- HDD Capacity - 160GB
- Remote Control Included
- Colour - Silver/Black
- Recording Time - up to 120 Hours
- Warranty - 3 months
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| Thomson Top Up TV+ 160GB Digital TV Recorder – With Freeview As well as being able to watch all the Freeview channels through your aerial with this Thomson Top Up TV+ Digital TV Recorder ( DTR) you can pause and rewind whatever you’re watching so you never need to miss any of the action.With its 160GB hard disk, you can record up to 120 hours of TV without tapes including recording 2 channels at once. Plus you can record a whole series at the touch of a button. But that's not all... Top Up TV Anytime and PictureBox Included Free for One Month | ||||||||||
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| You’ll get these two extra services for one month at absolutely no extra cost. And there’s no annual contract if you choose to stay with us. | ||||||||||
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This product has been professionally repaired and repackaged but may have some minor scratches on the outer cabinet - Comes with 3 month warranty Top Up TV Freeview+ offers a new way of watching TV. Now you can access all Freeview channels, Pause Live TV, record 2 channels at the same time and more with a Top Up TV Freeview+ DTR. Its like Sky+ on Freeview. You can also top up your TV choice with programmes from great Pay-TV channels with Top Up TV Favourites, enjoy great sport, catch blockbuster movies on PictureBox and the great news is your first month of Top Up TV Favourites and PictureBox is now included in the price. No long term contracts No phone or broadband tie ins No dish or cable Gives you the flexibility to add on TV packages in the future It's the best value 160GB DTR on the market.
(£20 connection fee and terms and conditions apply)
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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful
This has to be the biggest heap of junk I have ever had the misfortune to use! Firstly it will make your living room sound like there is a jumbo jet taking off in it! This I could just about deal with but the most annoying thing is it doesn't record! Out of the 10 recorings I tried to make 9 of them became corrupted and were automatically deleted (which you only find out once you check your messages). Dont be fooled by all the fixes available, I spent a week trying to get the thing to work but gave up and got my money back. This is a cheap, tacky piece of junk and the only reason I gave it one star was because that was the lowest it could go!
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Enough of these reviews have been written already... I just want to bring the average down from the inexplicable 2.5 stars it's at already :)
The price was right, but maybe I should have been more wary about expecting it was possible to get this much technology so cheaply. The basic features are all there, and it's nicely laid out and easy to use, and when it works, it works quite well. However there are, like in most of the preceding comments, a number of flies in the otherwise tasty soup.
Things are somewhat improved with the most recent over-the-air software update (which may take a few days to be re-sent if you have a freshly purchased box), and so the main concept of queueing up programmes in the EPG to be recorded for later viewing is generally reliable... which it certainly wasn't originally (though that may have been something to do with our originally poor aerial), but even over the last fortnight there have been some issues such as a couple of mistimed recording starts (being an hour or so early, though it at least didn't cut short), one corrupt recording that locked the box the first few times I tried to delete it, three or four missed recordings and failed series links, and the ever-present fastforward and rewind glitches (occasionally going so far as to freeze the thing), and couple of silly annoyances like not being able to start an ad-hoc second recording without actually adding it from the EPG rather than using the "one touch record" function.
Plus the incessant disc and fan humming (more audible, across the room, than the laptop I'm typing on right now, and of a more annoying tone particularly because it keeps "revving" up and down as if it's about to explode), the slowwwww startup time, and how it - apparently - uses a good 17 watts *even at standby*.
I'm on the cusp of sending this back, if I can't get a reasonable assurance from Thomson that a fix will soon be forthcoming for these final niggles... and if said promise isn't delivered on promptly. It may cost a little more to get a rival PVR, but it'll also be far better value. I'm not bothered by losing the Top-up ability after all - it wasn't a great part of the purchasing decision, and by all reports it's pretty weak. That or revive our Virgin cable subscription (dormant for a while due to cost) and get their V-Box ... providing that isn't just as flaky as the Thomson device or as underpowered as the older (Pace) Virgin digital cable box.
It's a good choice if you absolutely want the recording ability and extra top-up channels, and haven't got the money for Sky or the ability for cable to be installed... but otherwise, not so great. Make your decisions accordingly.
The price was right, but maybe I should have been more wary about expecting it was possible to get this much technology so cheaply. The basic features are all there, and it's nicely laid out and easy to use, and when it works, it works quite well. However there are, like in most of the preceding comments, a number of flies in the otherwise tasty soup.
