DigiFusion FVRT150 Review

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DigiFusion FVRT150
2.2 stars
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digifusion's Review of DigiFusion FVRT150 Digital Video Recorder

18th Oct 2006

Overall Rating

2.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4 stars
  • Features
    4 stars
  • Time DVR Owned
    1 - 6 Months
  • Ease of Use
    2 stars
Good Points

The FVRT150 offers a good package for a reasonable price. Since I've had mine (3 months) I haven't even switched on my VCR. With a bit of fiddling about it works well,
but...


Bad Points

The menu system needs a thorough re-think. Compared with my Hauppauge unit it is a nightmare to work through and hard to read because of a daft "desktop image" that blends with the white menu text. The cooling fan is too noisy! Also, the user manual is missing important details- see below.


General Comments

All HD recorders are hybrids of TV and PC technology, often sharing generic components that may or may not work together under all circumstances. My system locked in the 'HOLD' display until the customer service rep explained how to switch off, hold down the two top left buttons and switch on with the buttons held down. This lost my recordings but subsequently I've just done the reset and switched on without keeping the buttons down and it retained them. None of this is in the manual, presumably because they don't want to frighten off non-teckky customers. The problem seems to have been a corrupt download of the new operating system on September 28 last - caused by a faulty aerial wire on my side. Unfortunately, the reset restores the original software version which has a couple of bugs in it. For example, it crashes to an EP9 code if I leave it recording overnight - but this is easily sorted by a power-off cycle. You have to check the Digifusion website to know to leave the unit on overnight on the dates when they are downloading software updates otherwise you will miss them. Again, a pdf download from their website of a more complete manual would be a good idea.

I've found the Customer Service by email helpful and fairly prompt.

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