Matsui DTR 2 Freeview Set Top Box

Advantages: does the job you want it to do efficiently

Disadvantages: the DTR3 is better!

Matsui make great freeview boxes, i have the dtr2 and dtr3, this dtr2, is dead easy to use and really quick, the signal is also great with the remote and can probably extend to like 7 metres (with full battery),( the remote takes two triple a batteries)
OK let me explain why I say the signal is good...I use my matsui dtr2 freeview box upstairs in my room, on my 5" TV ! I have the freeview box under my 2 interconnected beds. I got a small indoor aerial for £5.00 from ebay which I connected to the freeview box and I get good reception! - the trick is to update the freeview box when you are in good reception that way you will get all the channels from then...
anyway
back to the matsui dtr3, this box is quite large, like the horizontal length of a VCR player but not so high, there's a red light on the left that shows when the box is off, and the green light on the right when on and when you press buttons on the remote. As you can see from the picture the device is well ventilated and doesn't over heat. As soon as you plug in the freeview box to an aerial, to the power, and to a tv, you are ready to go, just go to menu, installation, first time installation and it will search for new channels, this only takes 1 minute, (if your in an area of bad reception may take longer).
As you know new freeview channels are coming out all the time and so its important to update the box regularly, to update it just go to menu, installation, automatic update, this takes 1 min and replaces any previous channels with new channels it gets according to signal.
When you change to a channel you automatically get the channel number, name of the programme now and next and their times, with the current time of day and the signal strength of that channel (or you can get it by pressing i).
The guide button allows you to go through the channels and see whats on now and next on all channels, when you press guide the whole screen fills with the guide (and programme descriptions) - with the dtr 3, when you press guide you still have a little screen of the tv channel playing on the top right which is dead useful for previewing channels!
You get subtitles on programmes with a touch of a button, you can also check what is coming later on in the day on a particular channel by: pressing i, then press select, you get a little menu of the programmes coming on the channel your on, you can press the coloured buttons, like red and blue i think to movie up and down that menu! - i figured this out recently its really useful!

Picture quality is ofcourse perfect being a freeview box (digital) and sound is what you need, the max volume is not as loud as the volume would be on terrestrial tv, but it doesnt matter. - IMPORTANT THING TO DO IS... keep your freeview volume on the highest and then to adjust volume use your tv remote - otherwise you get static/other sounds which ruin sound experience!#
But sound is perfect dont get me wrong!

the remote you get with this device is the same as the dtr3 and absolutely gorgeous compared to other ugly freeview controllers! its really perfect and easy to use, its also strong ive chucked it across the room a few times and broken a tv but the remote hardly gets a scratch (dont ask)

OK so basically matsui make great freeview boxes, this dtr 2 is really good and gives you what you want, but for that added touch of a smaller box and a nicer guide menu get the dtr3, theyd both be £20 or less now so obviously get the dtr3,

FOR MORE INFO ON FREEVIEW READ MY DETAILED REVIEW ON FREEVIEW IT EXPLAINS WHAT FREEVIEW IS AND THE CHANNELS IT OFFERS...
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Summary: really easy to use and install, really cheap too!