How long does a pvr last

These people have never missed the end of a six-episode whodunnit because the BBC has dropped it from iPlayer. In that case, a new box could transform how — and how much — you enjoy your favourite programmes. First, check that you actually need a Freeview box. Even those TVs that support recording can often only record one channel at a time.

Recorders also give you two or more receivers, enabling you to record two channels at once or watch one programme while recording another. Note that some receivers now include recording features, enabling you to record programmes from the EPG to an external hard disk.

Luckily, most now include built-in Wi-Fi. Panasonic and Samsung also performed strongly. The small box serves up fantastic picture quality and sound is excellent too. See how it scored by heading over to our Sky Q review.

It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. PVR life expectancy? Carl H Standard Member. What's a realistic life expectancy of a PVR? Having read through various threads on this forum, and other sites, there's plenty of people talking about their PVR giving them a "good years" of use.

My first thoughts upon reading that was 'Erm, is that all? Am I being unreasonable to expect it to last longer? Or have I been lucky that it's lasted this long? Gavtech Administrator. Carl H said:. Click to expand MarkE19 Moderator. I have a TiVo from October that is still going strong. But in that time I have replaced the HDD twice.

The rest of the hardware is as good as new and I see no reason why it wont last a good few years more. Most of the PVR's that I have heard about that no longer work are due to poor design making updates to the Freeview service not work on them. Or power surges or lightning strikes causing physical damage, but these are rare and could damage any equipment, not just a PVR.

My simplistic understanding was that replacement of the hard-drive should be dead easy. You wouldn't throw your car away because the head-gasket had blown, why would you throw away your PVR because the hard-drive died?

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