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Key to reportsCisco V Box HD
Ease of use score:
65%
Signal by
Cable
With DVD Recorder
No
Price
£ Part of deal - contact supplier
Ease of use ratings
Setting up
Remote Control
On screen TV guide
Advanced use
Front panel
Verdict
This box is designed to receive and record Virgin digital cable channels and has a video on demand service. The large remote control was simply laid out with good tactile feedback from the buttons. The TV guide was also simple to use, but it was not always obvious when a programme started or finished. Lots of menus with basic functions buried in them. Setting subtitles and audio description was via a menu only. Recording was straightforward but power consumption was high.
Key Features
Overall convenient features
76%
Tuner
Triple
On-screen TV guide
Full 7to 8 days
Favourite channel groups
1 via channel list
Now and Next
Current channel and scrolls through channels
Programme information
Current channel and via Now and Next and TV Guide
Performance
Performance
Generally satisfactory. TV Guide slow to fill up. Power consumption high.
Viewing
Satisfactory
Listening
Satisfactory
Power consumption in standby
After 10 minutes 22.21 watts
Power consumption in use
Live TV 27.47 watts, HDD play 27.83 watts
Connections
SCART socket
2
Modulator output
No
Slot for pay TV
No
Digital TV recorder features
Disc size
Not stated
Freeview +
No
Records current TV/radio programme
TV only
Records from on-screen TV Guide
Yes - no specified booking limit
Records one channel while watching another
Yes
Records two channels at same time while watching third from same multiplex
Yes
Records two channels at same time while watching third from any multiplex
Yes
Records two programmes while watching another recording
Yes
Pause live TV
Yes
Subtitles and audio description
Subtitles shown
Yes
Subtitle button on remote
No
Subtitles stay on when channel changed
Yes
Audio
description
Yes
AD button on remote
No
AD warning eg beep
No
Separate AD volume control
No
AD stays on when channel changed
Yes