Comments on: A timely electronics rant http://www.mrfofr.com/2008/02/a-timely-electronics-rant/ Mr FofR Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:35:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.mrfofr.com/2008/02/a-timely-electronics-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Michael Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:33:00 +0000 http://www.mrfofr.com/?p=397#comment-81 We don't have a TV (But we do have a PS3... go figure) but my parents do. My parents previously had an ex-on-digital set top box. It was OK, but they later ended up with a Sony set top box which surprised them by getting better reception, being faster at switching between channels and so on.<br/><br/>The frustrating thing is it's impossible to know which products are good and which are bad before buying them. It's not just a case of buying different brands or more expensive products - they often use the same chipsets anyway!<br/><br/>Anyway, back to the topic. My parents also have a cheapo SCART switcher, from Argos. Argos don't seem to stock that particular one any more, but I can tell you it's pretty cheap looking, and works OK.<br/><br/>I can get you an exact part number on that set top box if you want, but with a lot of these things models get replaced every few years so I have no idea if you'll be able to find one. We don’t have a TV (But we do have a PS3… go figure) but my parents do. My parents previously had an ex-on-digital set top box. It was OK, but they later ended up with a Sony set top box which surprised them by getting better reception, being faster at switching between channels and so on.

The frustrating thing is it’s impossible to know which products are good and which are bad before buying them. It’s not just a case of buying different brands or more expensive products — they often use the same chipsets anyway!

Anyway, back to the topic. My parents also have a cheapo SCART switcher, from Argos. Argos don’t seem to stock that particular one any more, but I can tell you it’s pretty cheap looking, and works OK.

I can get you an exact part number on that set top box if you want, but with a lot of these things models get replaced every few years so I have no idea if you’ll be able to find one.

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