Freeview PVR ...TVonics DVR150

I have been contemplating buying a Freeview PVR for some time and had been
fixing on a Humax PVR9200T but I have also been looking at the daily
electricity consumption of all my TV ,satellite ,VCRs (3),Freeview boxes (3)
and all the asorted computer boxes being on 24/7 standby.I discovered that
all these were consuming almost 2kWh per day!

What I observe about the TVonics PVR is that it is British designed with
software akin to the legendary Sony VTX-D800U and the box is made by Sony in
South Wales,is that it has an operating power consumption of 20w and standy
of 3 w which is class leading.

http://www.tvonics.com/dvr150.html

These boxes have been on sale in both Currys'/Dixons and Tesco Direct stores
and have now sold out.

It appears you can buy them direct from the TVonics website but before I
take the plunge ,has anyone any experience of using this box - the reviews
so far are few but very positive.

Comments would be appreciated.

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"Gendy" wrote in message
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I have been contemplating buying a Freeview PVR for some time and had been
fixing on a Humax PVR9200T but I have also been looking at the daily
electricity consumption of all my TV ,satellite ,VCRs (3),Freeview boxes
(3) and all the asorted computer boxes being on 24/7 standby.I discovered
that all these were consuming almost 2kWh per day!

What I observe about the TVonics PVR is that it is British designed with
software akin to the legendary Sony VTX-D800U and the box is made by Sony
in South Wales,is that it has an operating power consumption of 20w and
standy of 3 w which is class leading.

http://www.tvonics.com/dvr150.html

These boxes have been on sale in both Currys'/Dixons and Tesco Direct
stores and have now sold out.

It appears you can buy them direct from the TVonics website but before I
take the plunge ,has anyone any experience of using this box - the
reviews so far are few but very positive.

Comments would be appreciated.



that looks interesting, I to am looking at the Humax.

At fist sight, I see the TVonics has no usb, it seems it cannot recor 2
programs while watching a recording, its go a 160G drive, but only 80G is
usable, and it only holds 80 hours of recordings (humax holds 100hours). It
seems the Humax is a better bet for £10 cheaper!

Roy

In message , Royc
wrote


At fist sight, I see the TVonics has no usb, it seems it cannot recor 2
programs while watching a recording, its go a 160G drive, but only 80G is
usable,

I cannot see that mentioned in the specification.

and it only holds 80 hours of recordings (humax holds 100hours). It
seems the Humax is a better bet for £10 cheaper!


Figures for how much can be recorded can be misleading. A half hour
program on BBC1 can take 1G whereas as 45 minutes worth of something on
Ch5 can also take 1G. You probably could record 5 hours of a quiz or
shopping channel on 1G The amount you can record depends on the
transmission bit rates and therefore you should only be comparing the
hard disk sizes and not the hyped-up record time figures.

--
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

Gendy wrote:
I have been contemplating buying a Freeview PVR for some time and had been
fixing on a Humax PVR9200T but I have also been looking at the daily
electricity consumption of all my TV ,satellite ,VCRs (3),Freeview boxes (3)
and all the asorted computer boxes being on 24/7 standby.I discovered that
all these were consuming almost 2kWh per day!

What I observe about the TVonics PVR is that it is British designed with
software akin to the legendary Sony VTX-D800U and the box is made by Sony in
South Wales,is that it has an operating power consumption of 20w and standy
of 3 w which is class leading.


The Humax is 28/11W/hr, but I switch it off at the mains when not in use.

http://www.tvonics.com/dvr150.html

These boxes have been on sale in both Currys'/Dixons and Tesco Direct stores
and have now sold out.

It appears you can buy them direct from the TVonics website but before I
take the plunge ,has anyone any experience of using this box - the reviews
so far are few but very positive.

Comments would be appreciated.


Never used one, but you'd be missing USB-PC, editing, front panel
clock/channel display, recording 2 channels at once and no analogue
audio out if comparing to the Humax. The Topfield is highly rated by users.

I'd wait for a couple more reviews - the fan and hard disk noise could
concern me.

