August DVB502 256GB SSD Freeview HD Set Top Receiver Box - Twin Tuner HDMI 1080p TV Recorder with EPG, Timeshift Pause/Rewind - Not Compatible with Satellite Internet

Initially I tried a much higher sized USB drive and it went crazy, rebooting and rejecting settings. At the 32gb level all those problems vanished. The EPG only shows one channel at a time, but is clear and setting a recording is easy. If you need to expand on the start and end times of a recording press the blue button and easily change the times. Recordings via a USB pen drive can be used on a computer. Unlike some PVRs works well with recording radio files as well. Excellent help available by email and was given very prompt replies. The USB Drive should be formatted NTFS. A neat package and at the price it is very good value for money

Ordered for my gran. Neat, good picture and sound quality. Slightly more complicated for her than her old one, but I find it reasonably straightforward. Records well.

This is my personal experience of the August DVB502. It may be unique or could be something that other potential purchasers should be aware of. I purchased the August DVB502 Freeview HD Set Top Receiver Box as a replacement/enhancement to an IRiver Set Top Box that was working correctly. The IRiver product had a limited recording facility, whilst the DVB502 has an enhanced recording facility. I have an older Panasonic television with a SCART connection but no HDMI . When I connected up the DVB502 Set Top Box via my existing SCART lead, the picture was black and white. It had been colour with the IRiver product. When I disconnected the DVB502 and reconnected the IRiver set top box, the picture reverted to colour. I contacted the August support service and was advised that the support service believed the problem was likely to have been with a faulty SCART lead. I purchased a new SCART lead from Amazon and repeated the set-up. Again the picture from the DVB502 was in black and white whilst the picture from my original IRiver set top box was in colour. I went back to the August support service and received the following: "I can not provide further suggestions for alterations to the current set top box in order to allow for the colour otherwise. I can therefore only suggest that the product is returned at this time following the Amazon return procedure." I returned the August DVB502 Freeview HD Set Top Receiver Box the following day.

Wow what an amazing piece of kit. When we moved to sky glass we lost the ability to record programmes and couldn't access talking pictures and rewind TV. So I checked this little box out all you do is plug the TV Ariel and off you go total Freeview and the build in storage to record programmes a week in advance. Great price and a great product 5 stars.

Just got this last night and I'm annoyed at it already. When you are recording something it prevents you from accessing the epg. Also it flashes rec on the screen. There is no series link. If you select something to record then it moves back to the start of the day. The epg has gaps in it. If you pause it and watch the program behind then you can't turn go into the epg to record. If your watching TV and want yo scan the guide then it changes the channel. Picture doesn't seem very good either it's OK but just OK. Set up was OK. Remote is abit cheap and nasty.

I have found that this recorder seems to have it's clock out of time. Most programmes I record the machine cuts off a few moments before the programme actually ends, very frustrating. I did not expect a lot given how much I paid but I think having it's timer be accurate was a basic requirement. I'm looking for a replaement.

Fantastic...the only draw back is you can't schedule a recording series, Apart from that it's great 👍

Works well but not easy to navigate the menus until you get used to it. I can’t find away to automatically record a series so have to use a timed recording and hope that the schedules don’t change.

Es TDT de JD y grabador con disco sólido interno, muy buena calidad de audio y video.

Parfait. J’aime bien enregistrer des émissions de TV pour les regarder ensuite. Mon disque dur externe a crashé (11 ans). Cet enregistreur connecté à l’antenne de toit permet de voir une chaîne et d’en enregistrer une autre. La capacité de stockage est limitée mais on peut enregistrer aussi sur un autre support (pas encore testé). Super simple à installer (cela m’a pris 5 minutes) et assez intuitif. Je recommande cet appareil parfait pour mon usage.

Muy buen producto, lo que ocurre es que viene SIN enchufe adaptador y he tenido que comprar uno de 3,5 €

Bien reçu. Appareil conforme à la description. Fonctionne parfaitement. Satisfait.

Produit introuvable chez les magasins multi media Très bon rapport qualité prix facile a installer et moins encombrant que celui q'il a remplacé