Things are somewhat improved with the most recent over-the-air software update (which may take a few days to be re-sent if you have a freshly purchased box), and so the main concept of queueing up programmes in the EPG to be recorded for later viewing is generally reliable... which it certainly wasn't originally (though that may have been something to do with our originally poor aerial), but even over the last fortnight there have been some issues such as a couple of mistimed recording starts (being an hour or so early, though it at least didn't cut short), one corrupt recording that locked the box the first few times I tried to delete it, three or four missed recordings and failed series links, and the ever-present fastforward and rewind glitches (occasionally going so far as to freeze the thing), and couple of silly annoyances like not being able to start an ad-hoc second recording without actually adding it from the EPG rather than using the "one touch record" function.
Plus the incessant disc and fan humming (more audible, across the room, than the laptop I'm typing on right now, and of a more annoying tone particularly because it keeps "revving" up and down as if it's about to explode), the slowwwww startup time, and how it - apparently - uses a good 17 watts *even at standby*.
I'm on the cusp of sending this back, if I can't get a reasonable assurance from Thomson that a fix will soon be forthcoming for these final niggles... and if said promise isn't delivered on promptly. It may cost a little more to get a rival PVR, but it'll also be far better value. I'm not bothered by losing the Top-up ability after all - it wasn't a great part of the purchasing decision, and by all reports it's pretty weak. That or revive our Virgin cable subscription (dormant for a while due to cost) and get their V-Box ... providing that isn't just as flaky as the Thomson device or as underpowered as the older (Pace) Virgin digital cable box.
It's a good choice if you absolutely want the recording ability and extra top-up channels, and haven't got the money for Sky or the ability for cable to be installed... but otherwise, not so great. Make your decisions accordingly.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
I don't normally take the time to review goods but because of the problems i've had i felt i should.
I've had the box for for 2 months now, my 2nd box i should say. The box seems to reset itself constantly, this is a manufacturing fault, and as if yet no update has been made to correct it. It seems to happen when things are set to tape, it just switches itself of and wont go back on. Incredibly annoying sitting for 5 minutes waiting for it to correct itself. even if you unplug it and replug it you still have to wait 3-5 minutes before the picture comes back, annoying when your watching sport or the news or something.
I think its a great idea, however it just simply doesnt work, and theres nothing i can do to fix it.
I've had the box for for 2 months now, my 2nd box i should say. The box seems to reset itself constantly, this is a manufacturing fault, and as if yet no update has been made to correct it. It seems to happen when things are set to tape, it just switches itself of and wont go back on. Incredibly annoying sitting for 5 minutes waiting for it to correct itself. even if you unplug it and replug it you still have to wait 3-5 minutes before the picture comes back, annoying when your watching sport or the news or something.
I think its a great idea, however it just simply doesnt work, and theres nothing i can do to fix it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Don't touch with a bargepole
I bought one of these about 5 years ago (not off Amazon) and had nothing but trouble with it. I had to pull the plug out to reset it every time I wanted to use it through it... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Kevin Sprake
when will there be an actual fix for this?
I've had this box for a while now and had just about all the problems listed here by others. I have discovered hidden menus like the setting menu (goto HELP and press 1793 or 1397)... Read more
Published 6 months ago by id-dis
Waste of money!
I bought one of these because we coundn't afford Sky,Well we have experienced all the problems other purchasers have with recording, freezing and the system noise. Read more
Published 7 months ago by M. Lewis
Lucky to get a star!
This is awful! It's bulky and monstrous and the loudest piece of equipment ever! It's constantly buzzing, so much so that you can barely even hear your program! Read more
Published 7 months ago by MFranko
Rubbish freeview box
Don't touch this freeview box with a bargepole! Reception is iffy, despite my living only 5 miles from the transmitter, and despite my TV signal having been checked for strength. Read more
Published 11 months ago by James N. Beatson
Unreliable junk.
Locks up once a day. Locks up when you delete a programme. Noisy. Misses recordings. Locks up on rewind. Software upgrades do not solve issues. Avoid.
Published 12 months ago by vidl
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I think this product is being taken off the shelves in the shops now. It is the worst thing I could have done buying this. I am very disappointed with it. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Karen
another rubbish review for this box!!
Only had this 6 months and its now un-useable. Had issues with it from about week 4 of owning this, it kept losing signal and had to keep turning it off at the wall and back on... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Amy Plant
DO NOT BUY THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please please do NOT buy this product, its has never worked since i bought it, it struggles to record anything. and if it does it will stop halfway through and freeze up. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Daz
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Best thing i ever bought since us all going didgital,it really is fantastic,records.plays back,can rewind or fast forward live T. Read more
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