Established in South Korea in 1998,TOPFIELD Co., Ltd. is aconsumer electronics manufacturer making broadcasting receivers, other video and audio related apparatus. Their main business is making products such asset top boxes (STBs) andpersonal video recorders (PVRs) to be used withsatellite television ordigital television. Topfield have never manufactured televisions.
The company has head offices inBundang, South Korea, and branch offices in Germany and Thailand.
Topfield produces PVRs forstandard- and high-definition television program recording. The PVRs store the digital files in a container-format with the *.RECfile extension on their hard-disk drives;[1] Topfield and freeware software is available to transfer these files between a Topfield PVR withUSB support and a computer.[2] Some freeware and commercial software recognises this format, and can convert and play files.[3]
Various unofficial alternative versions of operating software with additional features andbug fixes have been made available, and the operation of Topfield PVRs can be substantially modified by installing third-partyTopfield Application Programs (TAPs).[4]
A complete list of models is available on the Topfield website
