Aldi twin tuner 160gb twin tuner pvr £99

Lorian

dc wrote:

...its younger 80gig brother was launched on the unsuspecting public Dec 15th 2005., see gone but not forgotten thread.;)

Which means if anyone was unlucky enough for their original box to go wrong in the next couple of weeks, at least it's still under warranty............

martint123

Passionpantz wrote:

you cant record cable or sky progs on any pvr

I managed to do that quite well with the previous analogue Aldi PVR. Sadly it went back because of the iffy software and the refund went to a few tuner boards to turn my PC into a much better PVR with freeview, sky control etc etc.

gromituk

Lorian wrote:

Which means if anyone was unlucky enough for their original box to go wrong in the next couple of weeks, at least it's still under warranty............

The warranty is 3 years, as far as I know.

welshblob

For everyone asking about a PVR box that can record Sky\NTL then this one should be up to the job and is quite good value ....

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=3528316

Note it doesn't have a digital tuner, only analogue and it only +RW and +R media.

Rob

JeanieM

There is a thread over on hotukdeals with some interesting info about the old and new machines.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34140

dws_72

Apparentley all the bugs have been fixed, and for a pvr with 160gb hard drive i think its a damn good deal..

full spec..


This latest development in digital viewing and recording has to be seen to be believed – and so does the price. It’s a supremely versatile ‘box of tricks’ significantly widening your viewing and programme storing options.

Was 80GB, now 160GB for the same price
Twin tuners allow you to watch one channel whilst recording another, or record two channels at the same time
Receives all Freeview digital TV channels
160GB hard disk drive – for the price of 80GB
Remote control with batteries
Works with your current TV
Digital RED BUTTON interactive Teletext (MHEG5)
Easy set-up and installation with automatic channel search
Twin SCART sockets
Now and next information
7 day Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)
Slimline Black/Silver design
With 3 year warranty and helpline
Check Freeview coverage where you live. Text your postcode to 83331* or visit us at https://www.freeview.co.uk

The FREEVIEW service is subject to coverage. An aerial upgrade may be required. The channel logos are trademarks and copyright of their respective owners. FREEVIEW™ and logo © DTV services Ltd 2002. *Standard network charges apply.

Niggy_2

Well that’s decided it then……..

My one from last year will be going back before my years no quibble warranty runs out – there are some decidedly annoying glitches. Mine has recently decided to freeze every time I start playing back recordings – along with other intermittent crashes – though these are easily cured by switching on/off. Saying all this though, I have had well over £99 worth of use from it and when it works (the majority of the time) it's been, for me, a very useful item especially for recording those not-to-be-missed things on TV at a moments notice. Great piece of kit at £99 if you can cope with the problems.

I will of course be getting one of these new ones (after I have returned mine) – may as well have another years *ahem* free usage

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though I should really add that if I currently had the extra cash I would suggest that the twin-tuner Humax 9200T is the PVR to go for it has a number of options that may be worth the extra - such as being able to truly record two channels at once (whilst watching a third), the ability to rewind TV and it also has PC connectivity – so you can transfer files to your PC hard-drive. I think I have seen it as low as £160-170 with discounts but generally £200ish and it less fault free than the Aldi PVR. I purposely say fault-free as all PVR’s seem to have known bugs and issues.

HankMcSpank

Let me guess...there'll only be four of these at each branch & 1hr before Aldi open there'll be a queue outside. Then a big scrum when the shop actually opens...some big bruiser from Albania will put 3 in his basket - the underpaid & weary staff won't get involved......& all I'll leave with is a packet of dodgy 'out of date' French biscuits that I'm even not sure what the flavour is (& I didn't even want, but felt the need to buy something instead of leaving empty handed).

Sound about right?

tr3mor

I bought one for my mother, cos she really liked the idea of my humax one.

Suffice to say all the problems were there, no ITV, dodgy sound, really clunky use interface.

As far as I can remember although it's twin tuner, it can't record two channels at once.

You're better off getting a single tuner humax and an extra digibox for watching things. Or a twin tuner humax if you can afford it!

FK121

Passionpantz wrote:

you cant record cable or sky progs on any pvr

Yes you can. i have a sharp DVD recorder with hard drive and analogue tuner. It records sky channels perfectly via a scart cable. The only channels it won't record are the pay per view films. no probs with any of the others.