Established in South Korea in 1998, TOPFIELD Co., Ltd. is a
consumer electronics
Consumer electronics, also known as home electronics, are electronic devices intended for everyday household use. Consumer electronics include those used for entertainment, Communication, communications, and recreation. Historically, these prod ...
manufacturer making broadcasting receivers, other video and audio related apparatus. Their main business is making products such as
set top boxes (STBs) and
personal video recorders (PVRs) to be used with
satellite television
Satellite television is a service that delivers television programming to viewers by relaying it from a communications satellite orbiting the Earth directly to the viewer's location.ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems ...
or
digital television
Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals using Digital signal, digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier analog television technology which used analog signals. At the time of its development it was considered an ...
. Topfield have never manufactured televisions.
The company has head offices in
Bundang
Bundang () is a planned community in Bundang District, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was developed to encourage affordable housing and urban decentralization. The community has a sports complex, a park and a youth center.
Origi ...
, South Korea, and branch offices in Germany and Thailand.
Personal Video Recorder
Topfield produces PVRs for
standard- and high-definition television program recording. The PVRs store the digital files in a container-format with the *.REC
file extension
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Mechanical tools and processes
* File (tool), a tool used to remove fine amounts of material from a workpiece.
** Filing (metalworking), a material removal process in manufacturing
** Nail file, a tool used to gen ...
on their hard-disk drives; Topfield and freeware software is available to transfer these files between a Topfield PVR with
USB
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support and a computer. Some freeware and commercial software recognises this format, and can convert and play files.
Various unofficial alternative versions of operating software with additional features and
bug fix
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es have been made available, and the operation of Topfield PVRs can be substantially modified by installing third-party
Topfield Application Programs (TAPs).
www.toppy.org.uk: TAP library (downloadable)
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Models
A complete list of models is available on the Topfield website
* DBC-5100
* TF-100C Black Edition
* TF-100T Black Edition
* TF400PVRc
* TF400PVRt
* TF500PVRc
* TF500PVRt
* TF550PVR
* TF600PVRc
* TF600PVRt
* TF650PVR
* TF5000 PVRt
* TF5800PVR TF58x0 models are UK Freeview Freeview may refer to:
*Freeview (Australia), the marketing name for the digital terrestrial television platform in Australia
*Freeview (New Zealand), a digital satellite and digital terrestrial television platform in New Zealand
*Freeview (UK), a ...
PVRs
* TF5800PVRt
* TF5810PVRt
* TF7100HD PVRt Plus
* TRF-2100
* TRF-2460
* TRF-2400
* TRF-7160
References
External links
Topfield's Official Korean site
* - A directory of Topfield Application Programs (TAPs)
Topfield's Russian site
Topfield Australian Forum
Oztoppy Wiki
- An independent wiki with information about different Topfield models sold in Australia
Toppy - UK based user forum
Topfield freeview PVR
- An independent site with much UK Topfield PVR5800 and PVR5800t information.
More information about Topfield 5000 and 5100 PVR models sold in Finland (in Finnish)
Antares, open source alternative to the Topfield software "Altair" for both 32- and 64-bit Windows
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Electronics companies of South Korea
Digital television
Satellite television
Companies established in 1998
South Korean brands