The specification here is basic but well implemented, and Manhattan's new styling is a nice improvement on its boxy designs of old. And the T2-R nicely whets the appetite for the company's incoming T3-R, which adds streaming bells and whistles. The neatness, clarity and responsiveness of the T2-R's everyday user interface is worth praising. It's driven by a decent handset that can also operate many TVs. Designed in the UK by Manhattan for an exceptional Freeview HD experience. The compact, near-silent T2-R fits into any room and puts you in control of your TV. Pause and rewind live TV, record entire series and even record two HD programmes at once. The 500GB Hard Drive holds up to 300 hours of recordings, smartly organised into categories and series. Finding what to watch and record on over 80 channels is effortless with the beautiful 8-day TV Guide. Handy, because Freeview has 95% of the nations favourite TV to enjoy; Upscales to 1080p. Audio description compatible. Recording features: Freeview plus. Twin tuner. 500GB hard drive. 300 hours recording time. 8 day electronic programme guide (EPG). Series record. Pause live TV. DivX. Recording compatibility . Record 1 channel whilst watching another. Record 2 channels at the same time. Sound quality: 5 channel audio output. Dolby. Connectivity: 1 HDMI port. 1 USB port. Ethernet port. General information: Remote control batteries required 2 x AAA (included). Size H5.6, W26.5, D21cm. Weight 0.77kg. Manufacturers 2 year guarantee. Energy efficiency information: On mode power consumption 13 watts. Standby power consumption 0.5 watt. I'm reasonably sure you can watch one recording whilst two others are taking place, but don't hold me to that.

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As it is a Freeview PVR the watch an extra channel facility is irrelevant as almost all viewers will have it connected to a Freeview TV probably with HD. What you are saying is change the input to TV and watch a program while the PVR is recording the other two that you have selected? By the way I hadn't noticed but while recording two programs you can watch a previously recorded program at the same time. More information on quality can be found in this old but still very helpful article from Harvard Business Review. Fixed an issue whereby the volume could not be adjusted on non-HD channels when the ‘Audio Output’ in Picture & Sound Settings was set to ‘Surround’.The ASU algorithm has been improved so that existing services that are available from multiple transmitters are only replaced when their signal falls below a threshold.

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Your T2•R will update automatically overnight whilst in standby, as long as you haven't disabled automatic updates in the System Settings menu Digital TV tuners:** three | **Processor:** quad-core CPU | **Resolution output:** 720p/1080i/1080p/2160p | **Smart features:** Record, pause and rewind live TV (2 hrs), EPG with 7-day catch-up | **Storage:** 500GB (300 hours) or 1TB (600 hours) | **Ports:** HDMI 2.0b, optical audio, Ethernet LAN, aerial in, loop out, USB (software updates only) | **Dimensions:** 265x207x53mm | **Weight:** 678g Design and features Fixed an issue whereby seemingly randomly, channels would be removed during the Automatic Service Update in standby. This could happen in locations receiving signals from multiple transmitters with signal variations. The issue could cause favourites and scheduled recordings to disappear. Split recordings (normally movies in 2 parts) now show the time after the date so the first part can be easily identified. Further improvements to come. The TV Guide now indicates in the info area when a programme is running late, starting late or has started early.

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The next step after looking at products in the same category, was to look at products from the same brand, Manhattan. Finding what to watch and record on over 70 channels is effortless with the beautiful 8-day TV Guide. Handy, because Freeview has 95% of the nation's favourite TV to enjoy! To get the quality score, we’re looking at a number of factors, but typically we’re studying the brand of the product, the warranty included and basing it on what customers have to say about the quality. You can record two programs but you cannot watch a live third at the same time. For the money it is a very good straight forward no nonsense PVR. Very responsive remote no delay button pushes. Nice user interface. Two year warrantee. As you can imagine, pricing is one of the most important factors of any purchasing decision. We can find the perfect product for our needs, that fits the brief in every single way. But if it doesn’t fit our budgets, we simply can’t (or at least shouldn’t) buy it.