THESE MACHINES HAVE A POOR POWER SUPPLY COMPONETS, IN IT ARE LOW SPEC CAPACITOR RUNNING TO THIER MAX TOLLERENCE AND WILL FAIL....CAUSES MOST OF THE ERRORS/FREEZING CAN BE UPGRADED TO HIGHER QUALITY VALUE CAPICITORS FOR BETTER PERFOMANCE BUT NOT COST EFFECTIVE I AM A ENGINEER SO I DONE MY OWN WOKING PERFECT FOR LAST 3 MONTHS

i bought this about 3 years ago to get Setanta and i have loved it. However, it is getting more and more unreliable - freezing and wiping out ALL programmes that have been recorded. Also, it is a bit noisy even when in standby. I wouldn't ever like to live without a hard disk recorder but wouldn't want to rely on this one to record the England World Cup matches for me!

I bought my freeview recorder five months ago and have been experiencing similar problems. It freezes on a weekly basis, has not recorded some programmes and usually misses the last five minutes off all Channel 4 recordings. Last week I lost my TV guide rendering the recorder useless and after reading these reviews was not at all hopeful that it would come back. I phoned the help line, they gave me a secret code and within 24 hours it was working again. It is worth calling the helpline to see if they can do anything, but I still wouldn't buy one again.

Overall it is a good recorder but you do get what you pay for and unless you want to spend over £200 on the more known brand options then this is a good alternative. However if your not at all patient like myself then the freezing will frustraight you.