Phantom PVR

Hey guys,

Has anyone got a Phantom PVR and if so is it easy to use etc?

Do you recommend it?

Rick

On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 10:38:53 +0100, "ricke17" wrote:

Hey guys,

Has anyone got a Phantom PVR and if so is it easy to use etc?

Do you recommend it?

If this is the gizmo that is supposed to control a VCR from the Sky digibox then
I have one. Never could get it to work. Should have requested a refund I
suppose. Maybe it was just my VCR &/or my digibox but for me it is totally
useless.

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Nigel Barker wrote:

Has anyone got a Phantom PVR and if so is it easy to use etc?

Do you recommend it?

If this is the gizmo that is supposed to control a VCR from the Sky digibox then
I have one. Never could get it to work. Should have requested a refund I
suppose. Maybe it was just my VCR &/or my digibox but for me it is totally
useless.

I'm surprised you had trouble. I've had two or three for various
people and they all worked fine.

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One thing i did pick up about these, was that 2 out of 3 I had came
with dead battery giving the impression the unit was faulty. There is
nothing in the docs that say you need to replace the battery, but of
course you can.
I gave up on mine as I couldnt rely on it to work every time.

On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 18:00:55 +0100, lid (Alan
Pemberton) wrote:

Nigel Barker wrote:

On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 10:38:53 +0100, "ricke17" wrote:

Hey guys,

Has anyone got a Phantom PVR and if so is it easy to use etc?

Do you recommend it?

If this is the gizmo that is supposed to control a VCR from the Sky
digibox then I have one. Never could get it to work. Should have requested
a refund I suppose. Maybe it was just my VCR &/or my digibox but for me it
is totally useless.

Mine is completely useless as well. Misses the start of every programme.
I even e-mailed the maunfacturer to ask if it was broken, and they said
no, it's the fault of the broadcaster. I too should have sent it back
for a refund, but I couldn't be arsed reaching around the back to unplug
it.

The other reason that I had forgotten about it is that I haven't recorded
anything on a VCR for years. Tape? How quaint!:-)

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Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

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Nigel Barker wrote:

On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 18:00:55 +0100, lid (Alan
Pemberton) wrote:

Nigel Barker wrote:

On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 10:38:53 +0100, "ricke17" wrote:

Hey guys,

Has anyone got a Phantom PVR and if so is it easy to use etc?

Do you recommend it?

If this is the gizmo that is supposed to control a VCR from the Sky
digibox then I have one. Never could get it to work. Should have requested
a refund I suppose. Maybe it was just my VCR &/or my digibox but for me it
is totally useless.

Mine is completely useless as well. Misses the start of every programme.
I even e-mailed the maunfacturer to ask if it was broken, and they said
no, it's the fault of the broadcaster. I too should have sent it back
for a refund, but I couldn't be arsed reaching around the back to unplug
it.

The other reason that I had forgotten about it is that I haven't recorded
anything on a VCR for years. Tape? How quaint!:-)

--
Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

I have had no problems with mine
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