Re: Best PVR for older/non-techie people

On Nov 20, 9:52 pm, "jamie powell" <jamie_...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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On Nov 19, 6:05 pm, "jamie powell" <jamie_...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Argos are currently selling a T825 (branded as the Alba ALDTR160) for
£99.99 .
However there are reports of them freezing/locking up, the sound randomly
disappearing, the menu navigation becoming sluggish, and series-linked
timer
settings disappearing whenever the box is put into standby.

Someone also said that the hard disc spins up every 45mins when the box is
in
standby mode, and the noise of this is annoying.

Have you experienced any of these issues?

Thanks.

In a word ...no. The menu / EPG navigation has always been fairly
slow, but it hasn't got any worse since the boxes were new. Series
links are for sure not dissappearing on standby, the HDD is not
spinning up every 45 mins - and when it does it's still very quiet.
I've been pleasantly suprised by the complete lack of lock-ups on
these boxes - or maybe I'm just lucky..

Noted - thanks.
It seems that some people experience loads of problems with these units, and
others none at all.
btw, does the hard disc never spin up in standby mode? or does it just happen
less frequently than every 45minutes?

I've never noticed it spinning up of its own accord, other than the
automatic 3am check for OTA upgrades. My eldest daughter has one of
these units about 2 feet from her head when she sleeps and has never
noticed or complained about the noise, i'd soon be getting an ear
bashing if these was a problem! The only irritation is momentary
picture breakup when she receives a text on her mobile, being a
teenager this is about every 15 seconds...
.

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