Manhattan T4-R 500GB Freeview Play 4K TV Recorder
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About this product
The Manhattan T4-R brings you the best of live, recorded and on-demand TV, all for free. Record, pause and rewind over 100 Freeview channels, and save up to 300 hours of the telly you love to the 500GB Hard Drive. You can record two channels while you watch a third, so you never miss a moment. Plus, instantly access over 60,000 hours of on-demand and catch-up TV from BBC iPlayer, ITVX and more. With seamless search across live and on-demand programmes, and featured picks of the latest hits and hidden gems, finding your next watch is effortless.
Setting up the T4-R is quick and easy – connect it to your aerial for Freeview, and to Wi-Fi for on-demand TV and more. The T4-R includes accessible options to enlarge menus for easier reading, and filter content by Subtitles, Audio Description or Sign Language.
Plus, it supports stunning 4K HDR pictures and comes with a learning remote that can control your TV. Backed by a 2-year warranty and in-house UK support, the T4-R is the perfect upgrade for your telly.
Digital set top box features:
- Freeview.
- Digitally interactive.
- Digital text.
- Upscales to 4K.
- RF loop.
- Auto setup.
- 15 day electronic programme guide.
- Audio description compatible.
Connectivity:
- 1 HDMI output.
- Ethernet connection.
Additional information:
- Remote control batteries required 2 x AAA (included).
- Size H4, W27.2, D18.6cm.
- Weight 831.1g.
Energy efficiency information:
- On mode power consumption 19 watts.
- Standby power consumption 0.5 watt.
- Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.
- EAN: 5061026960018.
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4.6
1235 reviews
92%
Recommended this product
Customers Say
The Manhattan T4 Freeview Box is easy to set up, user-friendly, and offers good recording features with no subscription. Picture quality and occasional freezing issues noted; limited app availability and recording capacity compared to some competitors.
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A good 4k Freeview Recorder
I recently purchased the Manhattans T4 Freeview Box in order to both move away from paying a subscription for a so called puck which can’t record programmes, the T4 has solved both these points, it was easy to set up and readily linked up with my wi fi hub so as well as free to air services I can also access available internet channels, obviously a big plus is no subscription along with an ability to to record all free to air to programmes. I’ve found the T4 to be fast at responding to channel changes and in my opinion it has a good on screen tv guide. I’m a month into using it now and remain extremely happy with my purchase. The only downside to all this is the drive to cease the broadcasting of free to air services but I understand that this is some years down the line so in the meantime I will continue to benefit from the free to air services.
PBuck
Buy this.
Bought it last Saturday and my neighbour set it up for me. It takes while to familiarise with all the buttons but it is so much better then my previous Talktalk box, which had a habit of freezing, requiring a restart, and missing parts of programmes due to very slow return of action
Lol47, 65 or over
Quality
This product may have it's bells and whistles that some people seem to like, but the big let down is the picture quality. It is slightly blurry which spoils the viewing experience, and because of this, I consider it to be poor value for money and would not recommend this product.
Toots, 65 or over
Ok if you only want to record programs
Had it about a week now. Firstly it seems a bit flakey. It rebooted itself while using it. Left it on standby last night, came down to find blue light on. Unit wouldn't respond to remote or button on the unit. Had to unplug it to reset it. It can't record time slots, BBC4 often broadcast foreign crime drama on Saturday nights some time between 9:45 pm and midnight but with different program names, so can't set it to record those. Previous unit could. Manufacturer has confirmed it cannot record time slots. Most times my previous unit could find start and end of adverts in a recording making it easy to skip through. This can't you have to do it manually. Also in standby mode impossible to turn off the red LED. Previous Panasonic HWT250 was far superior, but ITVX desupported it about 12 months and BBC iplayer from October 26. Shame on both organisations for obseleting a perfectly serviceable and excellent piece of kit.
RT
Stop and start live TV
Easy to set up and use! My 88yr old mother wants to be able to pause live tv. She finds it straight forward to use! I found trying to pair the two remotes difficult but my mum manages well with both the TV and recorder remote anyway.
