Zinwell HD receiver $249 at DSE - do you think that'll be the best pre xmas price?

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cyril7

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#178641 18-Nov-2008 19:25

Even if Prime is on Freeview, does anybody know if it will be broadcasting in HD?

LOL, they cannot even get their News service in 16:9, so why think they care about HD.

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#178647 18-Nov-2008 19:32

My point exactly. How does the Prime being on Freeview make the decision to purchase a Zinwell PVR more attractive? The only thing I can think of is, there is some good content on Prime, many folks don't have a PVR setup that can record UHF OTA analogue broadcasts so if Prime were on Freeview the one Zinwell PVR could do all channels. For my part I record Prime over TCL cable and it's okay, just!

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#178809 19-Nov-2008 14:00

RickD: The Zinwell HD receiver (Zinwell branded one not the DSE one) is on sale for $249 this week

What a rip! Zinwells are sooo cheap and narsty. You can get a Extra Terrestrial at freeviewshop for that much!

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#178843 19-Nov-2008 15:59

lchiu7: My point exactly. How does the Prime being on Freeview make the decision to purchase a Zinwell PVR more attractive? The only thing I can think of is, there is some good content on Prime, many folks don't have a PVR setup that can record UHF OTA analogue broadcasts so if Prime were on Freeview the one Zinwell PVR could do all channels. For my part I record Prime over TCL cable and it's okay, just!

Yeah that's what I was aiming at. Prime is owned by SKY and is the only channel to show delayed coverage of most live sport. It also shows the odd show I do like such as top gear. Currently there is no way to record this on most PVR solutions apart from HTPC's. Just a comment that it would provide a one stop shop to record all channels naturally if Prime was on freeview, though obviously this comment does not refer specifically to just the Zinwell PVR.

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