5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good!

G. · 24 November 2024

(function() { P.when('cr-A', 'ready').execute(function(A) { if(typeof A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel === 'function') { A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel('review_text_read_more', 'Read more of this review', 'Read less of this review'); } }); })(); .review-text-read-more-expander:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #2162a1; outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 5px; } I bought this "as new" for an amazing £21 (including delivery) albeit without a memory stick!It arrived a day early, fully packaged and documented. Indeed, I suspect it had never been opened or used. OK, it is a tad cheap and cheerful but it works fine. It even comes complete with an HDMI cable.I bought this to add a PVR function to our bedroom TV - connected via its HDMI port. After plugging in the TV antenna cable, set-up was easy and the device immediately found all of our local TV and radio stations. The EPG works fine and is easy to use.Picture quality is excellent and everything works as advertised. The menu system is straightforward and easy to navigate. The remote control is basic but works as expected.I added a SanDisk 256GB USB (3.2) stick for recording programs. This also works fine and file naming is clear. As expected, being a single tuner device, you cannot simultaneously record one program while viewing another. The box wakes itself from standby at the start of a recording and returns to that state on completion. You can also record the program currently being viewed and pause live TV.IMPORTANT TIP - Format any USB drive in NTFS on a PC before using with this box. The device does not support drives formatted with FAT32 (just FAT and NTFS). I believe drives (USB-3.x) up to 1TB can be used.So, I am impressed. If you want a basic FreeView box with a simple record function, look no further. You won't get better value for money. However, if you want all the features of FreeView Play etc, you should be look elsewhere and pay more. There is also a twin tuner version of this device available for ~£45-£50.For our needs, this works a treat and at just £21, we are rather chuffed 😀 😊

1.0 out of 5 stars It should have been a good little box - but the judder/freezing of pictures and random EPG and eratic playback on recordings=NOT

U. · 20 September 2016

Given that I had a USB DVB-T/T2 tuner stick made by August and very pleased with it, I was extremely disappointed with this DVB415!My aerial signal has no trouble with any TV in the house, and you can see the main transmitter at the end of my road. The signal was around 90% with 95% quality. This unit just kept breaking up on the HD channels. It wasn't the usual type of break up like when you receive a poor signal, it was more juddery with green flashes and freezed the picture.On recordings, whilst the unit recorded, on playback it played a few seconds and then just 'paused' the playback.The EPG would randomly display a few days ahead, but list odd hours from each. It would then clear itself and provide NOW/NEXT only on SD channels but HD channels had the whole day's worth of listings.The unit did not like a USB3 256GB stick, and could not format a USB2 64GB stick, so I had to format that to NTFS in a computer first and then the box could format it. (Not cheap slow USB sticks)The unit supplied WAS new and didn't look in any way a customer return. I could have a faulty unit, but seeing as other people also experienced it on here indicates it is not. Feel let down as my other August Intl product is very good. I wasn't bothered about Freeview's Red Button services or Digital Text not being available; the later also meaning that the Radio Stations have a generic picture rather than programme details as these use MHEG digital text. Sent the box back as not good for anything. It's also not a Freeview box as such, as its not licensed by Freeview, its a generic digital TV box that can receive Freeview broadcasts. This is good in one way, because by not being licensed by Freeview means that the recordings are not encrypted and can be played back in Windows Media Player. With Freeview licensing, this would not be possible. It wasn't possible anyway, because of the issues I found on my box, massively annoying.

4.0 out of 5 stars A good item for media outlets.

B. · 23 April 2025

Cannot say much about this unit. Because I bought this for my next door neighbour . And she loves it a lot and has no complaints. It does everything she wants from it and gives her the opportunity for the types of shows she wants to watch and when. So the conclusion is a happy neighbour.

5.0 out of 5 stars well the best deal I've had on any gadget for many a ...

L. · 26 March 2016

As many others have stated - you can't beat the value for money on offer here - £20 to add pause/rewind live-tv and timer record is.. well the best deal I've had on any gadget for many a long year. The device can be setup in a few minutes and the picture and record quality in SD is as good as any. The user manual isn't fantastic and nor are the device's menus. Timed recordings use the programme's time and date as their name and not the programme name which is the worst aspect of this device - August really need to fix this with an software update and then the device will be almost perfect.A few words of advice:* I had to mess around with the picture setup on the device's setting menu as the default contrast was way too high, and be warned you can't view the picture whilst you make the adjustments, so it's a bit of back and forth.* The recorder requires a STRONG Freeview signal and a FAST USB pendrive, otherwise you will get frequent on-screen warning messages and jumpy recordings.* Even with a strong signal and fast USB drive, recording HD channels in my experience is not flawless as every thirty seconds or so you can expect a slight jump to occur where the recording has momentarily failed.* Spend a few minutes exploring ALL of the menus as it's not particularly intuitive and not all settings are where you might expect to find them.* The one problem I had was to get the device to do a timer recording! In the timer menu ensure that you CHANGE the default setting from 'Wake-up' to 'Record', otherwise all that happens is the device wakes up from standby and tunes to the selected channel at the chosen time. Use the left/right arrows to toggle between the two.I hope this helps someone make a more informed buying decision.

