Geekzone giveaway: SmartVU+ Android TV Freeview Receiver

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Dratsab

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#2622071 15-Dec-2020 15:16

I would replace the little SmartVU dongle I currently have as it overheats and regularly needs to be switched off for a few minutes to cool down. I've made that job a little easier with an in-line USB switch and I've shown my 8 year-old how to use it too. But it'd be a lot better to not have to do anything like this!

cb1

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#2622087 15-Dec-2020 15:57

I'd replace my Magic tv unit. It suffers a few hiccups every now and again but on the whole it's still going ok.

DaMuzzMan67

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#2622089 15-Dec-2020 16:03

Well, my entry is: it would replace our Samsung BD / Terrestrial Receiver / HDD Recorder combo unit. Brought it in 2014 and the TVNZ and ThreeNow app stopped support only a couple of years after that. So, would be great to have something easier for the wife to use with 1 remote...

GregV

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#2622159 15-Dec-2020 16:21

This would replace a Chromecast destined for the sleepout TV. Will be a much better solution, as we will no longer require the old Android phone to cast things.

mattwnz

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#2622177 15-Dec-2020 17:07

I setup my parents with a vodafone tv and it is a bit patchy recently, including developing a 'black dot' on the edge of the screen, which I thought initially was a failing LCD screen. I had one of the original Smartvu devices and had to return it as it was so unreliable, so still using a chipped tivo, which to be honest has been amazing after all this time . So would like to give the new smart vu a go to see how good it is.

jurgensp99

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#2622221 15-Dec-2020 19:53

This old Box, possibly the worst piece of hardware I've ever owned.

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