I decided to risk getting this STB despite some poor reviews and I am glad I did!
After plugging it in (you need an HDMI lead) and connecting it to an external aerial and my Kogan TV it picked up all the Freeview channels in my area (50 or 60) plus the four HD channels and BBC Red Button HD on Ch 303.
The lipsync issue has been sorted out so I didn't need to download the fix.
Picture and sound are good on SD and excellent on HD.
As Techie pointed out the EPG does not work for HD channels (SD only) and there is no Teletext/Red button service. These are relatively minor issues and you can still tune in direct to the Red Button channels usually on Ch 301-303.
Pause/resume works fine.
Record also works fine but if you want to rename recordings (from Channel/Date/Time) you should use the newer NTFS format in preference to the older FAT 32 format for your recording media. You can use either but if you rename a recording more than 500mb (about 10 minutes of HD) the size will be reduced to this amount.
To format e.g. your USB stick see p 16 of the useful instruction manual: in the PVR menu press EPG, then Format. Use the side arrow key to switch from FAT 32 to NTFS and click Format. After a few minutes you should get a message that your storage media has been successfully reformatted. NB you will lose any data already on the stick/drive so be careful and if possible reformat to NTFS from the start.
Conclusion:
This unit is small and light (as is the remote which some may find fiddly). It is not perfect but at £32.50 it is as cheap as chips and at the time of writing you are unlikely to find a better Freeview HD receiver/recorder without spending a lot more. Ideal for a second set though you may want to spend more for your main set.
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August DVB400 Freeview Boxes that Record HD TV
The August DVB400 is a Set Top tuner, recorder and multimedia player. Using the EPG you can look ahead, schedule, set reminders and allocate recordings. The recording event menu can hold 16 + scheduled events! Never miss an episode and even schedule beyond a week in advance by setting time manually. Set all your recordings for the week up at once and leave it to record them all.
Note: this is a single tuner Freeview box, it does not support watching one and recording another one. if you need the dual tuner freeview box, please see the August DVB482 or August DVB502.
1080P Freeview HD TV
Enjoy a collection of over 100 Freeview and Freeview HD Channels right out of the box. HDMI Out provides full HD playback and stunning visuals / audio with no extra costs
7 Day EPG
Explore the next 7 days of programming and revel in the options! Record what you can’t afford to miss and set reminders for what you’ll be home for. Never miss your favourites with this intuitive EPG and enjoy your TV, your way
Pause and Rewind Live TV
Timeshift features allow you to pause, rewind, resume and catch-up Live TV all in real time. The USB stick inserted also allows your own multimedia playback. Watch your own recordings, videos, photo albums and listen to your own music all through one central entertainment box
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August International is a UK based company with leading research and development activities in consumer electronic products with the latest technology, advanced features and selling its products in worldwide markets.
The Set-Top Receiver Boxes is one product our engineers have contributed much effort to research to ensure that the product has high performance like good signal reception and is easy to use.
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This is a brilliant little boy providing you. Have a good aerial and a ntsc formatted flash drive. It does run a little slow when turning. Channels are starting to record. Takes about 3 to 5 seconds. Only problem I had was I couldn't use my TV remote as a universal remote which my TV allows because the product is not a well-known brand so my TV didn't have settings to work this setup box.. But other than that this does everything it says on the box. Good picture. It records I could not get it to pause live TV but that's not why I bought it. I also purchased a refurbished model for £20 And when it arrived it locked. Brand new came in a box. Came with all protective sleeves and covers. All cables were tied. No markings on the box itself. If I didn't know I would have thought it was new. So grab yourself a baggy and buy a refurbished model. The wireless connects quickly and easily and it has a lot of features that are great. Happy with my purchase
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