The Freeview app on the box prevents RECORDING. You can get around this by looking inside the system apps for one called HDTV app which accesses the tuner differently. Insert a removable USB storage stick. Then you need a Bluetooth remote (phone app) that has media buttons to stop recording. Red Blue Yellow Green ones also. You can then schedule recordings. The HDTV app allows channels to be customised, skip, rename and also search satellites. Play recordings back with VLC app is easiest. The Freeview app on the box prevents RECORDING. You can get around this by looking inside the system apps for one called HDTV app which accesses the tuner differently. Insert a removable USB storage stick. Then you need a Bluetooth remote (phone app) that has media buttons to stop recording. Red Blue Yellow Green ones also. You can then schedule recordings. The HDTV app allows channels to be customised, skip, rename and also search satellites. Play recordings back with VLC app is easiest.

ok, i tested it out for some weeks now, it is built alongside google and android so its pretty good.
first set up was easy, it connects to a google account and you follow the easy steps. the hdmi cable provided was trash and not useable, bit of a dissapointment so i used another one and it was fine. wifi connect worked good and more reliable than vodaphone tv which is glitchy, even on gigantic fibre loses connection easily and i gave up on mine in the past.

i had to adjust the picture settings on the settings menu but it was then ok. you can get live tv, on demand, youtube, netflix and other apps from the device.
best of all it works ...view more ok, i tested it out for some weeks now, it is built alongside google and android so its pretty good.
first set up was easy, it connects to a google account and you follow the easy steps. the hdmi cable provided was trash and not useable, bit of a dissapointment so i used another one and it was fine. wifi connect worked good and more reliable than vodaphone tv which is glitchy, even on gigantic fibre loses connection easily and i gave up on mine in the past.

i had to adjust the picture settings on the settings menu but it was then ok. you can get live tv, on demand, youtube, netflix and other apps from the device.
best of all it works with mobile data.

so if you have no wifi, no uhf or sat ariel only mobile data you can hotspot it to the device and get live tv etc. it works best on high speed data, and i got all channels exept choice tv, only available with ariel.
but on the reduced speed data, the picture is less quality, little ghosty at times but still worth while. but it doesnt really get prime or algezerra. it just spins, those channels seem to need higher internet.

but it means if your in some caravan, travelling on a boat etc, you can hotspot the device to your tv.
but, it chews your data. i took note and it used 3gb of 4g data in one hour of hotspotting live tv.
so i used up my highspeed data allowance pretty quick then couldnt get prime or algezzera.
you need a data plan with as much good speed as you can get and fully hotspotting.
hope the review helps, cheers.

Better than expected Better than expected

HI I brought this almost a month ago as a up grade to Chromecast. It works fine but no manual even an on line one would have been useful I'm not very technical so trial and error took me longer than it should have. Now it seems to work fine except some times it minimizes if you pause and you have to go out and restart so may be I dont have the install quite right HI I brought this almost a month ago as a up grade to Chromecast. It works fine but no manual even an on line one would have been useful I'm not very technical so trial and error took me longer than it should have. Now it seems to work fine except some times it minimizes if you pause and you have to go out and restart so may be I dont have the install quite right

I brought this for my boat as UHF coverage is not great in a lot of bays where we moor at night, didn't have high hopes, but was pleasantly surprised! In 3G coverage areas Freeview buffers but Netflix works a treat!! In 4G coverage areas everything is spot on!! I brought this for my boat as UHF coverage is not great in a lot of bays where we moor at night, didn't have high hopes, but was pleasantly surprised! In 3G coverage areas Freeview buffers but Netflix works a treat!! In 4G coverage areas everything is spot on!!

This is the first time that I have purchased from PBTECH, I found the online shopping experience Fantastic.
So easy with options to suit.
I have now bookmarked PBTECH, and I highly recommend this store to anyone. This is the first time that I have purchased from PBTECH, I found the online shopping experience Fantastic.
So easy with options to suit.
I have now bookmarked PBTECH, and I highly recommend this store to anyone.

