Frugal Friday. Very cheap PVR and HD Tuner from Kogan.
Delivery to Melbourne northern suburbs was $16.
Model Number: KASTBXXHDTBA
Video decoder: MPEG-2 MP@HL, AVC/H.264 [email protected] MPEG-4 ASP SUPPORTED
Audio decoder: MPEG-1 Layer 1,2/PCM/HE-AAC V1.0 ICE958 SPDIF/ AC3
Aspect ratio: 4:3/16:9/Switchable
Resolution: 576P/576i/720P/1080i
USB Functionality
Record
Timeshift
Schedule Programs for Recording
Supported Media (USB)
MP3, JPEG
EPG Yes, Full 7-Days
Timer Yes
Front Display Yes, 2 color LED
Front Inputs USB 2.0 (Flash Drive and external hard disk drive*)
Rear Inputs
1 x Antenna In
Rear Outputs
1 x AV
1 x Coaxial Digital Audio
1 x HDMI®
1 x Antenna Out
Parental Lock Yes
Power consumption
Stand by: <2W
Operating: <8W
Safety CE/EMC/C-tick
Dimensions Unit Only:
W 19.0cm x D 12.0cm x H 4.0cm
Unit In Box:
W 26.8cm x D 17.4cm x H 6.9cm
Weight Net Weight: 0.8kg
Gross Weight: 1kg
What's in the Box?
Kogan HD Digital Set-Top Box with PVR
Power Cable
Kogan Remote Control
Link to User Manual
1 x AV Cable
* USB flash drives and external HDD not included. Only compatible with powered HDD up to 1TB and plug and play USB flash drives up to 32GB. The Kogan PVR supports standard USB mass storage devices. Most Western Digital HDDs are not supported.
Most Western Digital HDDs are not supported. ??
ouch. They're pretty common - I wonder what else isn't supported.
Still, for the money I'm sure plenty of people will roll the dice.