Panasonic Freeview Recorder

I'd take it back to a retailer on the basis of "not fit for purpose" and be prepared to politely and loudly argue in front of other customers.

How much did it cost and did you pay by Credit Card? More than £100 and you can get you money back from the CC Co.

Where did you buy and how long ago? Argos have a 15 day "no quibble" returns policy.

~£255

Yes.

Richer Sounds and about 2 or 3 weeks, IIRC.

Huge scribbled...

You need to check the reviews on Amazon.

Don't replace it with a Samsung PVR. Samsung make wonderful TVs but my Samsung PVR has the same flaws as your Panasonic.

Another Dave

Indeed. I have a pair of Humaxes, these seem to be generally well thought of.

What's wrong with the Sony? Is it worth the cost a professional repair?

I but a HUMAX PVR ... superb piece of kit .... does what it says on the tin.

On 2013-12-08, Artic > watch TV "live" and never watch commercial TV that way) Quite

I did. Not mentioned. That I saw, anyway. Perhaps I didn't look hard enough.

Hope you're not over reacting. Mine's only a cheapo LG but I'm pretty sure I can mark any number of progs to record by selecting them from the guide. I don't need to programme the timer as such

Huge scribbled...

It is - in a roundabout way. Several mentions that if it's playing bought movies, the thing locks up.

"...I was aware of some of the comments on here before I ordered this, cons such as not being able to watch Netflix and record at the same time..."

We have separate TVs. Hers has the Humax so I am not fully conversant. Seems to do the job but I prefer the programme guide display on my Topfield 5810.

The power supply electrolytics are a weak point on Toppies. I have just replaced a set at a total cost of £6.50:-)

"Artic" > rarely

where you can click on

"Be the first to review this item"

I did and I couldn't get any further cos I don't have an account

Our Humax PVR has just put me FIRMLY in the doghouse. It doesn't store the TV channel for rewinding whilst you watch something recorded - so she's just missed the first 25min of Lewis, and it's _all_ my fault...

If you're watching a recording, rather than a live channel, how would it know which channel to buffer to allow rewinding?

Its reputed to be very simple to operate as I recall, probably cos it does very little?

Brian

I've always found them very open to change things myyself, so give it a try, politely. Brian

You can't do that when it's recording. Pops up a window saying "Not possible when recording".

Most PVRs have some issues. My Humax sometimes forgets to record anything and recently some recordings are unwatchable[1]

Undoubtedly this can be a very useful feature when TV schedules are being altered at the last moment, as with the current Mandelaitis.

But quite possibly this isn't a feature all manufacturers will include in all models, as the extra cost as reflected in the final price, isn't justified by the number of times it will come in useful to the average user.

Quite possibly your Sony was overspecced in this regard, or was at at a different price point in their range.

michael adams

...