Akura Aptmp 221 DR

Advantages: space saving
Disadvantages: sound and picture quality

...Myself and my fiancee where looking for a small screen lcd tv for our bedroom to save a little space and jazz the room up a little, i came across a few at our local mackro store after looking on the net for one. There where three to choose from but this Akura at £110+vat was the cheapest but looked the most stylish of the lot but i didnt see it working, how i wished i had. We got it home and set it up turned it on and tuned it on, all this was very easy and simple to do and the instructions if you need to follow them are all easy to read and follow.. When we had set it all up we turned it on and the first thing that struck us was the picture quality, it was, to put it bluntly bad, and then the sound quality, well if you put your telly in a big tin then you will get some idea as to what it sounds like, we tried messing... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Nice design, card slot
Disadvantages: Frequent reboot necessary, Failed completely after 20 months

...When looking for a Freeview set-top box towards the end of 2002 I settled on the Nokia Mediamaster 221T, despite it being the most expensive box on the market. It had good reviews, a nice design and the Nokia name. When working it was fine, although needing frequent reboots (unplugging, as no on/off switch), and not very responsive to the remote control. However, after about 20 months it failed completely - would not power on. After talking with Nokia I discovered that they wouldn,t repair my box, I'd have to buy a refurbished replacement costing around £50, with which I'd get a 3 months warranty. Needless to say I'd rather spend my money on a new model and it certainly won't be from Nokia... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Nice design, card slot
Disadvantages: Frequent reboot necessary, Failed completely after 20 months

...When looking for a Freeview set-top box towards the end of 2002 I settled on the Nokia Mediamaster 221T, despite it being the most expensive box on the market. It had good reviews, a nice design and the Nokia name. When working it was fine, although needing frequent reboots (unplugging, as no on/off switch), and not very responsive to the remote control. However, after about 20 months it failed completely - would not power on. After talking with Nokia I discovered that they wouldn,t repair my box, I'd have to buy a refurbished replacement costing around £50, with which I'd get a 3 months warranty. Needless to say I'd rather spend my money on a new model and it certainly won't be from Nokia... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average not helpful