Vestel Freeview HD Recorder
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Freeview HD:  T7675T7655T7650T7300Freeview:  T836T835T845RT825T816T810Saorview:  T7660Top Up TV:  T845
Digital Terrestrial Recorders manufactured by Vestel
Freeview+ This site is dedicated to various models and configurations of Freeview Recorders made by a Turkish company called Vestel and sold under 20 or so different brand names in the UK including familiar names Alba, Bush, Goodmans, Ferguson, Hitachi, Sharp, Technika and Wharfedale. Lesser known names that you might not recognise such as Finlux and Luxor are Vestel's own brand names, whereas Digihome and Agora are names owned by Vestel UK. Twelve hardware models are known about, and you can find out which yours is by the sticker on the underside of the unit (or maybe on the packaging) which will usually contain either T810, T816, T825, T835, T836, T845, T845R, T7300, T7650, T7655, T7660 or T7675.
Vestel PVR Model Feature Comparison Table
Broadcast StandardsT810T816T825T835T836T845T845RT7300 breatheT7650 amberT7655 amber2T7655 emeraldT7660T7675
Freeview+NoPartialYesYesYesPartialYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Freeview+ HDNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNoYes
Top Up TVNoNoNoNoCI SlotYesNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SaorviewNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
YouviewNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Digital Switchover Readyv5.7+Yesv12.7+YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
TV FeaturesT810T816T825T835T836T845T845RT7300 breatheT7650 amberT7655 amber2T7655 emeraldT7660T7675
Record 1 Channel + Watch AnotherYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Record 2 Channels + Play RecordingNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Record 2 Channels + Watch AnotherNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNov1.44+YesYesYesYes
Pause Live TVYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Rewind Live TVNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Accurate RecordingNov6.7+YesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Series RecordNov6.7+YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Trailer BookingNoNoNov4.6/4.8NoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
RecommendationsNoNoNov4.6/4.8NoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
5.1 Surround SoundNoNoNoNoNoNoNoOpticalNoNoNoNoNo
Region Selection (TRD)NoNoNov4.6+NoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Picture-in-PictureYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Recordings EncryptedNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
Network FeaturesT810T816T825T835T836T845T845RT7300 breatheT7650 amberT7655 amber2T7655 emeraldT7660T7675
BBC iPlayerNoNoNoNoNoNoNoHTMLMHEGMHEGHTML5NoHTML5
BBC Red Button+NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
BBC News AppNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
BBC Sport AppNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
YouTubeNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
DLNA Browsing / PlaybackNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
ConnectivityT810T816T825T835T836T845T845RT7300 breatheT7650 amberT7655 amber2T7655 emeraldT7660T7675
WiFi EnabledNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Ethernet SocketNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
SCART Sockets2221122111110
HDMI OutputNoNoSome modelsNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
RCA Analog Audio OutYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
Optical Digital Audio OutYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
USB Media BrowserNoNoSome modelsNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
HardwareT810T816T825T835T836T845T845RT7300 breatheT7650 amberT7655 amber2T7655 emeraldT7660T7675
Low Power Standby (<1W)NoNoSome modelsYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Internal Power SupplyYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
Hard Drive Type3.5" IDE3.5" IDE3.5" IDE3.5" SATA3.5" SATA3.5" SATA3.5" SATA3.5" SATA3.5" SATA2.5" SATA2.5" SATA3.5" SATA2.5" SATA
Cooling FanNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
CPUSTM
5100
STM
5100
STM
5100
STM
5100
STM
5100
STM
5100
STM
5100
BCM
7230
BCM
7230
BCM
7230
BCM
7230
BCM
7230
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External Dimensions (mm)Width
Height
Depth
360
48
278
360
48
278
360
48
278
295
40
195
295
40
195
360
48
278
360
48
278
360
48
260
295
40
195
228
42
137
228
42
137
295
40
195
203
48
203
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