Rob

Just to clarify things for posters to this thread.

The DVR-150 has a 160G hard drive which is completely available to the end user for storing TV or Radio programmes broadcast on Freeview. We typcally state 80 hours recording time as this represents the average amount of recording you will obtain. You may get slightly more if you record mainly the lower bit rate programmes. Much more if its a radio channel. We also record the subtitles when they are broadcasted.

The comment about only 80G available is completely incorrect and we assume simply a typing mistake.

As an example, my own unit (which is fitted with a 250G drive (like the Logik LPV2250)) currently has a library of 123 hours of recordings, 7 hours committed for future timed recordings and 4 hours free. So this is 134 hours in this instance for a machine rated as 125 hours. We currently however only market the DVR-150 version as a TVonics branded unit.

With our products you can watch one channel (live or recorded) and record another channel at the same time. For most users this is the best option for ease of use and simplicty of operation. With the number or repeat broadcasts, +1 channels etc, there is usually plenty of opportunity during the week to record other channels.

Energy wise, the DVR-150 has been independently measured as less than 15 watts in normal operating mode and less than 3 watts in standby. Start up power peaks around 20W whilst the intertia of the disk spins up.

There is no USB, again for simplicity and ease of use reasons. We do however supply SPDIF output and stereo line out as well as also offering YUV mode in addition to RGB and Composite on the TV SCART.


Best regards

TVonics Limiited.

Originally Posted by Alan

In message , Royc
wrote


At fist sight, I see the TVonics has no usb, it seems it cannot recor 2
programs while watching a recording, its go a 160G drive, but only 80G is
usable,

I cannot see that mentioned in the specification.

and it only holds 80 hours of recordings (humax holds 100hours). It
seems the Humax is a better bet for £10 cheaper!


Figures for how much can be recorded can be misleading. A half hour
program on BBC1 can take 1G whereas as 45 minutes worth of something on
Ch5 can also take 1G. You probably could record 5 hours of a quiz or
shopping channel on 1G The amount you can record depends on the
transmission bit rates and therefore you should only be comparing the
hard disk sizes and not the hyped-up record time figures.

--
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

Well,I hope you are doing well.....meanwhile Wotsat quoted a price of £149
for the DVR150 ..a bit confusing and Currys had the Logik 250Gb version on
for £199 though they are now sold out - NO WONDER!

Personally I'd like the 250Gb version - maybe I could buy it off your
website in the New Year @ around £210 inclu..P&P?

Meanwhile ..you need to pack 8 self-adhesive rubber feet not just 4 ...i.e.
4 for the stand and four for the box itself since you might want to use the
stand for a time but then just use the box horizontally without the stand
and you'll need rubber feet for that too.Just a detail that I saw when I
looked at the manual and Quick-Start guide on line.



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Not sure where the pricing info in What Sat came from. Tesco retail the unit at £189.99.

Currys have the Logik LPV2250 in stock so that should not be a problem.

The rubber feet attached to the unit would foul the stand so thats the only reason we only ship 4 feet. They can be removed without damage to the surface of the stand or the powder coated high gloss exterior of the DVR so you should be able to alternative fitment occasionally should you decide the need to do so. Currently we only offer the 160GByte version online in limited quantities to meet short term end user customer demand.

Thanks for the feedback.

Best regards

TVonics Limited.

Originally Posted by Gendy

Well,I hope you are doing well.....meanwhile Wotsat quoted a price of £149
for the DVR150 ..a bit confusing and Currys had the Logik 250Gb version on
for £199 though they are now sold out - NO WONDER!

Personally I'd like the 250Gb version - maybe I could buy it off your
website in the New Year @ around £210 inclu..P&P?

Meanwhile ..you need to pack 8 self-adhesive rubber feet not just 4 ...i.e.
4 for the stand and four for the box itself since you might want to use the
stand for a time but then just use the box horizontally without the stand
and you'll need rubber feet for that too.Just a detail that I saw when I
looked at the manual and Quick-Start guide on line.



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