TVStar in Dunnes, €50 and lots of logos

It's despicable. The French wouldn't allow it in France.

Our Government is on the side of Big Business, not the voter and consumer.

Boycott it. Complain to the shop manager.

Partly it's Corporate purchasing people that do little or no research about products.

Is the RTE logo on the actual unit itself or surrounding advertising? I sell the Tv Star1010 and the stock I have here makes no mention of RTE

The High Definition DVB-T receiver TV STAR T1010 can receive both high definition and standard
definition digital terrestrial Free to air channels. The unit comes with HDMI, SPDIF and USB connector.
Terrestrial digital receiver TV STAR T1010 is also capable of recording the TV programs on external
hard disk



Please be aware that the future digital Teletext service system used by RTE is not compatible with this box.


Not Saorview!!
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MarkK wrote: »

Is this meant to be a quote from somewhere?

http://www.satellite.ie/acatalog/RTE-digital-set-top-box.html

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john williams wrote: »

ok not approved but does it work

PARTIALLY

noisenotmusic wrote: »

That it's not fully compatible with SaorView, anyone buying the box won't be able to get teletext and presumably anything else that relies on MHEG5.

Edit: Just realised that Easkey originally posted what I was replying to , why are you answering for him ? I've never claimed it to be fully saorview compatible

@ easkey . The thread is about Dunnes stores so I do not understand why you are quoting from and linking to my website ?

recyclebin wrote: »

I think easkey is just pointing out what the box lacks. It's not just Dunnes stores selling this box so people should be told what limitations this box has and this thread will help highlight them.

No problem with that as the box does have limitations but quoting from and linking to my website without explaining the context is unhelpful especially on a thread where another retailer is being critcised.

Dymo wrote: »

Records everything perfect and teletext is on all the channels (not that I use it often).

That's the 'old' analogue teletext though - isn't it? The Saorview MHEG5 digital Aertel looks like this with the TV picture on the top right (where the advert is on the webpage).

SalteeDog wrote: »

That's the 'old' analogue teletext though - isn't it? The Saorview MHEG5 digital Aertel looks like this with the TV picture on the top right (where the advert is on the webpage).

I stopped worrying about Aertel about 8 years ago so it's not really a big deal. The media player alone is worth the money. I'm selling my WD media player because this works even better with a greater UI.

There's a lot of scaremongering going on about Saorview a bit like the "You have to buy a Saorview TV ". A friend of mine bought a TV from the UK and NOT Saorview approved but he's able to get all the UK Freesat Channels and all the Saorview channels. Where as he would of been totally discouraged if he had looked for information on some internet forums.

Thats comparing apples with oranges, unless RTE change their transmission radicially so that even saorview boxes cannot receive their signal this box will continue to receive as it does now .

Having said that even on a value basis a saorview approved box at 49.99 is a better bet if you do not wish to have the multi media playback and recording that the non approved box allows with an external drive.

Its all about informed choice

TheDriver wrote: »

tell that to panasonic z81 folks that had working saorview before there was a slight change that panasonic don't comply with but saorview boxes do. Considering saorview boxes are 49.99, why waste money on this.

easkey wrote: »

I was trying to help by giving you information about the Box.
As i thought you wanted to know if it was Saorview ready.

Now i'm totally confused:) . You posted information about the box from my own website? I wrote the text you quoted so I'm well aware of what the box does and does not do?

I hear what you say that you were trying to be helpful but as you can see from the replies to your post it was not clear what is what you intended. A little explanation alongside the quote could have put it in context.

The retailer is most definitely not a side issue as its the subject of the thread.

Dymo wrote: »

I have the box it works great, it has an USB port for an external hard drive and can record in 1080p HD.
Records everything perfect and teletext is on all the channels (not that I use it often). The EPG record function works fine and has a workaround for there being no series link. For €45 its well worth the money with the PVR

Dymo, exactly which box do you have?

Fazer6.

TheDriver wrote: »

informed choice is right as the official box I got for 49 allows recording also. I don't think its apples with oranges, the z81 worked fine then it didn't over the crapiest thing.

An official box with recording is better again . I agree panaosnic could have fixed that issue quite easily from what I've heard, strictly speaking they were not obliged to but from a customer service perpective they handled it very badly in my personal view.