Just brought the Box. Having great difficulty getting a top up cards that
is compatible. Will be returning it tomorrow.I haven`t got time to
waste.
Reviewed by: GDB7A Receiver Rating:1 out of 5 Date Reviewed:27Feb2007 |
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product okay... so far. Bought from sainsbury`s for a steal at 27.99. yes
its a bit slow but my main problem is not being able to select a channel
from teh Guide/EPG. if this was sorted then its great for what it does and
the price
Reviewed by: MissusD Rating:3 out of 5 Date Reviewed:08Jan2007 |
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Just got it as the price was attractive - Sainsbury special offer £27.49.
Felt obliged to comment as per Paul`s point the remote simply doesn`t work
past about 3 foot distance from the box. The best point was that the
setup was painless but I will be returning the kit tomorrow; it is cheap,
tacky and in comparison to my current Humax box is sub standard. I was
seeking a replacement for the Humax because it occassionally crashes which
means I have to power it off/ on to reset it but that is really its only
fault. The Goodman GDB7CA would not be an improvement. Glad I kept the
receipt!!
Reviewed by: Jonathan A, Christchurch Rating:1 out of 5 Date Reviewed:02Jan2007 |
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I was given this box as a gift and it`s my first experience of freeview
(and Goodmans). Initial installation is very simple and the picture
quality is good but these good points are enormously outweighed by the bad
ones. The unit`s remote control as cheap as they come and in order to use
it you need to be a `sharp shooter`, any attempt to use it when it`s not
pointing directly at the sensor doesn`t work. On top of this is the fact
that the unit takes about a second to respond to commands from the remote
control - this makes using the online electronic program guide (EPG)(7
days worth) very difficult. It also makes using everything everything
else very annoying. So far I`ve noticed the following:
1. You need to turn the unit off regularly or the EPG gets completely
confused and shows programs for channels that you`re not watching.
2. Any attempt to use the `zap to channel` (channel programming feature)
has only a 50/50 chance of working - recording to my HDD recorder is
therefore almost impossible.
3. The favourites lists feature doesn`t work at all well - the unit just
gets completely confused - so you need to stick with all the channels
detected even if you don`t have them all.
4. You can`t select a program to view from the EPG - the manual says it
should work but it doesn`t on mine.
5. There is no `now and next` facility - this is annoying.
This is all I can think of at the moment but generally I`m very
un-impressed and wouldn`t recommend anyone buy this product. I`ve
contacted Goodmans to see if there`s a software upgrade planned - at
present I`ve had no reply. They`ve got a week and then I`m returning it
and getting my money back.
Reviewed by: Paul, Bournemouth Rating:1 out of 5 Date Reviewed:10Feb2006 |
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