Item: Panasonic TUCT20
Rating: 1

alderny's review of Panasonic TUCT20

“The Panasonic TUCT20 is a really bad product. For two...”

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written by alderny on 31/05/2005

Good Points
Size.

Bad Points
Locks up.
Picture Freezes and breaks up.
Bad lip-sync.

General Comments
The Panasonic TUCT20 is a really bad product. For two years I put up with the picture freezing every few minutes and lip-sync problems that made it feel as if I was watching one programme whilst listening to another! Add to this the occasional need to power it off and on again when it locked up completely, made it a very annoying piece of kit. I live in a good reception area, have a good aerial for digital TV reception plus a signal booster.

I finally went out and purchased a Sagem 602 from Richer Sounds for just £39.95, took it home, plugged it in and set it up. What a difference! Not only did the picture freezing and lip-sync problems vanish, but the picture was sharper too. The signal strength is typically around 75% and signal quality 98% - proving that the aerial is good.

The Panasonic, which had an external power supply, also ran quite hot.

Value For Money
Ease of Use
Over 1 Year

Time DVB Owned

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Axxil221's Response to alderny's Review

Written on: 05/12/2006

The following comment rings true, no signal meter - does the Panasonic TUCT20 freeview box have a signal booster? I do not think so. In Cardiff, Splott we have signal dropout, therefore a booster is needed.

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