BON ACHAT

p.t. · 19 June 2025

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TDT August DVB 415 Primeras Impresiones

N. · 11 April 2016

HolaVoy a comentar mi experiencia con el August DVB 415. Lo utilizo fundamentalmente como grabador. Lo tengo conectado a la toma de antena de la pared con un cable de 5 m y a la TV a través del RF Out. La imagen es bastante buena y no pixela aunque el TDT esté grabando o en standby.Los menús son claros, en castellano y se manejan con facilidad. Rápidamente te haces con él. Los canales se ordenan y editan con facilidad.La programación de grabaciones es sencilla y clara y permite modificar un evento ya existente. En otros TDT's, si te confundes tienes que borrar la entrada y crearla de nuevo :-(Cuando lo apagas no se borran los eventos programados y automáticamente se enciende y apaga cuando toca. Aunque parece inherente a un grabador, no es así. Otros TDT's de renombre, no quiero citar marcas, has de tenerlos encendidos para que ejecuten la programación e incluso se borra ésta cuando los apagas.Lo tengo conectado a un HD USB 2,5" de 2 TB formateado en NTFS y reproduce y graba en él sin dificultades. El TDT se enciende un minuto antes de la hora programada, sintoniza el canal en unos 20 segundos y tarda unos 30 segundos en reconocer un HD NTFS de 1TB y 50" uno de 2TB. No creo que acepte grabar en un HD mayor porque cuando ejecutara el evento programado no habría reconocido todavía al HD, pero no lo he probado.He hecho varias preguntas en este foro y Daffodil ES me ha contestado en menos de 24 horas (Gracias Daffodil). Para mí la atención al usuario es muy importante y es uno de los factores que me decantaron por este TDT. La web del fabricante es clara, en castellano, tiene soporte técnico y página de descarga de manuales y firmware.Graba en ficheros de 1 GB de 30 minutos. Cuando haces grabaciones largas es laborioso editar tantos ficheros. No es grave, pero da trabajo innecesario. Si se quiere mantener la compatibilidad con FAT32 podrían hacerse de 2 ó 4 GB.El manual que viene en la caja no es muy legible ni manejable y los dibujos son muy pequeños y no se ven. Pero en la web del fabricante hay una versión en pdf, con los mismos contenidos y dibujos más detallados y en colores. Puedes editarlo y hacerte el manual a tu gusto.En resumen, altamente recomendable. Uno de los mejores receptores-grabadores TDT del mercado y por un precio similar al de otros de muy inferiores prestaciones.En cuanto al servicio de Bolo, muy bueno: transporte rápido, bien empaquetado, avisos por email del estado del proceso de envío, etc.

Super

P. · 4 July 2015

Habe den August DVB415 HD Receiver meiner Schwester nachgekauft, da auch sie schon sehr begeistert davon war. Wir sind beide sehr zufrieden, es funktioniert alles einwandfrei, dass man damit ganz einfach auf einen USB-Stick etc. Serien/Filme aufnehmen kann, hat mich begeistert. SCART-/HDMI-Kabel sowie ggf. auch eine Antenne mit Koax-Kabel muss man sich extra dazu kaufen. Das Päckchen war außerdem am übernächsten Tag nach Bestellung bereits in Österreich angekommen - super! Diese DVB-T-Box ist auf jeden Fall zu empfehlen! Maße ca. B9,5 x L14,5 x H3,5 cm

Rapport qualité / prix très bon

J. · 22 March 2025

Très facile à installer. Conforme à mes attentes.

Nicht digital und unlogisches Menü!

B. · 6 February 2015

Unmögliche Menüeinstellung!Alle Einstellungen müssen im schwarzen Hintergrund eingestellt werden. Auch Farbe, Kontrast etc...Man muss ständig zwischen Bild und Menü wechseln um die Einstellungen zu beurteilen.Dazu kommt, dass kein digitaler Empfang mgl. ist. Mit digitaler Antenne fehlte die Hälfte der Sender.Am Ende noch eine unmögliche Haptik der Fernbedienung.Eingepackt und zurück.