Living in Auckland, it's time I did something about a UHF set top box. I'm looking for a second hand Zinwell on TradeMe, but maybe a receiver as old as the Zinwell is a mistake? This comment on the Freeview forum seems relevant-
"The ZMT-640PVR was designed in late 2007 to the Freeview specifications and anticipated requirements at that time. As more channels are added to the Freeview platform, performance will gradually deteriorate again and Zinwell has advised that it is no longer possible to correct this with changes to the software. The last software version to be released for this model is v1.2.4 which takes includes the changes made by Freeview in late 2011."
Technically, what happens "as more channels are added to the Freeview platform"? Has anyone noticed this deterioration?
For anyone wondering why someone would buy an old Zinwell, I was looking for a receiver with S-VHS output, as that would get the best quality out of my old TV.