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Philips DTR230 Freeview Digital Terrestial Receiver |  | Brand: Philips
Category: CE
List Price: £39.99
Buy New: £39.80
as of 4/9/2010 19:16 PDT details
You Save: £0.19
New (2) Used (1) from £30.00
Seller: Amazon.co.uk
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 335
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 6.9 x 2.2
MPN: DTR230/05
Model: DTR230/05
EAN: 8712581405816
Release Date: April 15, 2010
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 2 SCART SOCKETS | | • | UP T0 50 TV CHANNELS | | • | 7 DAY ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE | | • | DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT | | • | FREEVIEW RECEIVER WITH REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION |
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| Customer Reviews:
Works very well, but can be a little slow September 4, 2010
MikeE
I bought the Philips DTR230 to replace a really cheap Freeview box that kept going to sleep. There have been no problems on that front and the box works very well, the only thing that stopped me from giving it a 5 star rating is that it is a little slow to get going when switched on and also to populate its Electronic Programme Guide. One curious quirk of the box is that it displays a green light when in standby and no light when it is switched on unlike most other boxes that show a red light when in standby and a green light when switched on.
Pricey compared to the competition but slightly better quality than the generic brands August 18, 2010
J. TING (UK)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a Phillips brand but Pace manufactured digibox. I had great result from Pace boxes in the past so I plumbed for this one. This was at least 10 to 15 pounds more than equivlent Bush, Giidman, and other also ran brands. Unlike earlier Pace boxes, this one feels a little flimsy, but at least the plastic looks like slightly more expensive very shiny plastic. What you get in the box is the digibox, power supply, the remote and two generic AAA batteries for the remote, and no other cables. I had hoped for at least an RF through cable, but no such luck. The remote is a little small and lightweight and the buttons are a little on the small side and a tad rubbery.
The user manual whilst not comprehensive, does the job with pictures, numbers and descriptions. From the looks of things the remote is possibly shared across different models because whilst it sports a picture in picture button, I couldn't get this to work and it wasn't mentioned in the manual. The reception is okay, thought I thought the old Pace box did better. The picture quality wasn't superlative, but acceptable with a hint of ghosting. Sainsbury is knocking 5 pounds off the same model in their larger stores at the moment (18/08/2010), So I would get it there instead.
Does what it needs to July 12, 2010
Jules
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I bought this to replace an old Sagem freeview box, when the picture became more and more unwatchable. As we are on the very edge of the transmission area for Ridge Hill, I assumed that it was simply a weak signal, but the aerial guy said the signal was fine and a decent box should be fine.
I have to say that the pictures now are a revelation - no break ups, no sound loss, no freezing. The box responds well to the remote, and to being controlled by the Tivo. Channel changes takes a second or less. Couldn't have asked for anything better. It's very small, and seems like a fairly cheap plastic box, but if it works, it's not like it's being moved around or banged a lot, so I don't see that it needs to be heavy duty. The EPG looks good, although having the Tivo I don't use it. It also has fairly extensive functionality available around timed events (if you have a recorder that can't control it separately) and energy saving features.
Overall very impressed. Four stars only because it's still a lot more expensive than the opposition.
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