Wharfedale 80GB DVD HDD Recorder £49.99 delivered

deans25

First post and just spotted a bargain which no one else has mentioned.

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?lang=&product_id=24390

stphnstevey

Nice spot - what model is it?

What does 'as new' mean?

VIJAY_FROM_KENT

What do people think?

bartman

I can't find any mention about the tuner - e.g. whether it's digital. Presumably it's not digital, in which case it's gonna be next to useless in a few years unless you fiddle about connecting it via a set-top box.
I suppose for that sort of money it'll be worth it if you get a couple of years out of it.

stphnstevey

bartman wrote: »

I can't find any mention about the tuner - e.g. whether it's digital. Presumably it's not digital, in which case it's gonna be next to useless in a few years unless you fiddle about connecting it via a set-top box.
I suppose for that sort of money it'll be worth it if you get a couple of years out of it.

Don't understand - it doesn't have Freeview, so you would need to run a Freeview box through it anyway?????

Tightmartin

bartman wrote: »

I can't find any mention about the tuner - e.g. whether it's digital. Presumably it's not digital, in which case it's gonna be next to useless in a few years unless you fiddle about connecting it via a set-top box.
I suppose for that sort of money it'll be worth it if you get a couple of years out of it.

Hardly next to useless, in some areas the optomistic forecast for analogue switch off is 2011, so plenty of use for the 5 analogue channels and you could also record from Sky.

I have a similar one to this and it is good for copying DVDs on (not copyright ones of course) using the HDD.

Good find

wrutless

stphnstevey wrote: »

What does 'as new' mean?

It means that the product is graded, which means there is probably a small scratch or scuff on part of the unit. It should be in 100% working order however, so this looks like a decent deal to me.

CB1979_2

better one here i think:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=743409

edit i'm being a d!ck! lol

that's not got a HD i don't think

Welliesorter

Tightmartin wrote: »

plenty of use for the 5 analogue channels and you could also record from Sky.

If you already have a Freeview PVR, BT Vision or Sky Plus you only need a basic analogue DVD recorder as you'll use the set-top box for time shifting or recording one channel while you watch another. The DVD recorder is only needed for putting stuff that you want to keep onto a disc.

CDR1122

Can anyone confirm the model number of this product when they received it ?

bartman

stphnstevey wrote: »

Don't understand - it doesn't have Freeview, so you would need to run a Freeview box through it anyway?????

If it had a digital tuner, it would get the "Freeview" channels - what you refer to as a "Freeview box" is just an external digital tuner which allows older equipment to receive digital signals. You wouldn't need to run a set-top box with it if you were content with recording from analogue sources for as long as they are available, or you intend to link it to a cable or satellite receiver.

As I said, it's probably worth the money; not a great bargain though.