Sounds like that toppy 5000 is pretty much perfect! Get it repaired and keep it... Much better than any other PVR out there by the sounds of it.
Not sure why you are even looking for a replacement.
Mark
I never said it was perfect. As you know, it only has two tuners and doesn't do HD. And, it is getting rather long in the tooth.

There is a time when repairing something is like throwing good money after bad.
What I did say (and I'm not alone) that it seems that the Skippa doesn't do quite a few things that I presumed was a given and/or were originally promised.
And I have also said that it is disappointing that most of the questions are not answered by IceTV. They have been testing it with staff and families for about a month now, so surely,
someone should know the machine back to front by now
I am a long-standing and happy customer of IceTV, but am an not happy with the present state of affairs. I didn't ask any questions until I got a look at the manual and then, basically, I just asked questions to make sure I haven't misunderstood the manual. The silence makes me presume that I hadn't
I don't believe I am being disloyal buy voicing my concerns.
I don't know you Mark, except by reputation. I have no doubt that you know a lot about PVRs, but it seems to me (could be wrong) that you are more interested in the hardware then the software.
I am interested in both and I don't think that my questions and concerns are unreasonable, there is really no cause for sarcasm. I am not the only person asking similar questions - they include IanL-S, kavey8 just recently.