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Freeview Box Set Top TV Recorder HD Receiver 32GB USB PVR EPG Timeshift August DVB400

  • £46.95
  • Brand: August
  • In Stock
  • SKU: AUG DVB400-UK
  • Condition: New
    Colour: Black

  • Freeview and Freeview HD Set Top Box with access to up to 140 Channels
  • Watch, Record and Pause Live Freeview TV
  • Plug and Play – Choose your video output, plug in the aerial and scan immediately!
  • Full TV functions - a week-long Electronic Program Guide
  • USB port for TV recording – Record shows live or schedule a recording
  • Coaxial Audio for Amplifiers and other Sound Solutions
  • Multimedia Player Functions – display your video, music, and photo files
  • HDMI (Up to 1080p) and Scart Outputs

The DVB400 Set-Top-Box is a medium-sized HD Freeview Box with recorder in an elegant sleek style that should match any room in the home or caravan. August tech is simple to set up and use with cables included.

The DVB400 Freeview HD box is capable of receiving full 1080p HD Channels, PVR recording and live channel pause all allowing you to watch what you want when you want. Never miss a programme again.

An existing roof-top or portable aerial is required to receive Free-to-Air Freeview Channels. The DVB400 allows you to plug your household aerial into the box and instantly scan for free tv channels available in your area. To enable recording, a USB 2.0 Memory Stick will need to be inserted into the USB Slot at the front of the box.

Watch 1080p Freeview HD Channels

The August DVB400 Freeview Box Recorder allows you to watch live broadcast TV without having to subscribe to other services such as Sky or Virgin Media.

Watch Free-to-Air Standard Freeview and stunning HD channels with the HDMI output connection. This Freeview Receiver and Recorder is simple to connect and gives you the benefits of Full HD Freeview channels such as BBC1, BBC2, ITV, C4, C5, BBC News and many more.

The Freeview Receiver comes with an HDMI cable as standard allowing you to connect straight to any modern TV instantly, or if required, a SCART cable connection is included.

Please Note:HD Channels are not available in HD over SCART.

7-Day EPG (Electronic Programme Guide)

With the EPG Feature, you can view and swiftly browse the television programmes for the next seven days on any particular channel, quickly setting up scheduled recordings or auto-change channels with programme schedules, so you never miss your favourite show. Your favourite channels can be stored and customised for your channel surfing and streamlining viewing.

Memory Stick USB Records TV

The August DVB400 box for TV recording can pause and rewind live Freeview television using its Timeshift function. To conduct recording and Timeshifting, a USB memory stick is required, a 32GB Memory Stick is included with this product that enables you to start scheduling recordings right away.

With a USB plugged in, you can Pause and Rewind live TV thanks to the inbuilt Timeshift technology, or use the PVR system for recording programmes live or scheduled.

The stick is already formatted to the NTFS format, allowing your recordings to go uninterrupted. If you would like multiple USB drives for this purpose you will need to ensure they are NTFS formatted.

Multimedia Player Freeview Box

A built-in Multimedia player allows you to watch movies, view photos and listen to music from a USB Memory Stick for rewatching, or for giving a child a limited selection of tailored shows and movies in the car or bedroom.

You can watch these multimedia files regardless of TV reception to ensure you always have a backup of recordings and videos to watch.

Settings and Video Outputs

The Set-Top Box's aspect ratio can be set to 16:9 Pan & Scan, 4:3 Full, 4:3 Letterbox or 4:3 Pan and Scan. The resolution can be switched between 1080P, 1080i, 720p and 576p, and the August DVB400 automatically adjusts to your television settings.

For video Outputs you can choose to use the HDMI Cable (Supplied) to take advantage of the Freeview HD Channels or use a SCART cable for older television models, making the DVB400 available on almost any television.

For Parental Controls, to censor channels, a pin-controlled parental system can be set up to require an access code to be input before viewing any media you would like blocked.

Specifications:

Display Output: 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p - HDMI / Scart
Video Aspect: 16:9/4:3/
Auto Power: 100-240v @ 50/60Hz - UK 3-Pin Plug
Tuner Input: Single Standard IEC (162-2)
Tuner Passthrough: IEC 162-2
Digital Audio Output: Coaxial
USB Port: USB 2.0
Video Profile: MPEG, AVC, H 264 HP, AVC HD
Music: MP3, OGG
Photo: JPG, JPEG, BMP
Video: MPG, MPEG, DAT, TS, TRP, TP, M2TS, VOB, MP4, MOV, MKV, DivX, AVI, 3GP

Box Contains:

August DVB400 Freeview Set-Top Box
32GB Memory Stick
Remote Control
HDMI Cable
2x AAA Batteries
User Manual



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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Box says 'Boot', but nothing is on my TV screen?
A: Boot is the standard bootup message, and this is not a concern. Please check that the HDMI/Scart is fully inserted both in the box and your television, and check that the television is on the correct Source.

Q: What USB stick is compatible?
A: A 32GB NTFS Formatted USB 2.0 Memory Stick is included with this product (DVB400) but any USB 2.0 Stick would work just fine up to 1TB in size

Q: Will not record to USB Memory Stick.
A: Our Freeview boxes generally prefer using NTFS over FAT32. To format your USB drive follow the following steps, from the menu, Scroll along to ‘Media Player’ at the far right. Scroll down and select ‘PVR Settings’ Select ‘Format’ and Switch from ‘FAT32’ to ‘NTFS’ You will be able to record from here on out.
*Please note, formatting the stick will erase any data currently stored on it.

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