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Tvonics MDR-250

Tvonics MDR-250
alaScore 81

7 reviews

Jun, 2013

We have collected and analyzed 4 expert reviews and 3 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 85/100 and users rate it 67/100. The average review date is May 10, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 30558 reviews from other Satellite Receivers. The alaScore™ for this product is 81/100 = Very good. Last update: Jun 18, 2013.

Review analysis

(Based on 7 reviews)

Expert Reviews  

User Reviews  

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TVonics MDR-250 review

 

A great beginner Freeview tuner with some handy features

Novice-friendly ; Good AV erformance ; Twin Scarts

No favourites lists ; Ugly remote ; A little exensive

Expert review by:

TVonics MDR-250 Freeview Receiver

 

Enjoy digital TV no matter how old your telly is with this compact TVonics receiver.

TVonics makes a lot of boasts on its website about the usability and versatility of the MDR-250 and we’re pleased to say that it lives up to them. People getting into Freeview for the first time will absolutely love this unit, as it makes all of the...

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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Freeview from TVonics : TVonics MDR-250 Freeview Receiver

 

As “D-Day” (that's the switch over from analogue to digital television) approaches for certain parts of the country, it is perhaps the appropriate time to look at a digital set-top box.

TVonics, a British privately owned independent design and manufacturing company that specialised in the digital television sector has developed the MDR-250 digital TV receiver to help users make the transition from analogue to digital television. This...

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TVonics MDR-250

 

The MDR-250 is simple to set up, easy to use, has a very nice EPG and produces a good picture. It'll even work with Scart-less TVs. At the price, you can't ask for more.

As a simple and straightforward way to get Freeview, the MDR-250 has very little in the way of faults. It's extremely easy to set up and no less easy to use, while the inclusion of an RF modulator means you can have digital telly on even the most...

Consumer review by:

excellent bit of gear

 

excellent bit of gear

Using this receiver with bedroom tv and cannot fault it. It pulls in all the freeview channels using the small aerial attached to the portable tv. Can be connected to tv using the RF lead (for older tv's without scart sockets) and I have done this....

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Excellent set top box but may have a problem with standby

 

Excellent set top box but may have a problem with standby

This set top box is very easy to set up and very user friendly but all three boxes I bought (not from Amazon) had a standby fault which is a known issue and can be found on TVonics website under Technical Issues. Fortunately they replaced all three...

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Great Little Box

 

Great Little Box

The great thing about this box is that it's very easy to use and the picture quality is very very good. However for some odd reason, certain channels (ie Film4, Dave, music channels) all suffered from extreme pixellation/break-ups. Although, this was...

Product Specifications

Configuration

1080p Upscaling: No
Built-In Modem: No
Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB): No
DIGITAL RADIO: No
Electronic Program Guide (EPG): Yes
HDTV: No
Show View: No
Twin Tuner: No

Connectivity

Ethernet: No
HDMI: No
HDMI PORT: No
USB Interface: No
W-LAN Connection: No

Decoding Systems

Free-to-Air: Yes
Terrestrial:FTA Non-Upgrade

Energy Information

Energy Saving Trust Feature: No

General Features

Analogue Satellite Receiver: No
Category:Receiver
DVB-C: No
DVB-S: No
DVB-T:DVB-T (MPEG2)
Reception Standard:Digital
Table / Portable:Table
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