Digihome PVR80/160

My Digihome PVR160 has worked fine for several years, apart from occasional crashes. However, since digital switchover in the Oxford area 2 months ago, it is unable to play or record some channels without picture & audio freezing irregularly every 2-5 seconds. I have retuned several times, including 2 factory resets. It has the latest software v13.0. And the signal quality is good or very good on all channels. Some programmes play & record fine while the next freezes and the next is fine again - from which I deduce that it is something to do with the encoding used for the affected programmes.

So until Ofcom or whoever sort out the mess that DigitalTV has made of the TV broadcasting in the UK, I'll have to hope that a newer PVR works better.

Geof.

had my first digihome for about 4yrs, loved it, when it started to go wrong, went straight out and bought another one, pvr80, have had this one for about 3yrs, its fast and simple to use, no real problems at all. wanted to upgrade to a box that recorded 2 channels, could only get one out of argos with my card, but they dont sell digihomes now, so got a humax less than a week ago, it was awful, put it back in box today to go back, brought my digihome back out of spare room. cant believe the difference, didnt realise how good it was until i tried something else. would recommend to anyone, my whole family have them, in fact we all have at least 2 each.

I have owned a 160 for nearly 2 years. Has been superb. I've always got a library full of stuff to watch and we can skip the ads. Fine until a couple of months ago when recorded stuff is jumping and skipping. Music recordings are often ghastly. Saying that, I recorded BBC 1 and that seems to be OK so recording is worse on ITV channels and freeview channels. Any body think it can be repaired?

I bought my Digihome several years ago and have found it to be excellent value, It has never caused me any problems, always updates flawlessly. I think I must have been lucky reading some of the other reviews but I would certainly recommend them.

Reading the other reviewers I seem to be the lucky one. I've had a pvr80 for 4years and found it to be best bit of kit i've ever owned. It's the easiest and most intuitive machine to use and has never let me down. Even going digital no problems at all. I have a Sagem at another address and that is a real pain to use. I've been delighted with my Digihome. ps I don't work for Digihome or have anything to do with the company.

Have had mine for 4 years and it has been great no problems easy to use, and really I can not fault it what so ever but for one thing it has finally gone to the big DVR in the sky.

So I went and brought a Samsung DVR and if you thing you have problems with this one the Samsung is really bad.

All in all I will get another one and would and have told mine work mates all about this one.

Find job

we bought our pvr with the view we would be ready for the digital switchover and up till then everything was fine, then after the first switch over we lost bbc2 and after the second we have lost all the bbc channels after ringing the help line which was no use at all i e-mailed digihome and have had nothing back from them at all they are little more then useless, we are now having to get a new machine and it wont be a digihome , we also live in the granada region does this have a relevancy ?

Extremely disappointing machine with problems throughout the last 1 year. Problems to do with the poor consideration of manufacturer for the ever faulty remote control which I had replaced twice under warranty. It also kept suddenly jamming itself of and needs to be switched of from the mains and restarted with loose of often valuable programmes. Now after just 2 years it has completely stopped and the light has disappeared from its panel and no one seem to be interested in giving any help. I lost all my recording inside a box that keeps looking at me like a dead animal!

I have nothing but praise for my Digihome digital recorder ...for those who complain about failing after one year I should refer you to the latest E.U Law reference 1999/44/EU which states that all electrical items should be guaranteed for TWO years. I have just learned about this but it is worth knowing when arguments start with the supplier.

There is a software issue with this product and after the retune on December 2nd I can not receive BBC1 & 2 I live in the Granada area