MANHATTAN T3-R Freeview Play Smart 4K Ultra HD Digital TV Recorder - 500 GB
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Price: £169.00
Brand: Manhattan
07/11/2019
Description: The best TV, no subscription Get access to all the best live and on demand TV with the Manhattan T3-R Freeview Play Smart 4K Ultra HD Digital TV Recorder. The perfect solution if you don't want to subscribe to costly services, with Freeview HD you'll get over 70 SD channels, as well as up to 15 HD channels. You can also enjoy thousands of hours of free catch-up TV from popular platforms such as BBC i Player, ITV Player, All 4 or You Tube. Never forget a show With an easy-to-navigate programme guide, you can seamlessly switch between live and on-demand TV. Freeview Play lets you scroll backwards up to 7 days to find and watch shows you've missed. You can also create your own watchlist of shows from different players on a single menu or plan your viewing up to 7 days ahead. 4K Ultra HD ready, the T3-R can deliver the latest 4K content as it becomes available, so if you've got a 4K TV you'll always get the best image possible. More possibilities with PVR With a 500 GB hard drive, you can store up to 300 hours of recordings that will never expire, so if you're going on a long holiday, simply set your soap to record and you can binge the whole lot when you get back. Please note: Some apps & services may not be available outside of the UK, including Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
Category: Plasma Tv
Merchant: Currys PC World
Product ID: 10193979
Delivery time: 1 to 3 days
Delivery cost: 0
EAN: 5060251340077
Specifications: [ { groupLabel: CONNECTIVITY, specifications: [ { label: Compatibility ● DLNA compatible ● Connections: - HDMI 2.0 x 1n- Optical audio x 1n- USB 2.0 x 1 ● Memory card slot ● Internet connection ● WiFi: Built-in WiFi ● Bluetooth ● Ethernet: Yes. GENERAL ● Dimensions: 53 x 265 x 210 mm (H x W x D) ● Manufacturer's guarantee: 2 years (when registered within 30 days of purchase) ● Power consumption: - On mode: 6.38 Wn- Standby: 0.38 W ● Colour: Black ● Weight: 1.05 kg ● Box contents: - Manhattan T3-R Freeview HD Smart 4K Ultra HD Digital TV Recordern- Remote controln- AAA batteries x 2n- HDMI cablen- Power adaptern- Information bookletn- Instructionsn- Warranty card ● Power: Mains. OVERVIEW ● Number of channels: - High definition: 15 channelsn- Standard definition: 70 channels ● Hard drive capacity ● Type: Digital TV recorder ● Tuner: Freeview HD ● Number of tuners: Twin ● Streaming quality ● Included content ● Processor: Quad-core ● HDR } ] }, { groupLabel: FEATURES, specifications: [ { label: Sound technology: - Dolby Audion- Stereo PCM ● Noise reduction ● External file playback ● Electronic programme guide: 8 days forwards and 7 days backwards ● Pause and Rewind live TV ● Parental controls: Yes ● Subtitles: Yes ● TV standards: PAL ● Other features ● Remote control features: Learning remote ● Audio description: Yes } ] }, { groupLabel: SMART FEATURES, specifications: [ { label: Search function: Yes ● Internet browsing ● Smartphone app ● Control via smartphone ● Smart TV services: - Catch up TV: BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, Demand 5, STV Player, UKTV Playern- Custom homepagen- Social media: YouTube ● Screen mirroring ● Multiroom enabled ● Smart platform ● App store ● Smart home compatibility ● Other smart features: Create an on-demand watchlist } ] }, { groupLabel: RECORDING, specifications: [ { label: Hard drive capacity: 500 GB ● Series link: Yes ● Other recording features ● Recording time: - High definition: Up to 200 hoursn- Standard definition: Up to 300 hours ● Simultaneous recording: Up to 2 channels ● Remote recording ● Record to USB ● Pause & rewind live TV: Yes
Author: HS
Rating: 5
Review: So this is a review for the Manhattan T3-R Freeview Play 4K Smart Recorder 1TB which is the new upgraded PVR - I wanted to make that clear, because some of the reviews here appear to be talking about another model for some reason. I spent some time reading reviews for other top line recent PVR models before deciding on the Manhattan T3-R. We've been with Sky for 15 years, the missus has gotten used to the Sky box interface and even though we'd been paying over the odds for years, we felt reluctant to go down the freeview/PVR route because there didn't appear to be anything out there that could match the interface of the guide, recordings, etc. But the kids are watching Netflix these days, we rarely watch Sky content, so it seemed prudent to start looking for a decent PVR. You're probably reading this because you're afraid of making that leap into something different. We were in the same boat. After spending a few weeks with it now, we're so relieved that it seems to do pretty much everything