Thank you for pointing out that I missed the word "DVD" out after AVANT. The wording should have said "any AVANT DVD"

In my defence, I would say that in my third paragraph I do say AVANT DVD

Hi

I have ordered the new software and bought my Topfeild box.

UPDATE

I have now got the topfeild box working but still having problems with connections.

the only way i can get the Box is through the DVD connection and now i cant get my DVD connected.
I am sure its to do with the decoder side of the connections.

I have only 2 connections chowing on the menu box

This is what is showing

AV               decoder

DVD             Decoder

It says in the manual that the menu should be showing 3 default settings with Video But guess because my Avant is a Video , then its not showing.
Any help would be gratefull

Finally is there any way that i can use the DTV button on the remote , there is no way i can access anything to do with DVT

Malc

Hi all

 I have a 28" Avant thats around 7 years old now so won't control much in the way of modern STB's.

It seems really easy to upgrade the STB-C as its just a plug in chip so is there a way to get hold of it and do it yourself? Do you need any special tools?

Oh and finally, will it be able to control my Virgin V+ box, including the recording functions?

Thanks

Not great! You should be able to connect either source to either socket though your better source should really go to the AV socket as the Decoder socket is not RGB, I know I have an Avant DVD, but I have a Sky+ box attached to my Avant as well as a DVD and a V8000. The V8000 uses the V.Tape socket (which you do not have but acts just like your built in VCR(because it is just the same!)) , my DVD attaches to the AV socket (here we get complicated as it is a BC2 and is labelled as V.Tape 2 as the Avant has no DVD2 capability!) and the Sky box is attached to the Decoder socket and is labelled STB(SAT) which allows it to work via the DTV button on a new Beo4 or SAT on an old one.

You could also get around the lack of sockets bit by getting an AV2 expander which allows you to attach  three items to the Decoder socket. I use one with my AV9000 and attach a Sky box, a Freeview/DVD-R unit and a Wii to just one socket. The DVD controller will even work the attached DVD-R box!