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46 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
91% of people recommend it.

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Value for money (at time of purchase)8.4
Overall rating8.8
 

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Score 9.0/10

B , Fife

+ Great Digital box. Does what it says on the tin, very well. The menu system is very easy to use and the device is very responsive to your commands.

- None discovered so far

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Ann, Darlington

+ This item was bought as a gift for my parents who already have a freeview box with ad. This one was easier to set up and they have found it easy to use - which is vital with a parent who is blind. Overall my parents are thrilled with this product.

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Gordon, Newcastle on Tyne

+ It is the only digibox that picks up Audio Description

- The EOG could be much clearer and talk

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good user manual.

- Does not indicate the channel on the set top box front panel.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Caroline, London

+ It was really easy to set up. The instructions were in clear, large print. It has audio description which is a boon in case you can't keep our eye on the telly because you are multi-tasking (also good if you lose your contact lenses!) -means you don't miss the action, plus subtitles of course.

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Eunice, Marlborough, Wilts

+ Small & compact. Extremely easy to set up; programming good.

- Can't think of any bad points.

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purchased 27 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Peter, Ferndown

+ easy to install

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 11 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ small so easily placed on/by the tv. easy to set up

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 11 Dec 2007

James, Swansea

+ Well-designed, responsive, excellent and clear delivery of audio description.

- Has no other accessibility features aside from audio description and the larger-than-usual remote control.

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purchased 25 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very easy to set up and use

- None

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purchased 23 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

ERIC, LEICESTER

+ IT HAS AUDIO DESCRIPTION AND AS I BLIND PERSON I CAN ENJOY MOST PROGS WITHOUT HAVING TO KEEP ASKING WHATS GOING ON

- NONE

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purchased 25 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Henry, Teignmouth

+ Ease of set-up and use

- A bit pricey

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purchased 17 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Nikki, St Albans

+ It is something people with visual impairments can use for audio described films

- It seemed to be hard to get hold of.

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purchased 21 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

David, York

+ This product was bought for A D (Audio Discription) and it works very well.

- The video quality is poor (very grainy) idont know if this is a sacrifice electronicaly to give the A D , or a fault....
how will i ever know?

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purchased 13 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to operate, audio description clear

- No speech announcement to identify channels

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purchased 24 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ the audio description is excellent

- none

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purchased 26 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

Paul, Lichfield

+ Works very well, easy to set up, loads fo good features, low standby power consumption, one of the few that output via Aerial for older TVs

- top end price bracket; cheaper model without UHF modulator has remote sensor and output to home cinema etc. Looks as if this one has too, but nothing in instructions and sensor not mentioned in instructions either

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purchased 01 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

JULIE, MANCHESTER

+ I bought this for my mother who is blind so what I wanted was audio description which it has. The controls are very simple to use as well.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 26 Nov 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Works well. Simple to set up and operate. Light and small. Energy efficient

- None

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purchased 24 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Peter, Horsham, West Sussex

+ Does what it's supposed to.

- 1 - Slight distortion on right hand side of info display,
2 - Remote should have on/off and volume controls for the TV - still have to have tv remote to hand,
3 - Inbuilt volume control max level to too low, when turning off box TV is very loud.
4 - From green/red leds should be visible from front for when unit is on top of tv and so high.
5 - Box looks a bit cheap.

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purchased 16 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Poole, Keith

+ Excellent freeview box with dedicated buttons to access to Audio Description for the sight restricted and Subtiles for the hard of hearing. Regisered blind Mother now can enjoy TV again.

- None

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purchased 29 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reliable easy to use box. Very low energy consumption.

- Expensive to buy, if not to run.

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purchased 04 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ excellent functions. Easily setup. As Which says a superior product

- Can't think of any!

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purchased 31 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use. The guide is clear and picture and sound good.

- None so far

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purchased 16 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy set-up

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 12 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great programme guide, nice easy to use interface, picture quality appears good, and the digital audio out meant integrated nicely with my audio setup.

- The remote is a bit larger than it needs to be (looks a bit clunky in my opinion)

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purchased 26 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Sandra, Burnley

+ it conforms exactly to how it is advertised

- none

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purchased 20 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

Karin, Nottingham

+ It's great that this freeview box supports audio description. Also there is the facility to quickly jump between TV and Radio stations.

- The audio description can 'jump' a bit while the TV guide is on. Also the remote control isn't that easy for the visually impaired to use. Unconventionally the zero button is positioned to the right of the 3. This is a shame because the audio description capability makes this STB a good choice for the visually impaired.

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purchased 26 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

malcolm, maidstone

+ audio decription.
beeps when button pressed.
can skip between tv and radio
easy to use remote
easy to set up
small

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 15 Feb 2008

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Was bought for the audio description and it's not got it right yet. has had to be reset on a few occasions because it went wrong

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purchased 29 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Ideal for blind/partially sighted people. It's like audio books but with some picture

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 29 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to set up, cheap for what it does

- buttons and layout of remote control were still not too great for someone with bad eyesight (was purchased for an elderly relative, so they could use audio description on freeview)

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purchased 29 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to install and auto setup is great and the mother-in-law, who is partially sighted things the AD function is brilliant.

- none

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purchased 16 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Audio Description.

- Picture jumps sometimes.

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purchased 11 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ we bought it for audio description, this is fine i like the way the radio and tv channels are split so your menus are easier to organise

- design of handset could be better for visually impaired people grren light red light when is it on and when is it off is a bit confusing

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purchased 22 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

David, Newcastle upon Tyne , “e”

+ For people with limited vision must be a great benefit

- Reception can be variable.

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purchased 12 Mar 2008

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