the Sky Q box could and I'm left bewildered by some of the reviews written against this product here which almost made me not buy it in the first place. So first of all let's dispel some false claims written in some of the other reviews... Yes, it *can* pause and rewind live TV, quickly and effortlessly. You *can* watch from the start of a program that is currently recording. You *can* choose from the guide and start recording a program from the guide. You *can* move frame by frame forward should you want to. I say all these things because I've done them and there is at least one other review here that oddly said you couldn't. I like the fact you can record a single program, or set it to record an entire series if you want to. Brilliant for Corrie, Eastenders and all the other rubbish the wife watches! You can press a button 'Recordings' on the remote and it neatly lists the recordings in either 'All' or 'By Series' - You can see scheduled recordings you have set to record into the future. If you delete a program you've recorded, it even saves it for a while in the 'Trash' tab section - Just in case the kids decided to delete the last episode of Peaky Blinders before you got to watch it! Just fish it out from the trash. When you first plug it in, it searches for all the channels automatically. The channels are then all listed into a guide which has its own button on the remote. All the Freeview HD channels are crisp, record and then play perfectly in superb quality. The 'Home' menu also includes apps such as YouTube and YouTube Kids. The unit is very responsive and does not lag at all when flipping around in the menu, which I believe is a common complaint for PVRs. Going back to the guide, the programs are not only listed nicely, but you also get program information, photos of the programs (not in every case), all similar to what you might see on the Sky box interface. - *edit* We've had the unit for months now and it has never let us down recording something we wanted. I thought it might flip out over Christmas with all the recordings we gave it to do (some of them airing on different channels at the same time), but it managed the tasks perfectly. So what *don't* I like about it? - {*edit* Have used this device extensively for several months now)... The single most frustrating issue this device has is an *infrequent* syncing issue between audio and visual on recordings. In fairness, I must stress it only happens *sometimes* but the sound will (ever so slightly) go out of sync with the picture. It seems to happen more if you are pausing a lot, rewinding, forwarding through a program. It's not permanent for that recording and it can be resolved by stopping the program, going back out to the menu and back into it again where it will resume where you left it (or switching the device into standby and on again). It doesn't happen a lot, but the fact it happens at all is frustraing. I'm hoping a future software/firmware update will resolve this issue. - Some have mentioned it, and I'm inclined to agree, I think it would be nice in addition to the static blue LED light at the front have a recording lamp, so you know when it's recording. You just have blue for 'on' and red for 'stand by' modes. It's not a deal breaker for me though, maybe I was just used to having that with Sky. - Would be nice to have apps like NowTV (missus watches Teen Mom! on MTV... I know, I know) available on the main menu. Fortunately our smart TV has the app, but would be nice to have it and others on the Manhattan. There are a couple of minor quirky software peeves that I come across every now and again but nothing major that would put you off this excellent machine. In general, we are delighted with it. The remote is a little 'clunky' and the missus prefers the modern Sky remote we got with the Sky Q box - She'll miss it only because she's used to the Sky remote, but again - Not a deal breaker. I found myself getting annoyed with her that somehow she preferred paying £90 p/m just so she can feel all jolly with a superior remote control unit! It's worth saying the interface is certainly different to Sky's. It will take you a short while to get used to it, but once you do, it's just as functional, if not more functional than the Sky Q box interface. I'll be sure to come back and update this review and edit it (already have, twice) should anything go wrong with the unit, but for now at least, we're over the moon with this purchase and will save us a small fortune in the long run!
Author: I. Scott
Rating: 4
Review: Bough this after my old BT box failed and thought i'd upgrade to a better spec one. Can say very impressed with the user interface. My only gripe is lack of smart apps, netflix, amazon prime built in would be great as built in apps on tv are slow
