SCART FREEVIEW RECEIVER RECORDER DIGITAL TV TUNER SET TOP BOX, USB SD MEMORY CARD READER
Posted by Notcot on Sep 10, 2010 in Home Cinema & Video |
Product Description
Scart Freeview Receiver works in the same way as a digital freeview set top box but much smaller and discrete.
The device is hinged, to allow it to fit in confined spaces behind your TV
it has got Recording Function, you can record a TV Program onto an external USB memory device via the built in USB port.
You can play music in MP3 format, view photos or watch certain types of video files from an SD CARD or an external USB DEVICE
- BRAND NEW FREEVIEW RECEIVER and RECORDER
- PERFECT DESIGN FOR FLAT TV’S
- RECORDING FUNCTION via USB MEMORY
- SAVES YOU THE SPACE TO PUT ANOTHER BOX UNDER THE TV
- COMPATIBLE WITH ALL TV’S WITH A SCART INPUT
SCART FREEVIEW RECEIVER RECORDER DIGITAL TV TUNER SET TOP BOX, USB SD MEMORY CARD READER
This is a neat little unit that hides itself behind any TV with a SCART socket. It does not have an analog tuner as the first reviewer suggested and unlike any other Freeview box I’ve ever used, it just searches for the channels then stores them as 01,02,03,04 etc. It does not pick up the standard channel layout you will be used to. You can manually edit the layout but it still wants to use consecutive numbering. It loses a star for that.
It can record to a connected USB memory from the EPG which is useful and can play back some audio and video files already on a USB stick.
It also contains some built-in games including a version of Tetris!
In summary, a neat tidy unit let down by the poor channel numbering.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is a neat little item that plugs directly into your TV’s scart socket. It’s very easy to tune and gives the whole range of analogue and digital fv channels. Recording is simple (timer recordings need a little practice)and the quality is excellent. And it’s portable.Definitely recommended.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is actually a great little item, which was delivered promptly, but is let down by an almost incomprehensible manual, written in Chinese/English. It was not clear whether the device would record to an SD card – one part of the manual says “Yes” and another part says it should be done to a USB device. As far as I can make out it does not record to the card, which is quite annoying as I bought an 8 GB card which cost more than the device, only to be told it is not supported, although I believe other similar devices are. It does record to a USB flash drive and the quality is very good – a pity it took me an entire afternoon working out how this could be done! Also, minimum peripherals – provide your own remote batteries,TV cable and SD card, although, having said that, it is cheap.
Rating: 4 / 5
this item was delivered very quickly,it was so simple to set up even a child could do it,it works flawlessly,superb picture quality,and the recording to usb flash drive works well,but best watched back on pc using window media player,all in all a grrrrrrrrreat piece of kit,i love it.its small and unobtrusive in my limited spaced bedroom.id reccommend to anyone,yet to try a memory card so cant comment on that yet
Rating: 5 / 5
Hi, I bought one of these but I’m having problems recording to a memory stick – the only reason I bought it. The manual I got with it doesn’t mention recording at all so I wonder if the instructions are for a different non-recording model. If anyone has instructions I’d be grateful for a precis of that section.
Anyway, if I plug in a memory stick I get a “not supported” error message. I’ve tried 3 different memory sticks plus a USB hard drive enclosure, all of which work fine with PCs but still have the “not supported” message.
Peter Mercer, it sounds like maybe you had the same problem but solved it.
I’d be grateful if you or anyone else could help.
Hi Artwest we don’t have instructions for this model but I have a feeling it the way the USB stick has been formatted. Try a different format like FAT-32 and see if you still get the message. Unsupported warnings usually refer to the file system of the device rather than the device itself. Please let us know if this helps. If anyone else has had the same problem how did you resolve this?
Hi again Artwest, I can confirm this model only records to Fat32 formatted media, you can also use an SD card in a USB enclosure if formatted the same. The record functions are apparently hidden away in the timer menus somewhere and the instructions which come with the system are notoriously bad! See the other comments here for more help, let us know if we can help further with this http://www.notcot.co.uk/go/Buy_Now_for_22_90/4413/3