Philips DTR220 Reviews

I bought this because it is relatively cheap, small and sleek looking and I am very please with my purchase. The size and weight make it almost invisible on the shelf below my TV and it is intuitive to set up and use. Easy to programme and plug in and get started straight away it is not a convoluted set top box to use like some of the previous ...  Read the complete review

With the impending digital switchover looming over the horizon, I decided to be well prepared and looked into getting a reasonably priced Freeview box for our bedroom TV. I wanted a well known make which was small and compact. As I wanted to find one on a relatively small budget I wasn't expecting to find one with a built in recorder. ...  Read the complete review

I inherited this Philips digi box with a second hand Sony television that I purchased from a friend. As for the problems of the last reviewer when trying to record programmes I haven't experienced this only because I haven't tried to record anything yet. As for the basic functions of this top set box, it manages to receive all available Free ...  Read the complete review

Judge for yourself. I bought one of these and wrote this to Philips..

"My recordings are being spoiled as your "an update on the channel lists was detected..." box appears and doesn't go without me pushing OK - fine if I am watching live TV but it renders anything being recorded unwatchable.

How do I stop this box appearing please?"

and I go this useless response from Philips.......

"With regards to your query we can advise that the automatic update cannot be switched off and is a feature on the DTR220/05.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Should you require any further information please contact our Customer Care Centre (details below) quoting customer reference number xx-xxxxxxx."

So, given Philips very helpful reply, beware if you ever need to record anything...