Tag: TVonics
TVonics team with RNIB and IVONA for set-top box for the blind and partially sighted
TVonics have teamed up with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and software developers IVONA to develop an updated version of their DTR-HD500 aimed at blind and partially sighted people. Using text-to-speech technology, the updated box is easier…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Set-top boxes from Sky, Apple, TVonics and more!
What good is a brand new TV sitting wrapped underneath your Christmas tree this goodwill season if you've got nothing to watch on it? While plenty of TVs have built in digital tuners, only the most expensive have web connected…
COMPETITION: Win a TVonics DTR-Z500HD Freeview+ HD Recorder!
Fancy winning a TVonics DTR-Z500HD Freeview+ HD Recorder, worth £199.99, in time for Christmas? Of course you do! Just enter the competition below to be in with a chance. "Which fictional gadget do you wish you had in real life?"…
TVonics launch DTR-HD500 Freeview HD recorder
TVonics are today launching their first Freeview HD recorder, the DTR-HD500. With a 500GB hard-drive, the recorder squeezes in plenty of top-spec features at a reasonably affordable £279.99. These include: Trailer bookings – record a programme during its trailer. Recommendation…
TVonics MFR-200: smallest, simplest to connect DVB-T set top box
TVonics has announced what it claims to be the world's smallest and easiest to connect DVB-T set top box. It's the size of a matchbox, and connects via the standard aerial connector rather than requiring a SCART connection (there'd barely…
Win a TVonics DVR-FP250 Freeview PVR with Tech Digest
Fancy recording that night’s episode of Eastenders, but you won’t get home from work in time? We have just the answer to your quandry, as we wouldn’t want you to miss out on the latest news surrounding the Stacey/Bradley/Max love-triangle now, would we?
Simply send me an email with your postal address (you must be living within Britain, sorry), and tell me what the first TV show you’d record using your new TVonics DVR-FP250 Freeview PVR would be. All entrants will be signed up to our mailing list, so if you’re not comfortable with receiving the odd email from Tech Digest, then please say so when emailing me…
Today on Tech Digest: TVonics Freeview recorder, Virgin Media sports news, Ask.com revamp and more…
THE BIG THREE Video review: TVonics DVR-250 Freeview recorder Virgin Media close to inking deal for sports news channel Review: Ask.com's revamped Ask3D search engine THE NEXT FIFTEEN Creative's miniature Zen Stone player now available in the UK Are dancing…
Shiny Video Review: TVonics DVR-250 Digital Freeview Playback Receiver and Recorder
Susi and Alex demonstrate the user and eco friendliness of this “Freeview Playback” certified device with a 250GB hard drive.
TVonics DVR-250
TVonics launch low-power DVR-FP250 Freeview PVR
Last year we reported on the (slightly more) eco-friendly TVonics DVR-150 PVR, and now the company has upgraded the specifications and released their DVR-FP250 Freeview PVR.
There’s a bigger hard drive — up to 250GB from 150GB — plus all the usual functionality of both Freeview, and a PVR, bundled in one box. It comes with two Freeview tuners.
The main selling point, then, is not so much the functionality which you’d find on any self-respecting PVR, but the fact that it’s using significantly less power to achieve the same results.
TVonics DVR-150 eco-friendly PVR
PVRs are becoming quite common now, so at first glance, this model from TVonics, the DVR-150, doesn't look particularly different from the rest of the pack. It's got a 160GB hard drive which can store up to 80 hours…