Samsung BD-F8900

usability

reliability, price

44% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Ease of set up /low noise when running. Easy to record programs and to watch bbc / itv I player but 4od and others are in the apps for some strange reason .

It takes a few button presses to watch a recording ,don't buy this to surf the net,

HD Image quality is great; even normal definition is good on most channels. Recorded programmes start at the beginning of teh actual programme, i.e. without adverts/trailers beforehand (unlike Sky!). The box itself looks great - very sleek design.

Schedule manager not quite as slick as Sky's, but not bad at all.

works perfect with Samsung television communication between the two is remarkable

none apparent

An awesome piece of equipment!

Virgin media will not connect the wifi? Keeps saying virgin media connection has bee deleted

Fairly easy to set up

acks a quality printed instruction manual,

In theory it has lots of smart features, but they are often slow or don;t work at all.

See above - toally unreliable and incredibly frustrating.

Works well after initial problems with activating the Apps. Convenient to have everything in one box. The only media player we could find which offered access to Lovefilm instant.

Not easy or intuitive to navigate. Handset takes some getting used to as the control buttons are not where you'd expect them to be and the biggest buttons aren't necessarily the most used!

Not many pros to be honest.

All of the above review

does most things that a sky box offers wihout a monthly subscription

can record 2 programmes at once