Cheap Freeview Recorders discussion

sc867

Microdirect has an 80GB version for £45.10 inc delivery, and if there's something else you want at the same time ebuyer sells a similar DigiHome box for £45.24 (pictured), with free delivery on orders over £50.
All gone now

RUBY56_2

Beware of the digihome pvr. I have had one of these for some time (since 2007) and it has worked well until the "digital switchover" which took place at the Winter Hill Transmitter earlier this week.
Now I have found out that this equipment is not capable of picking up Digital Channel 62 through which BBC1, BB2, BBC3, BBC News and a couple of other minor stations are transmitted in this area.
If you are thinking of buying one of these machines make sure that it has the most up to date software version to enable it to recognize ALL the channels or you will find yourself missing some of your favourites!!

eileenfromplaistow

I have a Digihome pvr, and I too lost the BBC channels this week. My husband googled and got help on the AV forums to get the channels back. Apparently you have to have had the automatic update feature enabled, as the machine has been supposedly been receiving updates all year ready for the switchover. It took him all evening and an old cable to download the software.

madjohn

Hi,
Revival of an old thread...

What's the best Freeview DVR you can get nowadays under £90 (delivered)..?

Peter_Kendrick

It is NOT a good time to buy a Freeview TV or PVR. In the next few months it will be possible to get HD channels free from Freeview. Most places in the UK will get them before the World Cup.

Unfortunately, you will need a new Freeview box or TV AND THEY ARE NOT EVEN AVAILABLE YET. Go to www.freeview.co.uk for more information.

savemoney

That depends on what you want out of it.

Freeview HD is still a few years in some area but not all

Then if its just for bedroom tv probably over kill going hd

I just bought a freesat sd box for £30 for MIL for bedroom as she doesn't have an aerial and she wants a pvr (humax) and not bothered about HD we have to wait for freeview HD for at least another 2-3 years

Peter_Kendrick wrote: »

It is NOT a good time to buy a Freeview TV or PVR. In the next few months it will be possible to get HD channels free from Freeview. Most places in the UK will get them before the World Cup.

Unfortunately, you will need a new Freeview box or TV AND THEY ARE NOT EVEN AVAILABLE YET. Go to www.freeview.co.uk for more information.

surfsister

confused by these things.

I have bt vision at the monent (freeview) but is is a pain as it never works properly. I have had 4 error codes since xmas and phone Bt oodles of time. At present not working at all!!

If I want to cancel this and stoip paying as it is a waste of money. what's the best alternative that might work?

I don't have sky or any other service just BT broadband and the bt vision box linked ot a 3 year old tv.

Should I buy a pvr instead and if so willl it just work or are they hard to set up? I am not that techincal. (I have a good areial for the freeview)

Thanks

Peter_Kendrick

savemoney wrote: »

That depends on what you want out of it.

Freeview HD is still a few years in some area but not all

Then if its just for bedroom tv probably over kill going hd

I just bought a freesat sd box for £30 for MIL for bedroom as she doesn't have an aerial and she wants a pvr (humax) and not bothered about HD we have to wait for freeview HD for at least another 2-3 years

Freeview HD is Months away - nearly all the UK will be able to receive it in time for the World Cup. www.freeview.co.uk

cruz99

Nearly all?

hardly

"By the 2010 World Cup almost 50% of the UK will be able to get Freeview "

savemoney

No its not 2011 in my area isnt months away, 2012 NE of England, hardly months away because until switch over you wont get freeview HD

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Peter_Kendrick wrote: »

Freeview HD is Months away - nearly all the UK will be able to receive it in time for the World Cup. www.freeview.co.uk