Customer Reviews:
 would be good if it worked April 27, 2007
davidr_128 (london)
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
pros: easy to set up, makes it easy to record the programmes you want, quiet operation, picture-in-picture is neat, and recordings seemed to take up very little space on the hard disk. And ... amazon aftersales care worked well...
cons: after 2 days it stopped responding to commands on the remote control - it recognises that a key has been pressed but it refused to obey teh command. switch off / unplug / etc - nothing worked, the box was completely frozen. Returned it to amazon for a refund.
So I recommend giving it a bit of a stress test soon after it arrives - do some timed recordings, use PIP, etc etc - best to find out right away if your unit is flaky ... but if you get one that works reliably, then you're onto a winner.
 does the job; great value January 22, 2007
Mark Mitchell (Poole, UK)
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
Plugged it in and it works. Very easy to use. It has taken a while for me to make the jump from video and this is a good start. If you have a freeview box, then this can replace both it and the VCR.
So neat to be able to record two channels and watch a previously recorded programme all at the same time. The library feature is great; better than trying to remember what is on which tape! Plus it is a lot quieter than a VCR. And so easy to set up timer: find the programme in the EPG and press record. That's it.
Look no further February 16, 2007
Garry Tipper (Shap, Cumbria)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is a first rate bit of kit, i can't recomend it enough, does exactly what it says on the tin. It realy does record two different channels at the same time, I bought a more expensive one at first from currys, the advisor was adamant that all twin tuner pvr's will do this, They don't, so beware. its Quiet,with a visible clock, and you can save from pvr to Video/dvd recorder anything you wish to keep. Yes the remote is a little small and cluttered, but a price worth paying. Go for it
 Plusses and Minusses but overall a good buy March 14, 2007
docmartin13 (London)
44 out of 45 found this review helpful
My Sony IDTV's freeview tuner packed up (out of warranty!) so I needed a freeview box as the cheapest way to fix the situation. Thought of going for the panasonic dvd recorder with hd but the dual tuner in this unit sold it. And who knows - in a year or two Bluray might rule the earth and then a dvd recorder will be obsolete.
Anyway only received it today but my impression so far :
Good Points:
*Nice looking, compact unit
*Idiot proof setup (you only need to press 2 buttons to initialise it and start the autoscan)
*2 Tuners - watch one program, record another!
*Week long programme guide
*Not noisy at all - its on the top shelf of my Sony TV stand and you cant hear any whining or loud fan noise which seems to be a problem with some other makes/models.
Bad points:
*Remote a bit fiddly - channel up and down buttons tiny and hidden away
*Electronic Programme Guide is a ghastly lurid RED (not half as pleasing to the eye as my Sony TV's one)
*Picture quality worse than my IDTV. A bit more grainy but I managed to compensate for this by adjusting the brightness contrast on the tv. (now you can barely see the difference)
*Autoscan picks up more channels than my tv (My TV didnt get the BBC HD preview test channel - only available from Crystal Palace) and tells you where the signal is coming from.
So all in all very positive - loses 1 star on slightly reduced picture quality and poor remote, otherwise very satisfied!
Love what it does most of the time, but mine keeps freezing March 26, 2007
Mr. Anthony Paul Harvey (Taunton Somerset England)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Loved this digital tuner from the moment I got it, it's in constant use recording and watching items from the libary, even my 9 year old picked it up in minutes. However for some reason unknown to me mine keeps freezing after using PIP (Picture in picture), which I hate, to stop it happening I have to turn it off at the wall, which is not possible if recording on another channel. I will ring the helpline when I get really annoyed with it, but because its so good I dont want to be parted from it so will probably put up with it. Reading over reviews no one else seems to have this problem, just me I'm so lucky with electrical items (not).
Buy it it will change the way you watch tv forever! ps I dont find the the remote too bad.
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