RE: OT: Freeview PVR opinions

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The only downside about using a TiVo with a DTT / Freeview box is that
because the Freeview box has to uncompress the picture to analoge and then
the Tivo has to recompress it then you do get quite a drop in quality.

Can I suggest that you take a look at the Thomson DHD4000 DTT PVR? It's
about =A3250 - has no subscription charges for the EPG. OK it's not as
"clever" as Tivo in that you can't do season passes and
suggestions but it
records the digital bitstream directly so picture quality is great and also
it has twin tuners so you can watch one channel whilst recording another
(i=
n
fact you can even record two channels whilst watching something that you
have previously recorded).

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: LeeUKHA [mailto:mailinglists@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 16 October 2004 13:32
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT: Freeview PVR opinions
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> Ian,
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> If your talking about the Pace Twinview box, the last I heard=20
> from some friends is that it's shockingly bad...
> Bug riddled software, that's full of holes...
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> As for a Tivo controlling a FreeView box, it works just=20
> great. I've got a Thomson DTI1000 FreeView box I bought from=20
> Richer Sounds over a year ago and it's been rock solid. The=20
> only hiccup was caused by a software download to the FreeView=20
> box, it popped up an 'OK to reboot' message and the box sat there...
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> Lee
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>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: ianh1000 [mailto:ianh1000@xxxxxxx]
>   Sent: 16 October 2004 13:12
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Subject: [ukha_d] OT: Freeview PVR opinions
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>   Hi All,
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>   I have been asked by SWMBO to get freeview for her folks.=20
> They have a
>   TIVO that I bought them a couple of years back which they=20
> like but do
>   not use any of its special features. I do not really want to add
>   another box that the Tivo controls so I am considering a=20
> Freview PVR.
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>   Anyone here got one and can offer an opinion. Or how=20
> workable Tivo is
>   controlling a set top box.
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>   Thanks in advance.
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>   Ian
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