Freeview Receiver and HD Recorder:Pace Twin reduced by 62% -Limited stock

mrgreen_2

I found this today, don't know how long it's been on offer. Searched the forum but didn't find a similar post. It might be of use to some of you!

Pace Twin £132 (which is 62% of the rrp). Delivery is £7.99

The RRP is £349.99

DigitalDirectUK.com

Pace Twin Features

• Freeview Receiver and HD Recorder
• Watch One Channel, Record Another
• Pause Live TV,30+Free Channels
• 2xScart 1xOptical 2xPhono Out
• Colour: Silver

It seems like a good deal, although the RRP seems a bit high.

zabbyh

Don't know anything about hd recorders, is 20 gb meant to be good or bad?

Darren21

20gb is bad, its the lowest you can get - they go up to 160gb. (20gb is 10 hrs of recording). Just did a quick search and it just seems to be a discontinued box which isn't worth more than the price, probably worth less

Snowboarder747

you can put a new hard drive in it, however this may invalidate your warranty.

puno

Dont bother with this, I spent ages researching these boxes and this one gets heavily criticised on forums. If anyones interested in a freeview HD recorder I recommend this one

toppy

it works really well but its expensive

shrek101

20gb really isnt enough on a dual receiver. I have a 40gb Humax and they updated the pvr from 40gb to 80gb late last year and thats with only one receiver. Wait for the dual Humax should be good they do really good hardware at affordable prices

RufusA

A quick Froogle reveals that Direct Electronics are selling this box for £115 with free delivery:

Pace Twin - Direct Electronics

As others have said this is now a very old box, struggles with the EPG and even with the latest software release has a few quirks.

HTH - Rufus.

redfox

I'm going to move this thread to Shop but don't drop as it seems you can get this cheaper elsewhere and so doesn't seem to be a bargain that needs to be grabbed quickly

charlieheard

redfox wrote:

I'm going to move this thread to Shop but don't drop as it seems you can get this cheaper elsewhere and so doesn't seem to be a bargain that needs to be grabbed quickly

Bargain, as in ... buying a new Rover is a bargain

By all means go for it if you have to have a freview PVR now, but it is very basic, buggy and out-of-date. It's a bit like buying a B&W portable TV for your living room

tin

Hmmm. There is a LOT of respect for the pace twin, as well as a lot of dissing. It seems the boxes are wildly variable, but if you get a good one, it can be considered one of the best still available today. A problematic purchase indeed, but I have seen posts on forums where users are desperately trying to get another from somewhere before they completely sell out!!!