BT Vision V-box review

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Review Date: 18 Apr 2008

Price when reviewed: £199

Supplier: http://www.bt.com

Reviewed By: Jim Martin

Our Rating 3 stars out of 5

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Specs

Details
Part Code	Vision V-box
Review Date	18 Apr 2008
Rating

Features
Analogue tuners	0
Digital tuners	2
Hybrid tuners	0
Radio	DVB-T
EPG days	14
Dual-channel recording
Series link
Teletext (analogue/digital)	digital
Certified Freeview Playback
Picture in Picture
Interactive content support

Connections
Analogue tuner RF inputs	0
Digital tuner RF inputs	1
Hybrid tuner RF inputs	0
RF passthrough sockets	1
HDMI outputs	1
Component outputs	0
Output resolutions	PAL (576i), 720p, 1080i
Total SCART sockets	2
S-Video input	0
S-video output	1
Composite inputs	0
Composite outputs	0
Stereo phono inputs	0
Stereo phono outputs	1
Coaxial S/PDIF outputs	0
Optical S/PDIF outputs	1
Surround sound formats	none
Other ports	10/100 Ethernet, 2x USB2

Storage
Capacity	160GB
Optical drive
Optical drive type	N/A
Audio playback formats	N/A
Video playback formats	N/A
Image viewing formats	N/A

General
Power consumption standby	29W
Power consumption on	21W
Extras	SCART cable, RF cable, remote control

Buying Information
Price	£199
Supplier	http://www.bt.com
Details	www.btvision.bt.com

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User comments

BT Vision Box

I have had one of these awful machines, what I can I say about it other that it is possibly the worst piece of technology I have ever come across. I couldn't get it to switch off, error messages were very common, the handset had a mind of it's own, it would record things at random, other than programs that I wanted to record! BT were a complete waste of time and they had no clue as to correct the faults, one CS advisor told me the micro filters were at fault! Got really fed up with it and recycled the innards, HDD came in useful as a back up drive ! Would I recommend one - NO, and the new one, hmm, BT need to sort out the technology advisors it there are problems and no doubt, there will be, other wise again the HDD will come in useful in another application.

By Adyw1695 on 14 Jan 2010