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Philips DTR5520 Freeview HD Digital Terrestrial Receiver Zapper

by Philips
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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  • Breathtaking images and crystal clear sound for your TV
  • 1080p via HDMI for superb HD picture clarity & sharpness
  • Optimal sound purity with Dolby Digital 5.1 output
  • Easy set-up with automatic search & installation, signal strength indication and adjustment to preferred TV resolution
  • Sophisticated design with low power consumption in active, standby and "off" modes
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Product details

  • Boxed-product Weight: 2.7 Kg
  • Batteries 2 Lithium Metal batteries required.
  • Item model number: DTR5520
  • ASIN: B003H9N3KK
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 15 April 2010
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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Manufacturer's Description

See your TV come alive with Freeview HD!

The Philips DTR5520 brings breathtaking images and crystal clear sound to you HD-ready TV. Ultimate video resolution of 1080p via HDMI (cable included) brings even more detail thanks to a sharper, more true-to-life picture and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio output enables superb quality surround sound with realistic spatial cues.

This Freeview HD receiver has been equipped with a sophisticated user interface for easy and intuitive navigation, integrating 8-day coverage of the Freeview EPG. Particular efforts have been made to simplify the product set-up with Autoinstall and Autosearch features, a signal strength indicator and automatic adjustment to the preferred resolution of your TV set.

Not only equipped with top-notch sound & vision technology, the DTR5520 also boasts remarkably low power consumption in active, standby and "off" modes and has an Auto Power Off feature to shut down when not in use for a specified period of time.

Product Description

Breathtaking images and crystal clear sound for your TV1080p via HDMI for superb HD picture clarity & sharpnessOptimal sound purity with Dolby Digital 5.1 outputEasy set-up with automatic search & installation, signal strength indication and adjustment to preferred TV resolutionSophisticated design with low power consumption in active, standby and "off" modes
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65 of 66 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Freeview Never Looked Better 19 July 2010
By Captain Awesome TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
I've enjoyed Freeview for many years now and have always wanted it in high definition.
Finally, I've a box that handles it well. I tried the Humax Freeview HD box and it was just a bad experience.
This box, however, is far more impressive.

It was a breeze to set up, with it auto-scanning for channels and matching my television's resolution.
As well as that, the picture quality is outstanding, the remote pretty well designed and the programme guide the best I've ever seen.

All-in-all, I'd consider this a must-buy item for anyone who has a high definition television and prefers Freeview over Virgin or Sky.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Overall Very good 26 May 2011
By Jai
I have had this for 2 weeks now and i am overall very pleased with it. Very quick to set up, the HDMI input is great and i have been able to pick up the Freeview HD channels via my indoor aerial. The main thing i like about this box is that i have been able to create my own favorites list meaning i don't have to shift through useless TV channels. The reason i have only given it 4 stars is because it has crashed once and i had to turn it off and on again via the switch. This does have a record to external DVD or VCR function but i have not used it so cannot comment on it.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Overall a very good receiver 23 Jun 2010
By P. Holt
I bought this item recently and have been very impressed with it. Once you overcome a couple of technical difficulties the set performs very well. Firstly it requires a software update before you are able to use it and the download is annoyingly slow. The problem being when you try and select a channel to watch from the program guide well it won't let you but the update fixes that bug. Secondly there was a conflict between the set, my Sony DVD player and my Sony Bravia television using the HDMI cable. The DVD player wouldn't function correctly but this is overcome by turning the controls for HDMI off on both the TV and the DVD player.

Once these problems are overcome the picture is superb on both the standard Freeview channels and the high definition channels. The set is easy to use, the guide uncomplicated and the remote nicely laid out. Sound is a little quiet on the HD channels but I understand that's normal. Overall I would recommend this set to anyone wishing to upgrade to High Definition.... 4 stars.
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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Freeview the way it should always have been! 21 Oct 2010
By M. Hoy VINE™ VOICE
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Brilliant product. I don't know if it's just because Freeview boxes have come on a long way since I last bought one about 4 years ago, but this doesn't have any of the laggy interface or hard to use TV guides that I've learnt to associate freeview with.

Quick, snappy operation. Looks professional and modern.

