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Ferguson FDT2000
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Average Ratings for Ferguson FDT2000

  • Features2.8 stars
  • Ease of Use3.7 stars
  • Value for Money3 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings3 stars
  • Overall Rating3.1 stars

4 Reviews For Ferguson FDT2000

  • diablo944 Rank: 2nd Lieutenant 5th Jun 2007

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    Good Points: Nice and simple, after a shaky start it settled down to be an OK performer until recent update ruined it.


    Bad Points: Latest update as of May 2007 forces machine to unceremoniously shut down at 3am. Not an issue if you are watching TV at the time, but if it is providing freeview for recording, it all goes belly up at 3 am.
    worse is if you don't turn it on before next recording is due, the PVR sends the signal to turn over, but the freeview only picks up the last digit of the code and records the wrong channel as a result.


    General comments: I had trouble with the FDT2000 initially (as stated in a previous review), but it settled down to be a good performer, that was until the latest update and the hassles of the new Electronic Program Guide download. The box shuts down at 3am to download the EPG. You have no choice in the matter unless you are up and watching freeview at 3 am as the option 'press a button within 30 seconds or box will shut down' is useless if you are recording a freeview channel while in bed. If you have any sort of PVR/DVR linked to this box, it is now effectively useless. If you do manage to keep it on by overriding it as you are watching at 3am, it will only shut down using the same procedure the following morning around dinnertime. Support from Ferguson was to enter setup, go to guide and reinstate older preference for EPG. this cannot be done as the 'guide' part of the menu has been disabled since it automatically updated and began this 3am shutdown procedure. Tivo type users, AVOID THIS NOW USELESS BOX LIKE THE PLAGUE. were it not for the 3am issue, I would have no issues with it. The fact this auto shutdown was sneaked in under the radar after so long working well, only to now be ruined by the update only serves to show how bad an auto update scenario can be. The fact it powers down automatically then doesn't auto power up just rubs salt in the wounds.

  • diablo944 Rank: 2nd Lieutenant 9th Aug 2006

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    Always struggled with Channel 5 and the History Channel but with the Ferguson FDT2000, Channel 5 was unwatchable (as was Price Drop TV, but not much of a loss there). I was willing to forgive it until recently it has been regularly failing to turn over on demand, instead it produces a message saying 'this action is currently unavailable, please try later'. My mother's setup suffers from the same problem, though not always at the same time as mine. Turning the box off and on clears the defect.
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  • Midgetheman Rank: Staff Sergeant 14th Nov 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Currently have the Ferguson FDT2000 set up with the main system (dvd (toshiba) video (aiwa) tv (toshiba)) and it intergrates well. Originally bought from Dixons for £120 a little expensive compared with some others but I wanted the full interactive features BBCi etc, however after a failed first set up (many arguements with technophobe father) a signal booster was required. This helped but still there were channels that we could not receive and some with extremely broken up images and soun ...

  • glm Rank: Corporal 5th Jan 2004

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Ferguson FDT2000 on the box, a Thomson inside. A smart looking little thing with one red light (off) and one green light (on)..a tad more attractive than the other Thomson models I thought. Easy setup...plug it in and go to Auto Setup...only a couple of mins to find all the stations. Good TV and radio reception...even through my standard ariel (Freeview website said I needed an upgraded ariel...not so in my case). Tried pressing the change channel buttons really fast to see if I could crash it ( ...