Aldi - Technosonic PVR £99.99 - Freeview

tecstar

Have you tried doing a fresh re-install of all the channels?

-gonzo-

To be honest I dont really think its anything to do with which transmitter the signal is comming from... The problem is that this machine is full of faults. I think its time that everone returned thiers for a refund and wait for something better to come along.
At the moment I dont think there is any pvr on the market that hasnt got a fault with it.

robonz

after update my lost recording and hard drive continuously spinning problems have been solved but the no signal problem has got much worse and no audio happens sometimes too which didn't before. problems go away when rebooted but is reall hassle turning if off at the back and you can't do when recording! which the no signal problem occurs when i do so no more freeview until its finished recording.

not taken it back, going to a least watch what recording i have made first. so sad as its great box of tricks if only the software was fixed. obviously their budget for that is low but would save having them all being returned instead!

Aldi please test your electronic devices before selling or your reputation will be seriously tarnished.

wyatt_earp_2

Hi all, I looked at this product when it was first mentioned here and very nearly bought one! I am obviously glad i did not.

I finally plumped for the Humax PVR9200T twin tuner 160GB hardrive freeview box.
click here http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/pvr-9200t.asp

It really is fantastic and is a best buy in acouple of trade mags. It costs more than the Technosonic unit but is clearly superior.

I would strongly recommend this model and it is currently available in Comet stores @ £199.

Hope this helps anyone interested in getting a Freeview PVR.

Have a great New Year
Wyatt

-gonzo-

After looking around it seems to me that if your willing to part the cash then the Humax PVR9200T is the best pvr on the market and has had some good reviews..
The downside is the price at around £200.

creddish

-gonzo- wrote:

After looking around it seems to me that if your willing to part the cash then the Humax PVR9200T is the best pvr on the market and has had some good reviews..
The downside is the price at around £200.

The 9200 is not without problems. Users have a significant number of lock-ups resulting in lost recordings and also complete loss of recordings in it's library. These issues are probably not as frequent as the No Signal problem with the Technosonic but the consequences for those user who experience them are much more serious. Potentially the Humax will be a great PVR, maybe even the best when these issues are sorted as I expect they will be in some currently unknown time period. I'm not getting one until it's reliability is proven. One of my reasons for getting the Technosonic was to get a cheap interim PVR until the Humax is sorted.

Colin

marsha11_2

If you have set up a favourite list then check you are recording the correct programme from the EPG. I enable a favourite list and attempted to record a program from the 15th programme in the EPG list. The record box (where you can adjust the channel and times) had the wrong programme set to record (this was the 15th programme in the FULL programme list). What was even more confusing, the title of the programme in the recording list was the one I wanted to record but the actual recording was the one from the wrong channel. So to avoid any confusion I have disabled the favourite list.

If Technosonic / TechnoTrend are monitoring this tread, please make the Timeshift feature more robust. The user is asked to confirm that they want to cancel Timeshift if the Stop button is pressed but Timeshift is cancelled without confirmation if any other button (other than the ones used in Timeshift) are pressed. It's very annoying when you accidentally press the wrong button and lose the recording.

drahcir_2

wyatt_earp wrote:

Hi all, I looked at this product when it was first mentioned here and very nearly bought one! I am obviously glad i did not.

I finally plumped for the Humax PVR9200T twin tuner 160GB hardrive freeview box.
click here http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/products/pvr-9200t.asp

It really is fantastic and is a best buy in acouple of trade mags. It costs more than the Technosonic unit but is clearly superior.

I would strongly recommend this model and it is currently available in Comet stores @ £199.

Hope this helps anyone interested in getting a Freeview PVR.

Have a great New Year
Wyatt

i got fed up with my aldi pvr locking up and no signal even after the upgrade, then decided not to come out of standby - so i took it back on saturday and got the humax pvr9200 today from comet - £185 as it was the display model (none left in stock)
much better now - better menu and everything seems to be working as it should. also has a 2year man warrenty

andybiochem

Did the update on mine on the 30th, has fixed most of the problems, but also a bit strangely, the software version number reads v2.04????

Also I've noticed that I can fast-forward live TV!?!?! So far I've watched back to back episodes of eastenders, and am up to mid-march '06. Phil and Sharon DO get it on by the way, oh and Sonia kisses Pauline in the Vic.

I also know what saturdays lotto draw will be, but that'd be telling.

lol.

I CAN predict, however, that you'll probably all follow my lead in returning the !!!!!! and getting a digifusion 200 for £60 more - r-e-l-i-a-b-l-e, and you can record two simultaneous channels and watch a recording at the same time...like a real PVR does.

happy new year!

-gonzo-

creddish wrote:

The 9200 is not without problems. Users have a significant number of lock-ups resulting in lost recordings and also complete loss of recordings in it's library. These issues are probably not as frequent as the No Signal problem with the Technosonic but the consequences for those user who experience them are much more serious. Potentially the Humax will be a great PVR, maybe even the best when these issues are sorted as I expect they will be in some currently unknown time period. I'm not getting one until it's reliability is proven. One of my reasons for getting the Technosonic was to get a cheap interim PVR until the Humax is sorted.

Colin

If you go to Humax web site and register with them there is an update for the 9200 which can be downloaded.
Im gonna get one of these after reading these specs on the humax site.
Personal Video Recorder

* Up to 100 Hours Recording (160GB hard disc)
* Momentous pause and play live TV (Time Shift Recording)
* Fast Forward/Rewind in various speeds and Slow Motion
* Instant Replay and Skip during A/V watching
* One touch record scheduling in EPG information
* Digital Radio Recording / Variable Instant Recording


- Digital Terrestrial Set-Top Box

* MPEG-2 Digital & Fully DVB-T Compliant.
* Common Interface for Pay TV (MHEG6 support)
* Digital Teletext (MHEG5 support) *UK only
* RF modulator/Twin scarts(Scart cable included)
* Dolby digital 5.1 optical output
* Two year manufactufacturer guarantee
* Up to 200 Channels storage
* 5 Favourite groups
* Subtitle supports EBU & DVB subtitle
* Teletext supports by VBI insertion
* Dolby Digital Audio Output
* Automatic Software Update
* Various Games


- Plug & Play

* Simple installation, just Plug and Play.
* No need for additional tuner loop through. HUMAX special tuner has just 1signal input.


- Twin Tuner

* Recording two channels whilest watching a live TV or play-back
* Viewing a third channel is limited to the Multiplexes you are currently recording.
For more information, contact our Helpline 0870 2478800 in UK.
* Picture in picture to see 2 programmes on 1 screen


- USB 2.0

* USB 2.0 connectivity for PC
* MPEG A/V file transfer between Duovisio and a PC
* Digital photo album and slide show
* MP3 player
* Free CD of PC application 'Media e-linker'