Should i swap current freeview-box?
 

Hi...

Just a quick post to ask, should I swap my phillips DTR1500 (which doesn't
seem to have any reviews on the net, am I the only person with it?!) for the
sony VTX-D800U ( http://www.dabs.com/uk/productView.htm?quicklinx=2S8G ) ?

It's £10 cheaper than the phillips one I currently have, and although I like
the interface, I feel it just doesn't handle signals as well as the sony
may, as sony are a very good brand and most of their products are excellent.

I can't see much technical advantage over the both mentioned boxes, but i
just have a feeling that my current one is tosh...

Cheers

"Josh" wrote in message ...
Hi...

Just a quick post to ask, should I swap my phillips DTR1500 (which doesn't
seem to have any reviews on the net, am I the only person with it?!) for the
sony VTX-D800U ( http://www.dabs.com/uk/productView.htm?quicklinx=2S8G ) ?

It's £10 cheaper than the phillips one I currently have, and although I like
the interface, I feel it just doesn't handle signals as well as the sony
may, as sony are a very good brand and most of their products are excellent.

I can't see much technical advantage over the both mentioned boxes, but i
just have a feeling that my current one is tosh...

You don't seem very sure. In what way do you get the feeling that it's
tosh? How do you expect this feeling to lessen were you to use a Sony
box instead? How could you tell?

It might be cheaper to make a fake Sony badge and stick it on your
DTR1500. My DTR1500 works just fine. I'm not sure how another box
could be any different. I guess I could do an A/B comparison of
picture quality etc but I really can't be bothered.

You don't seem very sure. In what way do you get the feeling that it's
tosh? How do you expect this feeling to lessen were you to use a Sony
box instead? How could you tell?

It's not a Toshiba it's a PHillips

You don't seem very sure. In what way do you get the feeling that it's
tosh? How do you expect this feeling to lessen were you to use a Sony
box instead? How could you tell?

It's not a Toshiba it's a PHillips

Certainly is.....nobody suggested it WAS a Toshiba though.....

Sony manufacture some of the best products on the market, they just have
that reputation and always excel. Phillips started off as a ****ty british
company and have worked their way up - their customer services are
non-existent, and some of the products they make have typical british
quality about them - they just don't last.

Now that i see the sony is an extra 35 squid i wont be bothering with it,
i'll just stick to **** teletext-interaction with the phillips; but if i had
the choice and inclination right now i'd get the sony.

"Martin" wrote in message ...
You don't seem very sure. In what way do you get the feeling that it's
tosh? How do you expect this feeling to lessen were you to use a Sony
box instead? How could you tell?

It's not a Toshiba it's a PHillips

Certainly is.....nobody suggested it WAS a Toshiba though.....

Sony manufacture some of the best products on the market, they just have
that reputation and always excel. Phillips started off as a ****ty british
company and have worked their way up - their customer services are
non-existent, and some of the products they make have typical british
quality about them - they just don't last.

Now that i see the sony is an extra 35 squid i wont be bothering with it,
i'll just stick to **** teletext-interaction with the phillips; but if i had
the choice and inclination right now i'd get the sony.

"Martin" wrote in message ...
You don't seem very sure. In what way do you get the feeling that it's
tosh? How do you expect this feeling to lessen were you to use a Sony
box instead? How could you tell?

It's not a Toshiba it's a PHillips

Certainly is.....nobody suggested it WAS a Toshiba though.....

Someone said Tosh - short for Toshibag

Certainly is.....nobody suggested it WAS a Toshiba though.....

Someone said Tosh - short for Toshibag

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