The joy of free Freeview has over 70 TV channels, 15 HD channels* and 27 of the top 30 channels in the UK**. Moved ‘Edit Protected Channels’ and ‘Show/Hide Protected Channels’ into their own ‘Protected Channels’ sub-menu of the Channels menu. It has a clean and simple recorded program library manager too accessed via a dedicated button on the remote. If the Manhattan manages to just record what I ask it to, reliably, for the length of it's two year warranty I'll be delighted.

Enjoy crisp, high-definition viewing with unbeatable sound quality, while the 500GB of recording storage prepares you for a world of entertainment. The T2-r allows you to Pause and rewind live TV, record entire series and even record two HD programmes at once. The specification here is basic but well implemented, and Manhattan's new styling is a nice improvement on its boxy designs of old.If you can’t connect your T4•R to your router using an Ethernet cable, the update can be installed using USB instead. Once you find the input displaying the TV Guide, press EXIT on your T2•R's remote and check if live TV is working. In areas with bad reception, some channels might not look good, or worse – they might not even get found. Note that to watch TV while the PVR is off, you may need to turn off the PVR's power-saving / ECO options. If a recording lasts for 1 hour, long pressing the skip button (forward or reverse) skips 10 minutes (or so) rather than 30 seconds, for a 2 hour program it skips 20 minutes (or so), 3 hours, 30 minutes and so on.

I may be able to fast forward past the first BTTC race, but after this 'given time' although the recording shows four hours remaining I will get 'Your recording has ended' at (for example) only three hours into the recording, when I am less than half way through the seven hours.Manhattan has since moved to the mainstream, and its latest contender is the T2-R – a lozenge-shaped Freeview HD PVR with 500GB of storage, dual tuners, and basic online functionality.

Connecting all our boxes to the internet is also the easiest way for them to receive software updates, ensuring you’re always receiving our latest and greatest service. I tend to watch race one of the BTTC, then watch F1 live (if it is being shown on Ch4HD live) and then flip back to the BTTC to watch races two and three. It will be a fully working product however its likely the original accessories maybe missing or would be replaced by 3rd party or compatible items. Internet channels Connect by Ethernet to your home network and enjoy a great range of channels featuring free and premium online content.

We say: Some may rue the lack of streaming apps/media playback, but this twin-tuner PVR succeeds when it comes to ease of use. Once you see a show you’re interested in, you can either set a reminder for it – which will pop up once you’re watching other channels – or ask the T2-R to record it.

The TV Guide now indicates in the info area when a programme is running late, starting late or has started early.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Split recordings (normally movies in 2 parts) now show the time after the date so the first part can be easily identified. It's a bit of a pain having to manually select the correct HDMI input if you have been using another device (such as a blu-ray) previously.