JVC TU-DB1 Review

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JVC TU-DB1
1.4 stars
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simtester's Review of JVC TU-DB1 Freeview Box

26th Nov 2008

Overall Rating

1 stars
  • Value for money
    0.5 stars
  • Features
    1 stars
  • Time DVB Owned
    Over 1 Year
  • Ease of Use
    2.5 stars
Good Points

Good simple design and the remote is multifunctional with the JVC tv and video.


Bad Points

Horribly unreliable. Within the first few months there were problems with the EPG listings not giving full lists and sometimes no list at all. All this despite keeping the unit powered up as advised in the hand book.
The unit would occasionally switch itself off and refused to power up until the whole thing was isolated from the mains for 1 minute or so.
The power pack failed after 14 months and had to be replaced with a generic unit as the original unit was by then obsolete and unobtainable.
The unit began to get very hot and eventually failed completely with a nasty burning smell. It now lives in the recycle bin!


General Comments

I have been a fan of JVC kit for around 20 years but this is one of the poorest examples of electrical gadgetry I have seen for a long while. I would not recommend it to any one. I have since replaced it with a cheapo Woolworths 'worth it' freeview box and it actually works very well. There are even 3 free games built in to the software. All for £17 too!

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