Jan77, 55 - 64
A worthy replacement for our elderly dead Humax
Our Humax PVR died so we bought another. It simply did not work! After discovering there were major issues we returned it almost immediately returned as it just did not work. We then found and bought the Manhattan freeview version and were immediately delighted with it. Its user interface is quite different to our previous Humax PVR but we are getting used to it. It looks very well designed. The recording quality is good and it was quite easy to set up once we had discarded our Humax mindset! We like the ability to access the various historic programs easily that we had not recorded. The only feature missing (unless we have not found it yet) is an easy way of seeing which freeview channel the recording was made from.
Manhattan Freeview PVR, 65 or over
So user Friendly - a pleasure to use
Well I for sure don't miss my Sky service, this box is amazing and the easy navigation and user friendliness is second to none.
Donkey2303
All in all a good purchase
I bought this to replace my old DVD/HDD recorder which had gone wrong. I must say that the Manhattan is quite straightforward to use and has a lot of features which my the old machine did not have. The series recording function is good, it saves time inputting each recording every time. It is silent in use and it responds well to the remote control. Tuning seems slow, but no slower than the tv. Being a high definition recorder means that we can now record any channel that is broadcast on the HD multiplex, whereas before it would not have been possible. Picture quality is good but I can`t make a comment on upscaling as I simply don`t know if something is being upscaled or not. One other good point is that the remote is a learning remote, for 5 functions of your tv, namely Vol +/-, Ch +/- and AV. All in all a good purchase.
JA, 65 or over
Easy to set up
Very happy with my purchase
Chuck, 65 or over
Limited simultaneous recording
I bought this as a replacement for my Humax Aura. But I am disappointed with the Manhattan as it can only record 2 channels at the same time (whereas the Aura could record 4 different channels simultaneously). The Manhattan works smoothly and is easy to use. When browsing the TV guide you can hear the current channel but the picture is not displayed. On the Humax when you browse the TV guide, the current channel is displayed in a small window so you dont miss anything. There is an occasional delay at start up with the Manhattan when it scans the hard drive. It is a lot of money for a product that has no functions over and above the Humax. Far fewer apps are available on the Manhattan compared to the Humax.
Buzz, 55 - 64
Hello there,
The Manhattan T4-R 500GB Freeview Play 4K TV Recorder recordings can be rewound and fast-forwarded.
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Hello there,
Yes, the Manhattan T4-R 2TB Freeview Play 4K TV Recorder can be used independently without a satellite subscription or another set-top box; it requires only a TV aerial for Freeview live channels and an optional internet connection for on-demand features.
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Hello Sally,
Manhattan T4-R 2TB Freeview Play 4K TV Recorder.
No, you do not need a Sky dish to use the item.
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Hello Derek,
The supplier has advised the following for the Manhattan T4-R 2TB Freeview Play 4K TV Recorder:
Yes, that can be normal depending on your TV settings and the T4-R configuration. Start-up can take around 39-49 seconds in Energy Saver mode, so close to a minute is possible. It’s worth checking your TV’s power mode and the T4-R’s Activation Sync setting, as changing these may reduce the warm-up time.
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Hello Mullie,
Yes, you need a TV aerial to use the recording features and watch most live channels on the Manhattan T4-R 2TB Freeview Play 4K TV Recorder.
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Hello Det,
Manhattan T4-R 1TB Freeview Play 4K TV Recorder.
Yes, you can access and record Freeview channels.
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Hello James,
The Manhattan T4-R 500GB Freeview Play 4K TV Recorder:
Yes, this can connect to Wi‑Fi for on-demand TV and more, so it should work without an Ethernet connection.
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Hello Hoofy,
The supplier has advised the following for the Manhattan T4-R 1TB Freeview Play 4K TV Recorder:
It will work for the basic functions like recording without an Internet/Wi-Fi connection, but On-Demand services will not work because they require an Internet connection. Also, if it's not connected to the Internet, the back EPG in the Guide will not be accessible.
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Hello Nannyval,
The Manhattan T4-R 2TB Freeview Play 4K TV Recorder connects to your aerial for Freeview, while Wi-Fi is required for on-demand TV and additional features.
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Hello Madfy
Manhattan T4-R 1TB Freeview Play 4K TV Recorder
You can use an aerial and Wi‑Fi is only needed for on-demand/catch-up features.
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