New HT9200DTR Freeview approved DTR coming September

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#253719 7-Sep-2009 12:14

so anyone got this?
looking at buying a Freeview HD PVR..

the price of the Zinwell one seems quite reasonable now at just under $700.. but i heard there are quite a few minor bugs and problems with that. So rather pay a bit more to get a "better" one with no/minimal bugs.

Is the HT9200DTR a better choice? or should i wait ?
There are always newer and better model coming out but i have been waiting so long so rather not wait if this is good enough

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#254317 9-Sep-2009 12:28

anyone??

freitasm??

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#254318 9-Sep-2009 12:38

Hi There

The HT92000DTR is due for release next week, a huge deal of time and effort has gone into this to iron out any bugs or issues we had.

SG

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#254333 9-Sep-2009 13:34

Thanks for the reply.
It's good to hear you guys are putting all the efforts on fixing the bugs and issues instead of rushing it out!

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#254402 9-Sep-2009 16:32

I got one for review and will be posting tomorrow. Very nice machine - I liked a couple of features that even beat the Panasonic one.

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#255589 14-Sep-2009 13:52

freitasm: I got one for review and will be posting tomorrow. Very nice machine - I liked a couple of features that even beat the Panasonic one.

Hi Freitasm, Hows the review going on this pvr? Since (according to DTVS 9 Sept post) it's going on sale this week, I would be very interested in what your thoughts are about this pvr.

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#255591 14-Sep-2009 13:58

FPR:
freitasm: I got one for review and will be posting tomorrow. Very nice machine - I liked a couple of features that even beat the Panasonic one.

Hi Freitasm, Hows the review going on this pvr? Since (according to DTVS 9 Sept post) it's going on sale this week, I would be very interested in what your thoughts are about this pvr.

John

Several detailed reviews will be forthcoming very soon. Watch this space.

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#256261 16-Sep-2009 19:49

Where abouts will we be able to buy these and what is the actual release date ?
The website doesn't seem to come up from here..

http://www.dtvs.co.nz/

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#256501 17-Sep-2009 14:05

Available today at JB Hifi for $799 - at least at the New Lynn store...

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#256508 17-Sep-2009 14:17

I have mine here for review. Its a very nice unit with some great features. Will get some screenshots and review info up soon.

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#257936 23-Sep-2009 21:31

I went into JB HiFi Wellington today and found one listed for $799, but got it for $699 (maybe I was too keen and could have got it for even less, but I digress).

Bought it in and plugged it in. Answered a few on screen questions and it was away. It has been going since, doing chase play. The picture is (of course) much better than analogue TV.

Minor niggles so far;
Can't seem to find how to adjust the screen resolution post setup (our TV is only 1366 x 768 so I wanted to force it to 720p)
On the play list you have to press OK to watch a recording - not play
We have had about a 1 second glitch, but not sure whether that was the box, antenna or a transmission issue.
My wife is recording/watching in chase play "Dirty Dancing" on Prime - this is a late change and so is not in the epg - the work around is to record several programmes that are in the epg over the expected time of broadcast - not the boxes fault, but it does highlight the difficulty of recording when the epg is not accurate.

Overall so far very happy.

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