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Grundig Freesat Digital TV receiver/recorder GUFSDTR500HD |  | Brand: GRUNDIG
Category: CE
Buy New: £224.89
as of 30/7/2010 08:53 PDT details
New (6) from £224.89
Seller: SystemSat
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 32753
Media: Misc.
EAN: 5034430135006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | grundig free sat digital tv receiver/recorder | | • | 500gb hard drive | | • | High Definition DVB-S2 Set Top Box | | • | Access all Freesat digital channels and radio stations |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
500GB Hard Drive
High Definition DVB-S2 Set Top Box
Twin DVB-S2 Tuner
Access all Freesat digital channels and radio stations
Upscaling of SDTV to HD when connected via HDMI
8-day Electronic Programme Guide
Audio description capable (broadcast mix)
Freesat/DTG compliant
Digital Text (MHEG5)
LAN port for connection to internet services (tbc)
Twin SCART sockets
HDMI Connection
HDMI Cable
Remote control
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| Customer Reviews:
 Grundig Freesat PVR July 22, 2010
sunban
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought one in April to be World Cup ready. Most impressed with unit initially as a excellent picture even in non HD. Problems arose as follows
1 Tuner 2 would not work. Swapped over cables from quad LNB to check but always tuner 2 not on.
2 Fan noise is a bit of a nuisance (if not as bad as a vuvuzela)
3 Sometimes would not switch on from the remote. This changed occasionally when it put up both on and off lights and froze completely. Had to be unpluggged and switched on again to cure it.
4 Sometimes switched off in the evening. Signal from LNB to old sky box still good.
All in all very disappointing as despite fan noise would have kept but for other problems
 Grundig PVR 500gb Freesat July 2, 2010
N. Doherty (UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have SkyHD setup at home and I wanted a Freesat (SKY+) type recorder for my holiday home. The Grundig unit seemed to fit the bill exactly. It does exactly what it says on the box. Records faultlessly scrolls down programs records 2 at once etc. in fact everything Sky+hd does BUT in a slightly different way to sky menu wise. Read the screen and follow the instructions there is no problem.
The noisey fan, yes but not terrible bad it has an external power supply so the fan cools the inner electronics. When you switch to standby the fan continues to run UNTIL all is cool and THEN turns off. This is how it works.
Would I buy again. Yes in fact I am thinking of changing one of my SkyHD boxes to one of these. It is FREESAT so no monthly charges and picture quality is excellent. It also locks in the signal much better than the Sky system.
Overall an excellent piece of kit at a reasonable price. The only change I would like is the Power unit built in to the receiver.
 Good piece of kit May 6, 2010
luvelybubleyval (England)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
There are very few reviews on the Grundig Freesat pvr but there was one good one from a a technical views website which said the picture is crystal clear, great sound, and very easy to operate. It never mentioned the noisy fan.
However, on this basis I decided to purchase one because I was really fed up with the Humax Freesat box where the remote only worked occasionally, even up close to the box, and I was getting through a set of batteries every day. I also found it very user unfriendly (the instruction manual next to useless)and the picture and sound were very inferior compared with the Grundig.
True, the Grundig box is a little noisy with the fan but it doesn't trouble me because I have my box on a shelf behind the wall the TV is mounted on.
 Grundig HD PVR 500Gb March 25, 2010
I. McMillan (Guildford, UK)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Having bought a Humax Foxsat for one room, I was curious to see if the Grundig unit would be better and so bought one for the bedroom.
It was returned because of the following perceived shortcomings:
Fan noise - the FoxSat has no fan - so it is MUCH quieter, essential in a bedroom.
The Remote control is probably a bit simpler to use but cannot be programmed to operate the TV as well so you have to have two remotes on the bed.
There is no programme 'search listings' facility meaning that programming recording schedules is more tedious.
It may have been the set I bought but, when switching to SBY, the fan just kept running and so the machine has to be switched off at the plug to silence it.
Overall it is a simpler format and interface with less functionality than the Foxsat which still seems to set the standard for these machines. Considering that it is only £50-odd cheaper than the Humax, I would consider it much inferior in value for money.
Hope this helps in your browsing. I wish someone had provided this info beforehand which would have saved me the time and effort of the return.
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