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DVD Recorder With HDD & DVB-T Receiver
tryingtosave_3
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Maplin are selling a freeview-tuner equipped, 160 GB hard disc with DVD Recorder for £219 (plus at least £15 discount when you sign up for their newsletter). You can also go through Quidco for another couple of quid off.
In fact - and this is more of a grabbit -they are also selling "b grade" stock, at a £20 discount (£199.99 - find a 13p transistor or similar to boost your order to over £200 for the discount voucher).
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=97186&DOY=#DOY&criteria=#criteria
I think this - certainly the B Grade - is a good deal. Anyone looking for a box with all three features (DVD recorder, freeview and Hard disc) are few and far between on the market ...
I can't entirely recommend the device from a usability perspective ... set up was easy, but at the moment I'm having trouble with the EPG (i.e. recording directly from it / accessing it easily), but the manufacturer's support line assures me a firmware upgrade is due next week (if you're not going for the B Grade stock, probably worth waiting to see if they make good - https://www.umax.co.uk)
Tivo this isn't, but if you don't mind a little experimentation and then (hopefully) upgrading the firmware, this might be for you.
In fact - and this is more of a grabbit -they are also selling "b grade" stock, at a £20 discount (£199.99 - find a 13p transistor or similar to boost your order to over £200 for the discount voucher).
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=97186&DOY=#DOY&criteria=#criteria
I think this - certainly the B Grade - is a good deal. Anyone looking for a box with all three features (DVD recorder, freeview and Hard disc) are few and far between on the market ...
I can't entirely recommend the device from a usability perspective ... set up was easy, but at the moment I'm having trouble with the EPG (i.e. recording directly from it / accessing it easily), but the manufacturer's support line assures me a firmware upgrade is due next week (if you're not going for the B Grade stock, probably worth waiting to see if they make good - https://www.umax.co.uk)
Tivo this isn't, but if you don't mind a little experimentation and then (hopefully) upgrading the firmware, this might be for you.
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