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1.0 out of 5 stars
Extremely poor quality, faulty device!, 6 Jan 2006
This review is from: Alba STB2 Freeview Set Top Box (Electronics)
If you're thinking of buying a cheap, robust and fairly reliable Freeview box ... then keep looking. This is perhaps the most patchy and frustrating Freeview set-top box I have ever come across. Now, I'm not saying it warranted a refund when I first purchased it - it worked fine for a couple of months. Yet, eventually, problems began to arise. These problems centred around the remote control, and the tendency of the device to randomly reset itself to 'first-time installation' mode, or, on occasion, to simply stop receiving channels. The problems with the remote control were many. Keys on the remote began to stop working, and over time I could only manage to work the channel changer and 'ok' button (which allowed me to go through the 'first-time installation' menu when it reset itself for some godforsaken reason). Eventually, however, those keys also broke on me, and I was left for about a week with manual channel changing. That in itself was frustrating - however, when, ONCE AGAIN, the device reset itself, I could no longer use it. It had, effectively, fallen to pieces in front of me. Worst. Spent. Money. Ever. Where's the 0 star button?
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible unit, unfit for the job!, 28 Feb 2006
This review is from: Alba STB2 Freeview Set Top Box (Electronics)
My girlfriend received this unit as a gift, and it is the most frustrating electrical item I have ever used. The signal from the remote is so weak it is useless, you need to be on top of the unit and still press each button twice for the command to register! The unit constantly turns itself off, frequently it seems upon pressing the Program Guide button. This is yet another example of why not to buy the cheap electrical items, while they do fit the task, it is only barely, and are very frustrating to use. I have the Sony VTX-D800U, which is truly excellent. That unit has plenty of extra features, easier to use, and has proved very durable. I emplore the reader to spend the extra bit of money- you will not be disappointed.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Oh dear!, 4 Jan 2006
This review is from: Alba STB2 Freeview Set Top Box (Electronics)
Off to a promising start. Very simple to set up and use and once working gave excellent picture resolution. Unfortunately I had a similar experience to another reviewer and the unit packed in after a very short time. Unplugged it and it only lasted for 5 minutes before giving up again. Repeated this until finally gave in and returned the set for a refund
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