I have owned a T1050 for a week now.  A really impressive box, especially at the price.  I got my one for under $400 retail, including a 2-year replacement warranty.  It came with firmware version 1.8.  It's now running version 1.9 after an ugrade.

This is the terrestrial recorder.  DishTV also has an equivalent satellite box but I don't know anything much about it or how it compares with the T1050.

I have my T1050 connected to a Panasonic TV model THL32X202 HDTV via HDMI cable.  There are a few problems however:

1.  Power off instead of stand-by.    When I turn off the TV (to stand-by) the T1050 powers off instead of going on stand-by.  In this mode the T1050 won't record booked programs, so I have to manually power it back on and leave it on.  The power on and reboot takes about a minute.  The only way I have yet found to work around this problem is to use analogue cables (component or composite) instead of HDMI.  I suspect the problem is due to the VIERA link on the Panasonic TV, but I can't be sure until I test it on another make of TV.  The T1050 has a stand-by mode, but I cannot invoke it for some obscure reason.

2.  A program that is currently recording cannot be stopped or cancelled.  So I have to wait until the program has finished recording.

3.  Accessing the Booked Programs schedule (those programs booked for later recording) is hidden away and requires 7 button actions to access it.  A single button depression on the remote control is sorely needed.


I could return my T1050 for a refund, but I won't.  It's too good otherwise, with a nice big 500 GB hard disk, HD picture quality and easy to use features.