Sharp Digital Tv Recorder with twin Digital tuner, 160Gb Hard Drive & PIP (Picture in Picture)

July 19, 2008 | By Doug In DVD Recorders |

Sharp Digital Tv Recorder with twin Digital tuner, 160Gb Hard Drive & PIP (Picture in Picture)
Customer Review: An excellent machine
I bought this item in January 2008 and have found it very easy to use. It is a great improvement over video and can even record two channels at the same time, as long as you are not playing a channel simultaneously. However, it does freeze occasionally and has to be re-started.

Customer Review: Starts well….
I bought this back in March 2007 instead of taking out a SKy subscription. All was well until around August when it started recording the wrong channels when I tried to record the same thing each week on the same channel. Now it won’t record a single programme never mind a series. I’m sure I’m doing something wrong, but I’m quite technically savvy, and having made a cursory search of the forums to find other people with the same problem, I’ve decided a shouldn’t have to do this, and I’ve gone for BT Vision so we’ll see if that’s any better.

Apart from this recording problem, the EPG doesn’t compare with the Sky equivalent in terms of usability, and seems to take a while to access the drive.

Hope this helps !

Used Price: ?180.99
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Customer Review: Buyer be vary aware
I do not normally buy product insurance, but in this case I did. Silly foolish me. The gist of discontent is that I believe this item was mis-sold. All the wording was innuendo and lacked any substance. i.e. Title = 2 year extended warranty.. Product Features: Cover following the the EXPIRY of the manufacturers guarantee. Nether of these statement’s are fully true in that the insurance only provides 1 year extended warranty. Now I was unsure of taking this insurance but I thought this gives me 3 years peace of mind, so if I had a failure of the DVD / VCR combi recorder between 12 and 36 months I would not have to pursue the manufacturer under the Consumer protection legislation as I expect an item of its price and per ported quality to last in full working order for 3 years. After all a large proportion of E.U. manufacturer’s now give 3 year warranty as standard. Also the DVD /VHS combi recorder I purchase on Amazon was a REFURBISHED item and whilst it was new and came with the manufactures 12 month warranty nether the product features nor the policy document refer to this classification although the policy document does say only NEW ( but then you have to buy it to see that). Neither Allianz (the under-writer)or Amazon (insurer) were prepared to state if this classification was covered or not! The fact that Amazon failed to clearly spell out classifications covered and those excluded also what was covered from when until the expiry of the insurance, which would have been so easy to do in the Product features section leaves me questioning the quality of Amazon products and services. After all shouldn’t all product descriptions be clear, unambiguous and factual. Whats easier than saying; *This items is covered for breakdown for a further 12 months after the manufactures warranty expires. *This item is covered for accidental damage for 24 months from date of purchase. *Only New (and Refurbished) items are covered. Used and Second hand items are excluded I shall be terminating this insurance.
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