Nikkai A52HF Review

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PT7777's Review of Nikkai A52HF Digital Video Recorder

27th Oct 2008

Overall Rating

0.5 stars
  • Value for money
    1 stars
  • Features
    1.5 stars
  • Time DVR Owned
    6 - 12 Months
  • Ease of Use
    2 stars
Good Points

It's cheap
It looks good (earlier design)


Bad Points

Manual isn't very good
The product's firmware is VERY suspect.
You only get what you pay for!


General Comments

I bought one of these units over 10months ago & have had nothing but problems with it since!
Within the first few days, I noticed it had a tendency to lock-up whilst fast forwarding in play mode (only possible to recover by powering down the unit). Maplin have since added a note about the HD needing to be in master mode. However, mine was already correctly configured but still locked-up.
The unit has 12 months warranty so thought I'd persevere.
Within the past few weeks, it has failed completely & has permanently locked-up (internal flash screwed-up?). The unit has been returned for a replacement.
Maplin are now selling a different style unit (under the same part No. A52HF) ....but is the firmware any better?? If not, that'll go back for a complete refund before my 12months are up.
To be continued....

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