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Teac HDB850

Teac HDB850
alaScore 71

52 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 52 reviews of Teac HDB850. The average rating for this product is 2.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Teac HDB850 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 71/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

Disappointing

 

Even for a relatively inexpensive STB I would expect more. The record button is not labelled on the remote and despite having the unit for 6 months I can still not find a way to push the record button and then enter a duration, eg 2 hrs. I have to...

Jul, 2017

Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

Good but not phenomenal...basic entry level that gets the job done

 

Moving over from South Africa we needed something that would help our Samsung TV pick up the local welfare channels. This device has done the trick. Took a while to figure out that it is very sensitive to electronic interference so cannot sit on top of...

Jul, 2017

Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

Not Satisfied

 

I purchased this unit June 2017 Problem with standby recording. Will record currently viewed program but will not record on standby. I am assured that I am setting up according to instruction. The unit is satisfactory in other respects but not simple...

Jul, 2017

Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

Perfect if you have time to waste!

 

Purchased unit just after the mpeg channels went to air, and although I can now hear those channels, I have to constantly do a channel search to ensure ALL channels are available. The EPG is always out of date (a day forward, at least) but when...

Jun, 2017

Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

TEAC HDB850 OK

 

I purchased 2 of these HDB850 set top boxes because the high def standard has changed and 2 of my older LCD TV's didn't like the mpeg4 format. I like these set top boxes because one TV has component input and the other has HDMI and these boxes cater...

May, 2017

Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

Very disappointing

 

The Auto setup organised the channels as it found them, not by the channel number. Eg: CH16 was 9 GO, CH24 was SBS HD, CH30 was ABC ME, Terrible. Then the info switches itself off within seconds, I'm pretty good at reading but couldn't read half before...

Mar, 2017

Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

Cheap and nasty- absolute crap

 

We have an analogue big screen TV, and needed a suitable tuner. This STB has good quality on HD, sharp and vibrant. Problems: EPG crap, when scrolling thru channels, it shows 3-4 days from now and it's messy getting to today; recording- a booked TV...

Jan, 2017

Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

Cheap and nasty- absolute crap

 

We have an analogue big screen TV, and needed a suitable tuner. This STB has good quality on HD, sharp and vibrant. Problems: EPG crap, when scrolling thru channels, it shows 3-4 days from now and it's messy getting to today; recording- a booked TV...

Jan, 2017

Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

Don't waste your money

 

Have owned 3 of these now, every single one of them has been a lemon. I admit one of them was purchased off ebay, so i took it as it may have been just a dodgy seller, bit the other two were purchased from the good guys and they were all useless. They...

Nov, 2016

Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

My cheap Chinese brand was better than this known one. Chinese one was half the price too.

 

Constantly having to reprogram to find all the channels. And had to go back to using old school bunny ears because the antennae is woeful. I live 5 km from the CBD. There should be no excuse. This product was twice the price of my old unit which...

Nov, 2016

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