Wintal PVR-X10 Reviews & Tests

Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

Excellent

PVR's will revolutionize the way we currently watch TV. No longer do you have to wait till a program has finished recording to begin viewing it. The Wintal X10 is brilliant for the price (I payed $255 delivered off Ebay). No major problems with the...

Small size Neat appearance Good picture Works well

Unable to enter timer menu whilst recording Only 12 timers Recorded programs can't be edited or renamed

Apr, 2005

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Excellent

As the first PVR from Wintal the PVR-x10 offers all the functions and features ideal for those upgrading from a VCR. Instead of the 3 hours of very ordinary analogue playback you get from a VCR, for the same price you get up to 28 hours of crystal...

Simple to use with on screen key pad for all the functions, this keypad can be hidden when not required. German designed software, Philips tuner and also its cheap.

Nothing, unless you are an importer trying to sell an opposition product against it.

Apr, 2005

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OK

Good performer and it does its primary tasks well, but the poor manual and remote will leave you less than impressed. I have a DSE non recording unit and Wintal should buy one to see how to write a manual. Long term though I guess you spend more time...

Good receiver sensitivity - this is the 3rd set top box I have had and it is noticeably better. Good performer and good value for the money. Paid $330 (found out next day it is available for $299 and this is exceptional value)

Manual quite poor, and if this was your introduction to this technology you could struggle to get it up and running quickly. Remote weaker than others, and keys not all labelled making it frustrating.

Apr, 2005

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OK

For the price, I can't recommend it highly enough. It does need a firmware upgrade to fix a few little annoyances, but these are minor. User manual could be clearer, but if you read it, the answers are there. Obviously a DVD Recorder, extra Tuner,...

As everyone says, the price is amazing for what you get. The unit is also quite small in size. Menu system is clear and friendly, after taking a little while (15 min) to get used to. I had mine up and running and using the Timer PVR within 10 minutes....

No component out, or native S-Video, which would have been handy. Remote could have had the PVR functions labelled, but I think those with reasonable memories will remember which button for which function. There is a little bit of drive noise when...

Mar, 2005

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OK

A glorified STB. If you are willing to put up with the aforementioned bugbears then go for it. It certainly beats a standard STB. However sadly I will be returning mine under a 30 day money back guarentee as I am not happy with it having seen other...

PRICE! As of 25/03/2005 I picked mine up for $312 inc postage from ebay (ozauctionbroker). A seeming bargain, however see my overall opinion to see the way the market is going. Well built unit that is compact and feels durable in it's metal casing....

Interface has not changed from the Wintel WIN1XS (Wintel now known as Wintal) as I have reviewed many months ago. And as such has the PVR(DVR) functions added on and not intergrated making for a messy and unfufilling experience. Flickery RCA output...

Mar, 2005

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Excellent

Top quality stylish unit for less money than some inferior brands. Some useful features. My favourite is watching my favorrite shows when I want to. The digital picture quality and CD quality sound through the stereo makes me cringe when I see snowy...

The price - Even at full RRP it's good value. Haven't found any faults. Looks great and is so small you don't need to rearrange the cabinet much. Ability to watch a prerecorded program while recording another. Time slip and time shift. Simple remote...

I didn't have one earlier. Built in DVD recorder would be nice, but then again it wouldn't be so damn cheap.

Mar, 2005

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Bad

I traded up(?) to the X-10 from the SD digital box but returned it the next day. I was very disappointed that I could not use it like a VCR with a timer. Looking for a better implementation.

Small, tidy looking unit. Great concept. Good connectivity to TV but not to PC.

No timer function to record a program if you're not in. The auto programming of channels did not work properly.

Feb, 2005

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Good

Great value for money (we paid around $335 on ebay including delivery). We are very pleased with our purchase and would reccommend it to others, despite initial confusion in setting it up.

Excellent picture on channels that were weak and poor quality, great recording features, relatively low price.

Very poor user instructions - took a while to work out how to use it successfully - and still learning. Cannot use it to watch one channel whilst recording a different channel (have to revert to normal tv). The "Delete" function (for recorded...

Jan, 2005

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