This site is dedicated to various models and configurations of Freeview Recorders
made by a Turkish company called Vestel and sold under 20 or so different brand names in the UK including familiar names Alba, Bush, Goodmans, Ferguson, Hitachi, Sharp, Technika and Wharfedale. Lesser known names that you might not recognise such as Finlux and Luxor are Vestel's own brand names, whereas Digihome and Agora are names owned by Vestel UK. Twelve hardware models are known about, and you can find out which yours is by the sticker on the underside of the unit (or maybe on the packaging) which will usually contain either T810, T816, T825, T835, T836, T845, T845R, T7300, T7650, T7655, T7660 or T7675.
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Vestel PVR Model Feature Comparison Table |
Broadcast Standards | T810 | T816 | T825 | T835 | T836 | T845 | T845R | T7300 breathe | T7650 amber | T7655 amber2 | T7655 emerald | T7660 | T7675 |
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Freeview+ | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Freeview+ HD | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
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Top Up TV | No | No | No | No | CI Slot | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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Saorview | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
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Youview | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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Digital Switchover Ready | v5.7+ | Yes | v12.7+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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TV Features | T810 | T816 | T825 | T835 | T836 | T845 | T845R | T7300 breathe | T7650 amber | T7655 amber2 | T7655 emerald | T7660 | T7675 |
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Record 1 Channel + Watch Another | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Record 2 Channels + Play Recording | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Record 2 Channels + Watch Another | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | v1.44+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Pause Live TV | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Rewind Live TV | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Accurate Recording | No | v6.7+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Series Record | No | v6.7+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Trailer Booking | No | No | No | v4.6/4.8 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Recommendations | No | No | No | v4.6/4.8 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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5.1 Surround Sound | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Optical | No | No | No | No | No |
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Region Selection (TRD) | No | No | No | v4.6+ | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Picture-in-Picture | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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Recordings Encrypted | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Network Features | T810 | T816 | T825 | T835 | T836 | T845 | T845R | T7300 breathe | T7650 amber | T7655 amber2 | T7655 emerald | T7660 | T7675 |
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BBC iPlayer | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | HTML | MHEG | MHEG | HTML5 | No | HTML5 |
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BBC Red Button+ | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
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BBC News App | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
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BBC Sport App | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
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YouTube | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
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DLNA Browsing / Playback | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
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Connectivity | T810 | T816 | T825 | T835 | T836 | T845 | T845R | T7300 breathe | T7650 amber | T7655 amber2 | T7655 emerald | T7660 | T7675 |
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WiFi Enabled | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
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Ethernet Socket | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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SCART Sockets | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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HDMI Output | No | No | Some models | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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RCA Analog Audio Out | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
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Optical Digital Audio Out | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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USB Media Browser | No | No | Some models | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Hardware | T810 | T816 | T825 | T835 | T836 | T845 | T845R | T7300 breathe | T7650 amber | T7655 amber2 | T7655 emerald | T7660 | T7675 |
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Low Power Standby (<1W) | No | No | Some models | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Internal Power Supply | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
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Hard Drive Type | 3.5" IDE | 3.5" IDE | 3.5" IDE | 3.5" SATA | 3.5" SATA | 3.5" SATA | 3.5" SATA | 3.5" SATA | 3.5" SATA | 2.5" SATA | 2.5" SATA | 3.5" SATA | 2.5" SATA |
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Cooling Fan | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
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CPU | STM 5100 | STM 5100 | STM 5100 | STM 5100 | STM 5100 | STM 5100 | STM 5100 | BCM 7230 | BCM 7230 | BCM 7230 | BCM 7230 | BCM 7230 | ? | External Dimensions (mm) | Width Height Depth | 360 48 278 | 360 48 278 | 360 48 278 | 295 40 195 | 295 40 195 | 360 48 278 | 360 48 278 | 360 48 260 | 295 40 195 | 228 42 137 | 228 42 137 | 295 40 195 | 203 48 203 |
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