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$40 HD Set Top Box with PVR Function - from Thursday 3rd Feb at ALDI

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$40 HD Set Top Box with PVR Function - from Thursday 3rd Feb at ALDI
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whitfcd on 27/01/2011 - 11:58 aldi.com.au (2732 clicks)
Last edited 28/01/2011 - 17:03
  • Receives all free to air HD and SD channels available in your area
  • DVB-T, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 compliant
  • PVR function via USB
  • HDMI output
  • Multimedia playback via USB

EDIT - FYI Aldi don't have night stocking, so this will probably be available on the shop floor from ~6.30pm on Wednesday 2nd Feb.

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  • kirt on 27/01/2011 - 12:21

    For those in WA, Retravision have the Strong 5423 (which does same as STB above) for $69, but can easily be had for $60 : )

    • sickllama on 27/01/2011 - 12:29
      -3

      Why not just get one at Aldi?

      • kirt on 27/01/2011 - 12:33
        +3

        Cause us lowly WA people don't have Aldi.

        • sickllama on 27/01/2011 - 12:45
          +4

          WTF? That is enough of a reason to move to the east coast :)

        • bargainhunter on 27/01/2011 - 14:53

          SE coast, none up north.

      • surm on 27/01/2011 - 15:23
        +3

        Q) What's the time difference between the east coast and WA?

        A) 3 hours……….and 10 years

        • jasonc on 27/01/2011 - 15:32
          +1

          when you look at the map, there's a perforated line for a reason…

    • kokomo1978 on 27/01/2011 - 15:01

      I wish we had Aldi! Thanks for the alternative though. How do you get it for $60 instead of $69?

      • kirt on 27/01/2011 - 15:11
        +1

        I just said to the guy "is it cool if you do that for $60" and he said "yep" : )

    • jelko on 27/01/2011 - 15:22

      According to a poster on Whirpool - Harvey Norman had the Strong model for $48 a couple of weeks ago.
      http://whrl.pl/RcBrkB

      • kirt on 27/01/2011 - 15:25

        Yeah I saw that, but no Harvey Norman I contacted had one as of last week…

      • g12345567 on 27/01/2011 - 16:36

        They were this price last weekend when I was over at a HN Belrose store Sydney. They had a whole big stack of them on the floor.

        • kirt on 27/01/2011 - 16:42

          Looks like WA wins again : (

  • neil on 27/01/2011 - 12:24
    +2

    Hmm I need something to replace my almost borked SD STB from Woolworths. Anyone know if this outputs to anything else other than HDMI? I'd probably need RCA/S-Video. What formats of files does this play? Maybe worth taking a punt and returning it within 60 days if it's no good.

    • EnALup on 28/01/2011 - 02:28

      Cheaper ones dont. It shd come with RCA connection. It will come with RCA cable too.
      I have DGTech, it does have HDMI, S Video, RCA, Component. But they used to sell over 100 dollars.
      If you want to connect it to ur computer, u can use HDMI to VGA converter from ebay :)

  • sickllama on 27/01/2011 - 12:29

    Returning my 2 HD set top boxes I bought there a few weeks ago for $69 each. Love Aldi's 60 satisfaction guarantee!!

  • Mikinoz on 27/01/2011 - 12:46
    +1

    Just bought the Bauhn twin tuner 500gb for 199.00 on special, its a great price for a good machine (touch wood) so far records 2 channels flawlessly

    • jv on 27/01/2011 - 12:53
      +11

      so far records 2 channels flawlessly

      why doesn't it work with the other 15 channels ???

      • Mikinoz on 27/01/2011 - 12:54

        lol i meant at the same time

  • morpheu on 27/01/2011 - 12:48
    +2

    a lot of these units record in TS format, it's still editable on pcs
    ps i see Aldi have bought back the $14.99 men's shaver, do yourself(and your skin!) a favor, don't buy it! i got one before, after use skin feels like it's on fire, doesn't cut properly and battery life is miserable

  • Sage on 27/01/2011 - 14:24

    Definitely get one of these, wish we didn't have to wait though.

  • TheSly on 27/01/2011 - 14:42

    Does it have a remote? None mentioned in the advert, or as a feature.

  • donkey_punch on 27/01/2011 - 14:49

    Anyone know if you can play back divx avi's through the usb?

    • wisc on 27/01/2011 - 17:15
      +2

      its a PVR and does MPEG4 (DIVX) doubt it does H264 though… (full HD stuff)

      I got one of the little TVIX boxes a while ago… love it… any PVR you get should have a network connection. (and space for a 2.5" hdd)

  • altomic on 27/01/2011 - 14:52

    why aren't there more DVD + Set top box all-in-one combos?

    I had a bush(?) one.

    one remote control.

    plugged into an CRT (which had no remote) and it was great.

    • kokomo1978 on 27/01/2011 - 15:02

      I have one, but it's only a SD set top box. Missing out on some good channels due to this!

