THOMSON 160GB TOP UP TV FREEVIEW DIGITAL TV RECORDER HDD DTR BOX – HAVE FIRST MONTH ON US
Product Description
This product has been professionally repaired and repackaged but may have some minor scratches on the outer cabinet – Comes with 3 month warranty
Top Up TV Freeview+ offers a new way of watching TV. Now you can access all Freeview channels, Pause Live TV, record 2 channels at the same time and more with a Top Up TV Freeview+ DTR. Its like Sky+ on Freeview. You can also top up your TV choice with programmes from great Pay-TV channels with Top Up TV Favourites, enjoy great sport, catch blockbuster movies on PictureBox and the great news is your first month of Top Up TV Favourites and PictureBox is now included in the price.
No long term contracts
No phone or broadband tie ins
No dish or cable
Gives you the flexibility to add on TV packages in the future
It’s the best value 160GB DTR on the market.
(£20 connection fee and terms and conditions apply)
- HDD Capacity – 160GB
- Remote Control Included
- Colour – Silver/Black
- Recording Time – up to 120 Hours
- Warranty – 3 months
THOMSON 160GB TOP UP TV FREEVIEW DIGITAL TV RECORDER HDD DTR BOX – HAVE FIRST MONTH ON US
I bought this product (not from Amazon) at the start of the year. It was unable to find any channels despite the fact my non recordable Freeview box doesn’t have any problems at all. Took it back to the shop and they gave me another one. Same problem. Lent it to a friend to try (in case I was setting it up wrong). Same problem. Phoned Thompson. They said it was down to the ariel and I needed a new one and because of this they wouldn’t take it back. Have moved twice since then. It didn’t work at all in my last property. In my current property it worked perfectly………. for about 2 days. Then it went onto standby and I haven’t been able to get it out of standby since(nor has Thompson).
In fact it was so bad I am wary about paying a decent price for another one and currently have no kind of recording device at all.
Bit annoyed this review made me give it at least one star as by choice I wouldn’t have given it anything.
Rating: 1 / 5
Please do not buy this product. It will break down on you, probably a software fault, and you will find that no-one is interested in fixing the problem because there is no fix. It is better to do without a recorder than to have this one.
Rating: 1 / 5
I was slightly wary of buying this after i had read the hundreds of poor reviews of the Thompson top up tv box. However, i thought I would take the risk as the price was so low.
I only use the freeview + EPG as I have no interest in top up tv services and have had absolutely no problems witht he box since I have had it (about 3 weeks). It seems as if all of the over the air updates have sorted out reliability issues (“touch wood”) and as i have deactivated top up TV i have no problems with this either. It is probably a little bit noisy for use in a bedroom but as mine is in the front room this gives me no problems and you hardly notice it even witht he TV off.
For the price it is a great little freeview + box and does everything I want it to whilst i wait to get sky installed in my flat.
I have only given it 4 starts as i feel it is not quite as good as a sky+ box as the EPG is a little crammed onto the screen and the picture qulaity is not as good as the freeview direct through my LCD TV but this could be down to the scart lead.
All in all, this product does exactly what i want it to do so far and alows me to record all of my favourite programs so i would recommend it highly.
Rating: 4 / 5
I too have had some problems, but all are easily fixed, wouldn’t recomend unless you’re at least a bit tech savvy as the fixes can be a bit awkward to implement.
When working it is a good box with plenty of features.
As for the problem some people have described of the box going into standby and not switching on, this is fixed with a simple button sequence.
Everything needed to fix the box can be found on Google
Rating: 4 / 5
A nice looking unit that was quick and easy to plumb in. Automatic set up was also very easy if a little long (over 20 mins to complete first time install). Fan noise not too loud but it would be great if it were an ‘intelligent’ fan, i.e. only spins up when the unit is in use & there’s something needing cooling like a laptop. It’s a pity in these days of our needing to reduce energy consumption and carbon footprints the world makes technology that sits there wirring away when not actually being used to do anything useful!
BUT…all this is pretty academic as my unit sufferred from cronic picture freezing. And no, it’s not my aerial: we had an external digital TV aerial professionally fitted a year or so ago that has given faultless performance with two very cheap Freeview boxes. Plug in the Thomson unit: picture freeze, back to cheap box: perfect reception.
Conclusion: either the Thomson box needs an unrealistically strong signal or I’ve been sent a duff unit. It’s a real pity as the controls are easy to use and the price it great – if only it actually worked!
Rating: 1 / 5