Only real problems are there aren't an awful lot of HD channels available on Freeview at the moment (more are coming, apparently everything will be HD soon, but who knows when that will be) and it's quite pricey compared to some competitors! (Although I bet those boxes are slower and nowhere near as aesthetically pleasing as this one)

Good buy. Put your 'HD Ready' TV to use.
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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars NEW LEVEL OF PICTURE QUALITY with ease 23 July 2010
By M. Rhodes
The picture and sound quality produced by this small box brings a new experience to your TV. Watching the world cup and Wimbledon tennis was a revelation. The unit was very easy to set up, if I can do it anyone can, and my grandchildren agreed. There are two buts, 1, This product only reaches its potential with TV screens of 32" or more. The bigger the screen the better the picture quality advantage, mine is 32" and thats great. 2, Changing from HD channels [50 & 51] to normal channels can be a faff as the sound levels can be different until you get used to it, and using two controller sets can be confusing. Having said that it does not put me off from happily viewing and enjoying genuine HD TV.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Good, robust, HD box 16 Sep 2010
By Mr. Christopher Lancaster VINE™ VOICE
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There's a wide variety of HD Freeview boxes on the market, and I expected a great deal from this one as Philips have a longstanding high reputation when it comes to televisions and associated products.

Fortunately, I wasn't disappointed. The box looks nice, and is easy to setup, and the picture quality is very good both for HD and non-HD programmes. Boxes with good pictures often have poor or hard-to-use controls and on-screen menus, etc, but these are good and easy to navigate.

A very good HD box, as one would hope for from Philips, and highly recommended.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant hd, poor sd! 30 Oct 2011
By A. Bray
I bought this for £50 from Amazon (its now over £100) and am pleased with it. I previously bought the grundig and sharp hd receivers but both kept crashing and the grundig kept skipping on the hd channels. Both were sent back.

The Philips thankfully is very stable and the hd picture quality is excellent (dependent on source material). The reason for four stars is the grainy picture on the standard def channels which are poor compared to the tv tuner and bt vision box I also have.

Thanks to a firmware update downloaded on to usb stick from the philips website and then put into the unit, the Philips box can decode proper dolby digital surround sound which is broadcast on certain programmes. (This has to be connected to surround amp).

I would recommend this but not for more than £50.
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good freeviewHD 21 Jun 2010
By T. Brook
Good freeview HD box , even better when the DD5.1 and media though USB is fixed with future firmware
Looking forward to iplayer on it as well , worth buying.

has a few standby problems (will not come out of standby) but this could be my harmony one set wrong
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Opinion
This works ok with my old Samsung LCD but not with my Pioneer Plasma at all, all I can guess is the HDMI protocols where not compatible with each other or something like that, all... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Simon W Walker
3.0 out of 5 stars Product required two extra connecting cables
Does not always switch on with the remote, (even with fresh batteries!) also part of display does not show the complete number, for instance when showing a zero it looks like a... Read more
Published 1 month ago by R H
5.0 out of 5 stars great receiver
The receiver is very easy to set up. The program guide is not the best design, but not bad either. We bought the reciever second hand and unfortunately it arrived broken. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Judith
4.0 out of 5 stars Christmas present
Bought this for my student son to use in his digs. No problems as far as setting up and picture quality
Published 16 months ago by The Critic
1.0 out of 5 stars dissapointed
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I have had this receiver for some time and find mine impossible to wake up from standby, I sent back to retailer and they sent back to me saying no problem arrrrggghh... Read more
Published 18 months ago by R. Macdonald
1.0 out of 5 stars Freeview Receiver
I thought this was able to record but it is only a receiver. My misstake!
The price is OK but a waist of money for me.
Published 20 months ago by Rob
4.0 out of 5 stars Really only for HD tv sets
Smart unit and good quality picture, however, it is designed to 'drive' an HD rather than standard tv. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Iain Hunneybell
3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate but disappointing !
After reading the selection of favourable reviews, and the manufacturers and Amazon webpage hyperbole for this product I was naturally expecting great things. Read more
Published 21 months ago by DoDo Fan
3.0 out of 5 stars could be better
I purchased this item so I could watch programms in HD, being a pensioner I couldn't afford anything more expensive, my son installed the unit but had to download more software for... Read more
Published 22 months ago by bribrin
5.0 out of 5 stars disappointed
1 week after 12mth warranty,picture froze then was lost altogether,kaput.must be built in timer,I expected better from Philips.another manufacturer to avoid.
Published 22 months ago by fair comment
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