hi, iv,e had this for a few weeks and only just looking into it properly, i bought it as a media recorder for recording from component source for better quality recordings.i thought it would act as an instant recorder so was immediately dissapointed to see what a fuss it is to get into recording mode,i then found that a hdmi to component lead i bought doesnt work from a sky hd box nor does a scart to component(obviously not the fault of the tv+ box)i have tried svideo from 2 sources(with output set to svid on source box)but cannot get a colour picture from any of the tv+ outputs.(so this prob is down to the tv+.) unless i select the recording source as composite.i networked it ok with twonky media manager on my pc and playback is quite good but there are lipsync probs. my previous instant recorder/ stand alone media player is a zengo 500gb, this only has composite in/out so by the time its gone through a hub(3 different sky/freeview boxes)the quality isnt great.finally i already have the cinema plug in for my 504 player so have tried loading that on tv+ without success.. any input from other tv+ users welcome.

hi, i,m a newbie to this forum. looking 4 advice re the dvr docking station.got it from amazon £50.had trouble gettin my pc to recognize the player thru the docker, yet it was ok direct to pc with origonal usb cable.after trying several usb cables from the docker, i got it to work and can load data. i,ve tried several times to play av out from the docker but cannot get anything out, i,ve just tried direct to a tv and still nothing, not even audio output, i,ve tried composite and s-video.other than putting the internal spkr off i cant find any settings for output.i,m goin 2 try the component out next but dont expect any joy. is my docking station kaputt. will just mention the grief i had after buying the mpeg decoder online, 1st what a rip off, not being compatable with the most common video format.i received the download link from archos, did the recommended firmware update 1st, then everytime i tried the plug in update it failed. archos customer service was rubbish, taking days to reply then sending the same link that didnt work. after 10 emails and 3 weeks i got a link that worked. any advice on docker will be appreciated. regards gadget61