Wharfdale 160 Gb HDD DVD Freeview Recorder £79.99

johng_uk

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?lang=&product_id=24768&session=2fe2e7787e31813228862bc5292941db

As stated this DVD recorder contains Freeview and can pause live TV as well as upscaling to 1080i.

The only possible catch is that th items are from bankrupt stock and as such only have 3 month warranties. It also states 'as new' rather than 'new'.

Could be a bargain if you decide to take the plunge or you could hang on and wait 'til the price on this sort of technology drops anyway....

deans25

johng_uk wrote: »

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?lang=&product_id=24768&session=2fe2e7787e31813228862bc5292941db

As stated this DVD recorder contains Freeview and can pause live TV as well as upscaling to 1080i.

The only possibe catch is that th items are from bankrupt stock and as such only have 3 month warranties. It also states 'as new' rather than 'new'.

Could be a bargain if you decide to take the plunge or you could hang on and wait 'til the price on this sort of technology drops anyway....

Got an email from Bigpockets about this as well. The recorders are £150 from Argos. Bigpockets are a good company to deal with as they offer a 30 day no quibble money back warranty on all of their bankrupt stock stuff. Just ordered an aigo MP4 player myself. for £9.99 it usually selld for about £60.00.On the bigpockets site bigpockets say the stock is "as new" however on the dvd forums which bigpockets sponser they "this is bankrupt stock but 99.9% of the stock is brand new and still sealed in shrinkwrapped boxes."

seilbahn

deans25 wrote: »

Bigpockets are a good company to deal with as they offer a 30 day no quibble money back warranty on all of their bankrupt stock stuff.

I've never dealt with Bigpockets, I'm deterred by their returns policy below. If I'm reading this right, then if they supply you with faulty goods, you have to pay the cost of returning them.

Returns
All Returns must have an issued RMA number, accompanied by Returns RMA form (with all requested information clearly visible). Warranty on all items are RTB (Return to base), item(s) must be returned at your cost unless item/s are sent to you in error (this is non-refundable). All second user hardware items are covered by a 30 day RTB warranty (unless stated otherwise). All items suspected to be damaged or faulty must be returned and tested, if no fault can be found or suspected fault replicated, then the item/s will be returned to you at your own cost (a handling charge of £25.00 may be incurred for testing hardware items with no faults found) or a refund for the item will be issued and the item restocked (Please note a 15% handling fee will be applied). We will only send replacement goods upon receipt of returned items. Please read Important notes on RMA form regarding the above terms.

rthirlby

I recently returned a few PVR's to bigpockets that were faulty, they arranged a courier at their expense to com and collect them from me, I didnt even have to ask.

Dustangle

rthirlby wrote: »

I recently returned a few PVR's...

Are you a trader?

rogue_element

Any link to detailed specs on this? Does it have twin tuner? Does it have a good EPG?

rthirlby

Dustangle wrote: »

Are you a trader?

No im not a trader, they were sold as "build your own" type PVR's but in reality they were returned goods that were riddled with bugs so I ordered a few so I could pick the one with the best most stable firmware.


Why do you ask anyway ?

johng_uk

rogue_element here is link:

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?lang=&product_id=24768&session=c7a2296076e50cd920ee024805faf7bf

It has a 7 day EPG and built in digital tuner from what I can see.

sjpkgp

I have got two of these - bought a second for kitchen after liked it so much, I know you can get a review anywhere, but a poster has specifically asked, the EPG is OK, but it only does 3 days worth of channel 4, rest of the channels seem ok though. The other moan I would have about it is it hums ever so slightly, not a problem when it and the telly is on, or in the kitchen where there is background noise, but I often prefer absolute utter silence to go about my chores. To be fair I noticed this the first day I had it, and have never really noticed it again. On the plus side, ridiculously easy to set up, even easier to use, works a treat, massive memory, you can record about 80 hours worth. I think £79.99 is a good deal, as I paid £99, but then again, it is a brand new unit with long guarantee.

HTH
Sal x

Dustangle

rthirlby wrote: »

No im not a trader, they were sold as "build your own" type PVR's but in reality they were returned goods that were riddled with bugs so I ordered a few so I could pick the one with the best most stable firmware.


Why do you ask anyway ?

Because it seemed odd for a consumer to buy so many as to need to return a few items. Your explanation still seems a bit odd!

rthirlby

Regardless all I was saying was they arranged a courier to collect faulty goods, I dont see why you have any issue with my posts