| Features | 6.7/10   |
|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 7.7/10 |
| Value for Money | 7/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 5.8/10 |
| Overall Rating | 5.6/10 |
| Philips DTR220 Premiere DTV Receiver |  | £25.04P&P: £4.95 |
| Philips DTR220 Premiere DTV Receiver |  | £29.99Free P&P |
| Philips DTR220 Premiere DTV Receiver |  | £34.24P&P: £5.95 |
| Philips DTR220 Premiere DTV Receiver |  | £34.99P&P: £4.84 |
Full review by
Guest.
on 1st Oct 2008
User Rating : 9
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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
Guest.'s review and ratings | 117 words
Review by
MMBR
on 21st Aug 2008
User Rating : 10
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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
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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.
Guest.'s full review | 27 words
Review by
Guest.
on 28th May 2008
User Rating : 1
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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.
Guest.'s full review | 136 words
Review by
ArmitageShanks
on 23rd Apr 2008
User Rating : 8
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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.
ArmitageShanks's full review | 48 words
Review by
Dataman
on 21st Apr 2008
User Rating : 10
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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. ...
Dataman's full review | 170 words
Review by
freddy123456
on 28th Mar 2008
User Rating : 1
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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 ...
freddy123456's full review | 217 words
Review by
gideonr
on 21st Jan 2008
User Rating : 3
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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.
gideonr's full review | 59 words
Review by
Crimperman
on 2nd Oct 2007
User Rating : 10
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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 ...
Crimperman's full review | 415 words
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