- 2 SCART SOCKETS
- UP T0 50 TV CHANNELS
- 7 DAY ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE
- DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT
- FREEVIEW RECEIVER WITH REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION
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67 of 68 people found the following review helpful
I bought this to replace an old Sagem freeview box, when the picture became more and more unwatchable. As we are on the very edge of the transmission area for Ridge Hill, I assumed that it was simply a weak signal, but the aerial guy said the signal was fine and a decent box should be fine.
I have to say that the pictures now are a revelation - no break ups, no sound loss, no freezing. The box responds well to the remote, and to being controlled by the Tivo. Channel changes takes a second or less. Couldn't have asked for anything better. It's very small, and seems like a fairly cheap plastic box, but if it works, it's not like it's being moved around or banged a lot, so I don't see that it needs to be heavy duty. The EPG looks good, although having the Tivo I don't use it. It also has fairly extensive functionality available around timed events (if you have a recorder that can't control it separately) and energy saving features.
Overall very impressed. Four stars only because it's still a lot more expensive than the opposition.
I have to say that the pictures now are a revelation - no break ups, no sound loss, no freezing. The box responds well to the remote, and to being controlled by the Tivo. Channel changes takes a second or less. Couldn't have asked for anything better. It's very small, and seems like a fairly cheap plastic box, but if it works, it's not like it's being moved around or banged a lot, so I don't see that it needs to be heavy duty. The EPG looks good, although having the Tivo I don't use it. It also has fairly extensive functionality available around timed events (if you have a recorder that can't control it separately) and energy saving features.
Overall very impressed. Four stars only because it's still a lot more expensive than the opposition.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
I bought the Philips DTR230 to replace a really cheap Freeview box that kept going to sleep. There have been no problems on that front and the box works very well, the only thing that stopped me from giving it a 5 star rating is that it is a little slow to get going when switched on and also to populate its Electronic Programme Guide. One curious quirk of the box is that it displays a green light when in standby and no light when it is switched on unlike most other boxes that show a red light when in standby and a green light when switched on.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Great performance for the money - only down side is the green LED is on when the unit is in stand by and off when on - so for a bedroom device it's a little bright when you don't want it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Philips freeview
The Philips DTR230 is the best Freeview set-top box you can get - if you can find one.
It's very easy to instal and finds your local transmitter from your post code. Read more
It's very easy to instal and finds your local transmitter from your post code. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Rich
Avoid
Worked fine for about a week. After this it now needs unplugging and plugging about every 48hrs. It has also begun to deliver a stuttery picture too. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jack
Freeview newbie
The device seems to be doing precisely what it says on the box - good vfm. The picture on a fairly old TV is excellent and better than the old analogue picture. Read more
Published 9 months ago by K. M. Jefferson
nice little thing
Works like a charm ! A nice little slim thing which is working incredible! You can change the channels really fast and scroll through EPG fast + you get lots of channels with it.
Published 9 months ago by bobby
Does the job!
I have had no problems with the freeview receiver - not slow to load up, screen does not freeze (like other freeview boxes do) and the pictures/channels are clear to watch (no... Read more
Published 9 months ago by puipui
It's been an excellent 'box'
Basically, I purchased this as a swift replacement for an older unit that died - arrived swiftly etc and to be honest has been a trouble free simple to use box. Read more
Published 10 months ago by T. Linden-Fermor
Easy to use
I've now bought two of these boxes. The second was for an eighty-seven year old who's TV region had just converted to digital. Read more
Published 12 months ago by M. J. Sturt
Philips Freeview Digital
Easy to set up and use straight out of box. Reset fine after switch to digital in our area. Highly recommended.
Published 13 months ago by S. L. Marchant
A shocking bit of machinery.
I thought this was a good product - for about 4 weeks - then the problems began. The picture now lasts about 5 minutes before it freezes - every time I use it. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Bobby Smith
Early results are acceptable
We have several flat screen televisions but in the kitchen we have a reasonably good Sony 12 inch 4:3 CRT which has provided a good picture for a good few years so not wanting to... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Careful
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