Re: £130 Twin FreeView Tuner PVR

["Ian Bird" <ian.bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I haven't but I do have a Thompson DHD4000 which I am pleased with. I
have upgraded the harddrive from 40Gb to 120Gb which was quite easy
once into the box.

This model is sensitive to cooling so no enclosed cabinets for it.
The 14 day EPG is a nice touch though.

I have had two now (the previous one was a different manufacturer
(not Sagem) and it died within a month). The interface design is
almost identical although the Thompson is better. It's the little
touches that matter like pressing stop then play again and it starts
off where it stopped. Not all are born equal in these areas.

Currently seems to be available for around 170 on the web (might be
plus VAT?).

Ian



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Simon Pawson <simonp1234@v...> wrote:
> Mark,
>
> I haven't but I have bought other Sagem digiboxes from Argos before.
> Normally when you buy something from Argos you get a 16 day no
quibbles
> return policy so you can get your money back. They tell you in the
shop
> and on the web site that this does not include DTV equipment.
> So if it works (but not well enough) or your DTV signal isn't
strong
> enough (and I have a few boxes and have put in a few at friends
houses
> and the sensitivity seems to vary, even down to what sort of plugs
and
> junctions are on the co-ax) you would end up with a prize for the
next
> competition rather than something you could get your money back on.
>
> Good value though - would be nice to have a network port but you
can't
> have everything. I don't know if there would be a strong hacker
> community as these days 40gb is a bit small.
>
> Simon
>
>
>
> In message <20050430103300.6786E107A6@r...>, Mark McCall
> <lists@a...> writes
> >Anyone tried one of these?
> >
> >http://tinyurl.com/89prb