Suggestions for PVR please

On 1 May, 09:59, Steve wrote:
I apologise if this topic has been covered recently, but a quick search
didn't bring anything to light.

My elderly father-in-law wants a freeview box with built in recorder. I
know there's plenty to choose from but I could use recommendations for
one which is easy to use for someone who has barely grasped using a
cordless phone or basic TV remote. The idea of trying to teach
him to use interactive menus gives me the shudders. Anyone got any success
stories to share?

Thanks

Steve

Obviously there's a fair degree of subjectivity involved, but the
ricability site allows Freeview PVRs to be sorted by ease of use,may
gave some ideas:-

http://tinyurl.com/cdn7a6

Steve wrote:
I apologise if this topic has been covered recently, but a quick search
didn't bring anything to light.

My elderly father-in-law wants a freeview box with built in recorder. I
know there's plenty to choose from but I could use recommendations for
one which is easy to use for someone who has barely grasped using a
cordless phone or basic TV remote. The idea of trying to teach
him to use interactive menus gives me the shudders. Anyone got any success
stories to share?

Thanks

Steve
Having read a bunch of the replies here - which of these recorders will
still work with the new freeview standard coming out this Autumn?

Andy

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Steve wrote:
I apologise if this topic has been covered recently, but a quick search
didn't bring anything to light.
My elderly father-in-law wants a freeview box with built in
recorder. I
know there's plenty to choose from but I could use recommendations for
one which is easy to use for someone who has barely grasped using a
cordless phone or basic TV remote. The idea of trying to teach
him to use interactive menus gives me the shudders. Anyone got any success
stories to share?
Thanks
Steve
Having read a bunch of the replies here - which of these recorders will
still work with the new freeview standard coming out this Autumn?


Which new Freeview standard are you referring to?

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Peter Duncanson wrote:

Ah but in ye goode olde dayes those appliances used Freon as a
refrigerant. Freon will also extinguish fires. So if one of those caught
fire it could extinguish its own fire -- maybe.

Burn Freon and the gas produced is Phosgene, very possibly capable of
extingushing life as well. Used in World War I as a chemical weapon!

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"Graham." wrote in message
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J G Miller wrote:
On Fri, 01 May 2009 13:34:05 +0100, charles wrote:

Why not just use the switch on the socket?

Because in the minds of some, there still exists the possibility that
electrical power will leak through the switch due to it malfunctioning
and therefore still reach the appliances, thereby causing them to
spontaneously ignite during the night.

Strangely enough these same people have no problems leaving an
electrical
compressor motor* more or less permanently connected to the power supply
which may probably be more likely to cause a fire.

* The refrigerator and/or freezer.

and an electric clock - mains ones being very common in their younger
days.


My grandmother had an electric clock built in to a wall mirror,
which was built in to the lounge wall.

It was a self-starter, but it was 50/50 whether it ran forwards or
backwards.

There was no switch, FCU or clock connecter socket, so you
had to interrupt the supply by pulling out the fuse in the CU
and then wait until you perceived the minuet hand moving
the right way.


Presumably whilst the hour hand waltzed away!


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On Fri, 01 May 2009 21:57:25 +0100, Adrian C wrote:

Peter Duncanson wrote:

Ah but in ye goode olde dayes those appliances used Freon as a
refrigerant. Freon will also extinguish fires. So if one of those caught
fire it could extinguish its own fire -- maybe.

Burn Freon and the gas produced is Phosgene, very possibly capable of
extingushing life as well. Used in World War I as a chemical weapon!

Excellent. A multifunction gas.

My elderly father-in-law wants a freeview box with built in recorder. I
know there's plenty to choose from but I could use recommendations for
one which is easy to use for someone who has barely grasped using a
cordless phone or basic TV remote. The idea of trying to teach
him to use interactive menus gives me the shudders. Anyone got any
success
stories to share?


Humax PVR.
It's as straightforward as you'll get


But if it goes wrong don't even expect Humax to be interested, let alone
resolve matters!
Worst manufacturer I've ever dealt with.



they have always answered my emails no problems.........

Interesting. I've emailed three times using the address on their website,
then wrote a letter and faxed it before posting it. No response at all.
I started contacting last December and gave up about 6 weeks ago.

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On Fri, 1 May 2009 04:38:54 -0700 (PDT), wrote:


I suspect the OP's father in law is from the same generation as my
father, who methodically unplugs pretty much every appliance in the
house every night ;-)

There was a time when that was a very sensible thing to do.

Only a very brief period in the early 70s when some TV sets had a "quick
start" feature that meant that the valve and tube heaters were permanently
on.

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"charles" wrote in message
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I suspect the OP's father in law is from the same generation as my
father, who methodically unplugs pretty much every appliance in the
house every night ;-)

That's perfectly understandable behaviour when you consider its origin,
Back in the day, the risk of an appliance cord fault causing a house
fire was very real (no plugtop fuse protection on the 5 and 15 amp house
wiring circuits of the day).

It doesn't actually matter where the fuse is placed in the circuit. Indeed
it is argued by most other countries that a correctly fused (MCCB'd)
distribution board is safer. the only real advantage of our Ring Main
system is cheaper installation costs.

Copper shortage after WW2...

the fact you can buy fuses to fit in
a plug with a higher rating than the cable leaving that plug is quite
unsafe.

I don't understand why they don't fuse the sockets rather than the plugs, as
the fuses really only protect the supply.

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Max Demian

Alan wrote:
bunch of the replies here - which of these recorders
will still work with the new freeview standard coming out this Autumn?


Which new Freeview standard are you referring to?

If it's DVB-T2, then none of them. Not a single T2 receiver is on the market
yet, PVR, IDTV, or bog standard box.


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