Teknikal HD Freeview Set Top Box Receiver Plus Recorder for Digital TV Channels Tuner HDMI / Scart Outputs USB Memory Slot DVB-T Digi Box 4 Switchover

Rejuvenated an old tv and reasonable price to make it worthwhile. Simple to install.

This recorder works quite well for me, and better than I expected for the price. Some have said that it will not record HD channels, but this one does, and plays back successfully. I found that an external hard disk was not reliable and had problems with a 64gb USB stick, so am using a 32gb USB stick formatted as NTFS. A super-fast USB stick makes no difference as this only uses USB 2 anyway.

Bargain

Had this set top box for 6 days and it has failed. During setup, couldn't get out of factory test screen. Box wouldn't react to remote, but eventually managed to get it installed. However it switched off programme and started scrolling through stored programmes. Managed to restore programmes, for it to happen again. Now box doesn't switch on or off with remote, red power light is permanently on and programmes can be viewed on TV and we have to switch the box off by switching power off at the socket. But still each time the box is switched on, the factory test card appears and has to be got rid of by using the exit button on the remote. Tried to apply for a refund via Amazon, but told I have to give seller 2 days to reply. What happens if seller is not cooperative, do I get my refund, WHO KNOWS.

Not a very friendly user device

I'm not sure I understand what other reviewers are complaining about. OK so it's really basic and perhaps not the most user-friendly item in the world but for the price it's excellent. The fact that you have to use a usb stick to record I think is perfectly acceptable for box at this price - especially when you can pick these up so cheaply. It also means after recording you can plug the stick into your laptop or other device and play your recording there. The set up couldn't have been easier - plug in sockets and aerial, set language and off it went. All channels installed without any problems. The remote worked fine - although I don't think there's much range with it - and the batteries for that were included. I had a go at recording a program onto my usb stick and that worked perfectly. All I really wanted was a Freeview box for an old TV - that would have cost about £20 anyway. The fact that I can record programs is an added bonus. The last time I bought a Freeview recorder I paid £200+ for it. This unit might not be in quite the same league as that but £20 what's not to like?

Item arrived as described, well packaged and on time.

I chose this freeview box as it had more stars than other ones on Amazon and it was a good price, less than £25. Easy to set up. Picture quality is excellent, the information that appears on the tv screen is very clear. The remote control though is not easy to use, the numerical buttons are very small and close together. It has to be pointed directly to the receiver to work, waving it around in a nonchalant manner in the general direction won't do. Parts of the instructions are not very clear and the screenshots are very dark and unreadable. The instructions talk about the media centre and youtube, these features are grayed out on my set, I don't see how they can work as there is no facility to connect to a modem. I'm glad it uses a USB stick ( up to 32 Gb ) as all my previous freeview boxes have failed due to a hard drive fault. An external hard drive can be plugged in, up to 1 Tb. There seems to be no facility for deleting recordings, I have to put the USB stick into a computer to do this. So, 4 stars for the money seems like good value.