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| Features | 9.4/10  |
|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 8.6/10 |
| Value for Money | 8.8/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 8.5/10 |
| Overall Rating | 6.6/10  |
By BadgerBorg on 19th Jan 2008
| Time DVR Owned | Over 1 Year |
|---|---|
| Features | 9/10 |
| Ease of Use | 5/10 |
| Value for money | 7/10 |
| Overall value | 7/10 |
 BadgerBorg's recommendation | |
Records two channels at once Since software update it has Series Link Auto Shift for program me start.It is quiet in stand-by.Repeat Daily/Weekly/Weekend record settings.
The EPG takes forever to load Unable to edit pro gramme names,Remote is clunky FFWD speeds are 2x, 4x, 16x 64x. Usually too slow or too fast.
I've had this about a year, replacing an earlier digital hard drive that packed up on me. It was recommended by "The Independent". Mostly it has been okay. The new software upgrade should be a real boon. However, the slowness in loading the EPG is a real pain. Sometimes channels that loaded quickly the day before don't load in an hour the next day.
There is a way round the EPG problem, - just leave your box on all the time. But this over rides one of its good points, - that it is really quiet when you're not using it. That contrasts heavily with my previous box that whirred loudly like a PC all the time.You can get round the EPG problem by just typing the start and end times into the Program me Scheduler, but if the EPG hasn't loaded you're stuck with no program me name on your list. A simple edit facility is all that is needed (my previous box had this).It also used to have a fault when using it in chase mode that it would shut down when the underlying program me finished so you had to go back to the pro gramme list and fast forward to where it stopped. Really annoying. They may have fixed this in the latest software release, but I haven't had cause to check it yet.Would I buy another one if this got stolen? Well, only after I'd checked out the opposition.
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