Really like this product when it's working as unfortunately it's come with some teething issues, but kept on using it over time hoping to see if the issues iron itself out which unfortunately hasn't. The intent of purchasing this device is to have a satellite cord plugged in which worked great, but sometimes/often find next time when turning it on from standby, the video and/or sound doesn't come through, or it forgets the pre-tuned settings.
- When it want's to tune in the channels even though it's already tuned in before hand, I turn it off and back on and suddenly the channels come through without needing to re-tune again.
- When the vid...view more Really like this product when it's working as unfortunately it's come with some teething issues, but kept on using it over time hoping to see if the issues iron itself out which unfortunately hasn't. The intent of purchasing this device is to have a satellite cord plugged in which worked great, but sometimes/often find next time when turning it on from standby, the video and/or sound doesn't come through, or it forgets the pre-tuned settings.
- When it want's to tune in the channels even though it's already tuned in before hand, I turn it off and back on and suddenly the channels come through without needing to re-tune again.
- When the video and/or sound doesn't come through, I often have to turn it off (to standby) for about 5-10 seconds then turn it on, it starts working again or repeat until it returns back to normal.

It says it can play Freeview through Aerial, Satellite or Wi-fi, I've noticed even though selecting play Freeview through internet only, it then advises have to use the streaming app each time. I would have thought it should recognize this automatically after selecting that option.

Has a receiver, but won't let you record anything to a USB storage device. Despite having the record button on the remote!

Other than that, it's a decent smart TV creator Has a receiver, but won't let you record anything to a USB storage device. Despite having the record button on the remote!

Other than that, it's a decent smart TV creator

Very easy to setup and use. We needed a streaming box that could also do the Freeview part which is why we picked this one. Menu system is easy to navigate. Only one issue was that it seemed to crash or go a bit weird so have had to reset it a few times. Once reset it works fine again. I also have the Vodafone box and I think it is slightly better because you can pause TV and go back up to 3 days. I couldn't work out how to pause TV on this SmartVu device. But we needed the freeview part for this house so the Vodafone box was not going to work for us.
For the price its a great way to make a non smart TV smart. Very easy to setup and use. We needed a streaming box that could also do the Freeview part which is why we picked this one. Menu system is easy to navigate. Only one issue was that it seemed to crash or go a bit weird so have had to reset it a few times. Once reset it works fine again. I also have the Vodafone box and I think it is slightly better because you can pause TV and go back up to 3 days. I couldn't work out how to pause TV on this SmartVu device. But we needed the freeview part for this house so the Vodafone box was not going to work for us.
For the price its a great way to make a non smart TV smart.

You see the red record button on remote?
Well this box cannot record or pause TV...
"The A7070 cannot record or pause Live TV at the moment. The USB ports are for playing back media from external storage devices, through suitable apps or performing USB software updates etc... "

Feel abit deceived by DishTV - the quick start guide hides this and no full online manual for box. I have some of their older STB and recording SAT broadcasts no problem.

People after a chromecast streamer should be happy and bonus is DVBs/DVBt connectivity. The box is only a bit larger than a cell phone, so for travelling, caravan, boat etc its probably idea...view more You see the red record button on remote?
Well this box cannot record or pause TV...
"The A7070 cannot record or pause Live TV at the moment. The USB ports are for playing back media from external storage devices, through suitable apps or performing USB software updates etc... "

Feel abit deceived by DishTV - the quick start guide hides this and no full online manual for box. I have some of their older STB and recording SAT broadcasts no problem.

People after a chromecast streamer should be happy and bonus is DVBs/DVBt connectivity. The box is only a bit larger than a cell phone, so for travelling, caravan, boat etc its probably ideal

Have been using this for a few months now, may just be my unit but it randomly closes apps and live TV when you're using them. Also randomly pauses videos while watching them.

Has a record butting but would have been nice if the locked out recording function was made clear, expensive unit for something that doesn't record.

The only good thing is its high resolution, ethernet connectivity and the fact I can play files directly from my NAS. Have been using this for a few months now, may just be my unit but it randomly closes apps and live TV when you're using them. Also randomly pauses videos while watching them.

Has a record butting but would have been nice if the locked out recording function was made clear, expensive unit for something that doesn't record.

The only good thing is its high resolution, ethernet connectivity and the fact I can play files directly from my NAS.

really easy to set up and use. nice remote and fast response when wired. very happy with this TV box really easy to set up and use. nice remote and fast response when wired. very happy with this TV box