 26/07/10 15:03, Andrew Mawson wrote:
"Dave Plowman wrote in message
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The HD in my Toppy died, so I decided to replace all the PSU caps at
the

OK I'll bite - what the heck is a Toppy when it's at home and do they
need a big cage and lots of exercise?

Topfield. It performs the same sort of function as a VCR, except it uses
a computer hard disk (HD) to store the video rather than a magnetic tape.

They are very useful devices which completely change your attitude to
watching TV - rather than sitting down to see what is on, you see if
anything worthwhile has been recorded. And you can skip adverts or pause
to make a cuppa if you want. They have the TV listings built into them
so you can do clever things such as recording all of a particular series.

There are other similar devices which you may have heard of under names
like Sky+, Freeview+, V+, Humax, Tivo, Windows Media Center or MythTV.