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Average Ratings
Features6.7/10 Based on 7 ratings
Ease of Use7.7/10 Based on 8 ratings
Value for Money7/10
Reviewer Rating5.8/10
Overall Rating5.6/10 Based on 11 ratings
56% Recommended5 out of 9 Reviews
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Philips DTR-220 Prices

Philips DTR220 Premiere DTV Receiver£25.04P&P: £4.95
Philips DTR220 Premiere DTV Receiver£29.99Free P&P
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9- Philips DTR-220 Reviews

  • Full review by
    Guest.
    on 1st Oct 2008


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    Good Points: Does what it says on the box. Very straightforward to set up. Plug it in and it searches for channels, sorts them in order. Is sensitive so we could get Dave even though it is not supposed to be available here until 2010. Intuitive. Two scarts and optical output which is useful if you have a 5.1 surround sound. Scart included to get you started.

    Bad Points: No card slot for pay channels (not that there are many decent ones)

    General comments: I had seen mixed reviews for this . However I have found it to have exceeded my expectations. It was incredibly easy to set up, has not let us down at all, has a wider range of channels than expected. Strongly recommended
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  • Review by
    MMBR
    on 21st Aug 2008


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    Having had serious problems with both 'Pace' & 'Bush' boxes this is great, pluged it in and is working prefectly. easy to use easy to load
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  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 16th Jun 2008


    User Rating : 0
    Respect : 0

    My Philips DTR-220 unit freezes when changing channel. second replacement also froze when changing channel and volume control did not work. Do not buy.
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  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 28th May 2008


    User Rating : 1
    Respect : 0

    Lets face it, the Philips DTR-220 has significant software bugs. I contacted Philips and they directed me to the retailer (Tesco). Tesco have been helpful. Since purchasing the unit, I have discovered lots of similar problem reports on various forum sites. I know its difficult when you have built a lemon, but I think Philips need to consider taking problems like this seriously rather than just ignoring them and hoping they will go away.
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  • Review by
    ArmitageShanks
    on 23rd Apr 2008


    User Rating : 8
    Respect : 0

    I bought the Philips DTR-220 unit at John lewis for about 38 pounds. It's small black glossy unit and took about 3 mins to setup. No hassle. So far no problems and it's size it prefect for my living room setup.
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  • Review by
    Dataman Rank: Sergeant
    on 21st Apr 2008


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    I have used Sagems on our spare TV's for the past two years and we have become accustomed to sudden restarts, frozen units that had to be switched off and switched on again, less than helpful "EPG" screens, no text and the weekly need to re-program all the channels when the Sagem lost them. I finally became fed up with fighting the losing battle, threw the Sagems in the bin and bought the Philips. What a breath of fresh air - I just wish we'd bought Philips at the beginning! They are faultless. ...
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  • Review by
    freddy123456
    on 28th Mar 2008


    User Rating : 1
    Respect : 0

    The Phillips customer helpline were utterly useless, not only did the individual know less about the product than I did, but they tried telling me to perform the most basic of tasks that I'd tried hundreds of times! To add to my frustration it took them over a week to sort out my details for an exchange, by this time I asked for a full refund, which I did eventually receive. A friend of mine has had a similar problem and has ended up sending his back for a new one aswell. My advice is not to pu ...
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  • Review by
    gideonr
    on 21st Jan 2008


    User Rating : 3
    Respect : 0

    Nice but unreliable. Very small black plastic box that works well when it works but... sometimes the menus disappear to little green and black smudges, and my one has failed after a couple of weeks, boots up then just turns off and won't respond to the remote, so it's going back for a refund.
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  • Review by
    Crimperman Rank: Staff Sergeant
    on 2nd Oct 2007


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    I used to have a Thompson Top Up TV box but it overheated and died. My Dad picked this Philips DTR-220 up for us in Sainsbury's and I have to say I was a little sceptical when it turned up. It costs around £40 and I thought something that cheap and clearly designed for the beginner (it claims a five minute up and running time on the box) couldn't be that good. I was wrong! This box is excellent. The setup was three minutes not five and everything was up and running. Whereas my old Th ...
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