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3 reviews
Apr, 2025
alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 reviews of Wintal PVRX2. The average rating for this product is 2.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.
On average, users rate this product 53/100.
Consumer review (productreview.com.au)
Regret purchasing. Although after sales service has been prompt & professional, after numerous repairs the distributor appears reluctant to offer refund or upgrade (new replacement PVRX2 unit died also). Looks nice, but poor performance & build quality...
Easy enough to use. Schedule recordings via EPG pretty easy. Good features such as PIP, time shift, dual record & more than adequate HDD. Setup / station tune good for beginners.
I have had to return it for repairs 4 times in 3 years due to dodgy electronics(covered by warranty). Poor remote responsiveness (almost have to be directly in front of unit & not too far away, buttons have to be pressed hard) Timeshift function has...
Consumer review (productreview.com.au)
A teaser. Leads you into a false sense of security about it's ability to record your programs for you and then lets you down without warning due to poorly thought-out user interface.
A true twin digital tuner that will record two programs at once and will permit you to commence viewing a program from the beginning that is still being recorded.
A really poor, ill-considered user interface that has a propensity to stop recording with insufficient warning and little or no choices offered to restart the recording. Don't let anyone esle near it if you are recording something important because it...
Consumer review (productreview.com.au)
Overall a very good unit. I would certainly buy another. With regular software updates unit could be improved even more.
Very good clear picture & sound. With the latest sofware upgrade 192B makes life a bit easier.
You need toget your head around the operating procedure for setup. If play stopped on playback when you restart it doesn't automatically go to you previous point where you stopped.