    • sane on 27/01/2011 - 15:06

      Rip your DVDs to Hard Disk and play them back via a box like this (Video Jukebox style).

  • pennyless on 27/01/2011 - 16:17
    +1

    Damn no aldi in SA, keep missing these deals.

  • vickelchen on 28/01/2011 - 17:57

    Does anyone know how large the recorded files are likely to be? I'm curious as to what capacity USB drive to use.

    • kirt on 28/01/2011 - 18:39
      +1

      On average SD is about 3GB / hour and HD is about 5GB / hour

  • ro2y on 02/02/2011 - 13:46

    The best thing with ALDI is when they have excess stock of their units especially the electronics, they sell them at clearance prices in a few weeks. On the few items i was reluctant to buy when it came out, I ended up buying them anyway as the prices are cut in half just so they can have space in their stores!! But they also run out of stock on the first day so if you want items that bad, buy it. The have a good return policy if it doesnt work out.

  • Sage on 03/02/2011 - 12:28

    Pretty disappointed, all sold out.
    Went to Aldi Ringwood about an hour ago, had none & the guy said they're sold out in all aldis.

    • neil on 03/02/2011 - 12:32

      All Aldis? as in the whole of Australia?

    • Dorka on 03/02/2011 - 15:17

      Well I guess that saves me from heading down there. Thanks

  • neil on 03/02/2011 - 15:24

    Just sent the wife to the Werribee Aldi and picked one up. There are apparently 12 left there.

  • CVonC on 03/02/2011 - 20:45

    after going to seven hills then blacktown then quakers hill then baulkham hills.. i i finally got one @ wentworthville.. i got the 2nd last one :D

  • neil on 03/02/2011 - 23:59

    Got to say, I'm very impressed with this STB especially for $40.

    • Flicking between channels is faster than my 5 year old Safeway SD STB and my Samsung plasma. Yep, upgraded from a Safeway STB to an ALDI one.

    • Remote is very light but it makes a loud click when you change channels or the volume.

    • When tuning into a channel it tells you what's on and what's coming up next.

    • It plays back normal XVID avi's as well as 720p MKV's (TV shows). I did try it with some 720P BR ripped and while the picture and the directors commentary worked, the regular audio didn't. Not sure why that would happen.

    • Outputs are RCA, HDMI, and CYK (I think that's called composite out?)

    • sane on 04/02/2011 - 10:04

      Other negative points on this box:

      • it only goes up to 1080i output, no 1080p
      • the EPG has no 'grid' view, just a list of show times for each channel, one at a time.
      • the channel up/down sometimes doesn't seem to register the click.
      • can't find any way to edit the channels or their order, so you can end up with multiple copies of the same channel

      I've not tried recording to hard disk yet, but I think there is a good chance of being able to rip the resulting .ts files to normal container formats for storage.

      Power consumption 4W in operation, and 0W turned off (or at least unmeasurable)

      All in all its a reasonable, cheap, box.

      • neil on 04/02/2011 - 10:09
        +1

        Re: Editing channels, It's in the instruction booklet.

        Menu-Program Edit-

        You have a choice of moving deleting etc.

        Good to hear it's using very little power on standby. I noticed it makes a barely audible high pitched sound when turned off.

        • sane on 04/02/2011 - 11:53
          +1

          Ahhh, instruction booklets. Like any good male, I tend to ignore those ;-)

          And what's channel editing doing under program edit? That sounds like editing recording schedule to me.

          Thanks for the pointer anyway.

          Now to try to get the remote recognised in my Harmony remote, so I can junk the existing on.

  • ro2y on 04/02/2011 - 09:13

    Bought 1 from Penrith. They have more than a dozen left as of yesterday.

  • cperry on 04/02/2011 - 13:01

    Went to 5 stores yesterday, all sold out. If anyone picked up an extra they dont want or knows of any still available in Melb please let me know!

  • super8 on 04/02/2011 - 17:36

    Chatswood NSW, sold out.

  • kcyw on 04/02/2011 - 20:25

    Doncaster East and Ringwood all gone.

  • stefka_85 on 05/02/2011 - 18:55

    just picked one up at Victoria Street, Abbotsford store. approx 5pm
    a lady next to me also got one.
    looked like 3 more were going out to display in the cabinet for sale.

    i had to ask for one thou, then it was brought out.

    • stefka_85 on 05/02/2011 - 21:26

      ignore got the dvd player instead sorry ppl

  • POWERevolution on 06/02/2011 - 02:55

    If others missed out this 1 could try this unit
    DGTEC Freeview 5800 HD Set Top Box $59.00 Delivered
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/39040

    Which unit better…any thought?

    • wisc on 07/02/2011 - 11:20

      not sure if the DGTEC has a built in PVR… people are impressed because of the PVR function.

  • stalker878 on 07/02/2011 - 18:16

    Any1 knows if there are any left in BNE?

    Cheers!

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