Great Freeview box with hard disk recording
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.
I have owned one of these since 2005 and it has not let me down at all. It has an onscreen TV guide that lasts 7 days, and you can select a program to record by pressing OK on the program highlighted. You can also manually enter times and dates for recording programs if you do not see it in the guide.
I found it fairly easy to set up and it is easy to use. It has a good remote control and audio outputs include optical 5.1 surround sound. It also has some simple built in games which are fun to play if bored for a few minutes.
The only downsides are: 1. volume control on remote does not do anything (it might work with the right TV though), 2. cannot export recordings to a PC, 3. the 20 hours space soon fills up.
If you record something on this it is easy to play back and you can also output via SCART to a DVD recorder if you want to keep something longer and free up space on the hard disk.
And one of the best features of this is being able to pause live TV, rewind it, and if "time-shifting" like this, then fast forward through boring bits.
I would recommend one of these to you if you are looking for a great Freeview box. I expect they will be quite cheap now second hand, as they are no longer being made. Mine has lasted very well, and if you find one in good condition it will probably have plenty of life left in it yet.
Review ID: 10000000005277586
Thank you for voting. If your vote meets our
guidelines, it will be posted within 24 hours.
You cannot vote on the helpfulness of a review you wrote.
Your request cannot be processed at this time. Please try again later.
) 
