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“My mother-in-law bought this just before Christmas and...”

written by on 27/12/2010

My mother-in-law bought this just before Christmas and we set it up on Boxing Day. The set up was incredibly easy - plug it in and off it went. Picture quality was very good and no problems with reception. Problems began when we tried to set up scheduled recording. It's not a very user friendly machine. There are several hoops to leap through to achieve something and the manual is also very complicated. The programme guide does not extend further than seven days, which could be problematic if you were going away for a while and simply wanted to set up a record for a programme sometime beyond that. There is a good scheduling system for beyond seven days, but it's no more advanced than a vcr (basically the 'date + channel' timer system).



We liked the fact that, apparently, any scheduled recording is controlled by an outside source. That is, if the tv broadcast changes times then the machine will adjust accordingly (not tested so we can only rely on the manufacturer's promise).



I would say that this is a good, basic PVR with a few bells and whistles. Unfortunately those bells and whistles are either unnecessary or are difficult to find. The manual needs serious reading and the whole unit needs a fair amount of trial and error usage before you get the hang of it.



My mum-in-law is 70 and she even gets confused with how many remotes she has. She'll work it out but an easier interface would help. BT Vision is better.