"PJO" wrote in message
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OK, make that 2 Bush boxes (now, why does that make me smile? :-) which
will total only 80 nicker then.......

Yes, fine if you like buying crap, which I don't. Bush these days is any
cheap forign crap they can find with a Bush badge on it.

Personally I don't support such practice and am prepared to wait until a
"proper" manufacturer produces what I want at the right price. Paying
double
for quality is a wise thing to do me thinks. (Says me who spent £650 on a
Panasonic telly 13 years ago and still appreciates it even though it has
recently been demoted to the bedroom).

The old saying "buy cheap - buy twice" still has clout these days.



OK, it seems you are not wrong here - I've had the snitty sent to me since I
posted the above and it appears the Bush is indeed a pile o' ****e:

Picture quality not good (kinda important that one, ain't it?)
Picture prone to freezing according to some reports
A number of people unable to pick up Channel 5 (that's gotta be the aerial,
I would have thought)
No Teletext
No 'Interactive'
Poor menus
No standby button
The EPG does not have future 7 day capability
Poor connectivity - 1 x Scart, Aerial In and Out only, no Audio Out
Crappy build quality.


Apparently the one to go for is the Sagem IDT602 (see
http://www.sagem.com/en/produits-en/...-itd602-en.htm) which
is currently available from Woolies and Safeway for £59.99 instead of the
'normal' £100.

It's like Kurt says - ya gotta do ya research these days!

I will also agree with you, in a heartbeat, that you 'only get what you pay
for' and would normally advise buying high quality secondhand gear (which is
why some of own kit is 30+ years old....) but, lately, the rocketting
escalation of features, speed and functionality with consumer electronics
tell me the best way forward is to buy cheap and expect to upgrade/replace
often!

When (and if) you are looking at perfectly acceptable performance at summat
like 50 quid a slice, you have got to be well 'badge-brainwashed' to want to
spend £1,500 on a poncey 'name' that only does the same job! (And that's
entirely glossing over my 'if it's quick, convenient and cheap you want, go
digital, but for real quality stick with analogue' philosophy, for the
moment....)

YMMV of course.....