Beyonwiz T3
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powerful machine, frustrating to use – I bought this unit second hand and have been using it, about 3-years now. I originally used a dp-lite recorder and found 'some' shows recorded in HD were pixelated. After lengthy investigation i discovered the dp-lite machine, simply, did-not have the processing power to record complex, changing images such as music videos. The T3 handles HD video… Read more
with ease!! No pixelation and it can transfer to my laptop over Ethernet with drop-outs. There are significant problems though. 1/ User friendliness is poor, navigating the menus is convoluted and the 'menu buttons' behave in a counter intuitive way that take alot and i mean a-lot of getting used to. Editing is a nightmare, it literally took me six months to work out, it does-work reliably but requires an unbelievable number of menu selections. The dp-lite is dead-easy by comparison. 2/ My old dp-lite encountered disc errors from time to time and so does the T3 except the the T3 cannot repair them, you're only option is to format the hardrive and lose everything. This has happened to me twice, i think it occurs when the hardrive reaches about 70% capacity.
I still use and love this machine because of its ability to record Hi-def reliably, reading other peoples reviews, i have experienced some lockups from time to time (distinct from hardrive bugs) but have always been able to recover after a reset. The remote control works fine, it is worn-out and is less responsive because i use it heavily, to do editing, but has not yet failed. I have two external hardrives for backup of my TV shows and can play and record to any of them. The machine is so powerful it is worth the inconveniences listed above. using it has been a painful journey but overall i would still buy another T3 if i had the choice.
WARNING Buyer beware – Our Beyonwiz T3 is less than two and a half years old, it now doesn't work, we rang and emailed Beyonwiz several times with no reply what so ever. Don't waste your money on their short lived faulty PVR's, and their lack of service.From what I have read we are one of many that have become another victim of Beyonwiz. We are getting a Panasonic PVR, what we should've purchased in the first place. Show details
Absolute rubbish – I had an older model DP-P2 and it was great until it finally gave up after many years of operation. I use to recommend Beyonwiz to everyone and as a result many of my friends also purchased one or more. I purchased the T3 as the replacement and have regrated it. At first it would lock up at random every couple of days or weeks, once a couple of… Read more
days after I left on a three week holiday so I missed everything I was wanting to record. I tried all the normal stuff like update the firmware and resets so on. Nothing really helped and the unit stayed unreliable to say the least. The remote is so cheap it only lasted about 12 months and buttons were already worn out and stopped working. Every other remote I have ever had lasted years.
The unit has now completely failed after it kept locking up every time I tried to do anything and would need to be power cycled over and over until it would successfully start up. In absolute frustration I thumped the unit resulting in sparks, a bang and a blown fuse in the house.
Take my advice and do not purchase this rubbish. It has been made so cheap and is so unreliable you will be cursing Beyonwiz over and over. Stick to real brands like Panasonic. They may not be a feature packed but at least will work.
Finally! A fully featured PVR – A PVR with (up to) 4 tuners (no longer have to worry about TV programs going over time), DLNA support (both client and server), stream both recordings and live TV to PC, tablets, Smart TV's across the network. The only downside is that (due to the amount of options) it can be a bit fiddly to initially setup. One thing I did do is order the… Read more · 1
bare-bones system and installed my own WD Red NAS hard disk. My experience with the green-type disks normally installed is they don't last very long. NAS disks are designed to run 24/7.
Also, I use an ANTEC AV Cooler (as I do with my amplifier, and other PVRs) to ensure it's kept cool.
Best thing ever – This DVR is absolutely the best machine i have ever used. Record 8 - 12 programs simultaneously over 4 networks, pad all recording beginning and end to ensure you don't miss anything, Up to 4 terabyte hard disk, after upgrading from the Beyonwiz DP-P1 which ran trouble free for the last 5 years ii am expecting this T3 to last very well, Also they… Read more
have a support forum with some very clever guys answering anything you need to know. Couldn't recommend this machine highly enough
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