Set top box reviews
- — 13 April, 2011 14:26
If you want to buy a device to bring your old analog TV into the 21st century, a digital TV set top box is the easiest way to go about it. All you need to do is plug it into your TV antenna and connect it to your TV, and you'll have future-proof access to digital and analog TV. We've rounded up all the digital TV set top boxes and personal video recorders we've reviewed in the last year.
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Dvico TViX M-6600N
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Kogan Technologies HD Digital Set-Top-Box with PVR
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Telstra T-Box
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Topfield TRF-7160
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Topfield TRF-2460 Masterpiece HD Plus
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Akai AD185X
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Kogan Technologies PVR 500GB HDD
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Laser STB-HDM2000
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LG HR558D
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Grundig GSTB3111BR
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Topfield TRF-2400 Masterpiece HD
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Grundig Freeview HD Set Top Box
The Topfield TRF-7160 is a versatile PVR with two digital TV tuners and a 500GB hard drive; it can record up to four TV shows at once. It also has network connectivity and a USB port, so you can get recordings off it and also put DivX, Xvid, MP3 and JPEG files on it. Some of its interface needs work, but overall it's an easy to use PVR that's well worth considering.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 16th June, 2010
- Elias Plastiras
- Topfield
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- Price:
- $ 599.00
- Pros:
- Twin tuners, can record up to four programs simultaneously, Xvid and DivX playback, USB port for external hard drive, 10/100 Ethernet connection, Web interface, quick channel changing
- Cons:
- Media interface not intuitive for file playback, can only upload one file at a time via Web interface, remote control layout is not intuitive, blue LED on the front panel is always on
