•    Allows you to receive free-to-air digital broadcasts in both standard definition and high definition
•    Record directly to a USB storage device
•    Fully compliant with DVB-T and H.264, AVC, MPEG4,MPEG2 Standard
•    Supports EPG, Display Present/ Next TV Programme
•    Supports HDMI, Component and Composite output
•    SPDIF Coaxial Output
•    HDMI(up to 1080i) Output
•    PAL and NTSC Auto Switch
•    Auto / Manual scan
•    1000 channels
•    Parent Control
•    This unit works for both Australia and New Zealand Digital Broadcasting Networks.

 

I purchased this STB from K-mart "on special" for $109. This STB was a nightmare and I was close to returning for a refund but AKAI/AUDION came good with a couple of firmware updates that fixed all the main issues and added a couple of extra features. Read all about it on DTV Forum.

The latest V1.3 FW update can be obtained from AUDION.

The only issue I have now is that the program title of a timer record is stamped with the title of the previous show.

I can live with this so overall a good outcome.

 

 

For storage I purchased the Imation Apollo Portable 500GB USB Hard Drive from JB Hi-Fi.