G'day All,

I've noticed a regular seller of TiVos on Ebay, called Justdeals-au, has advertised that their TiVos are PAL, not NTSC. Surprised by this, I e-mailed them. My question, and their response (in reverse order) are quoted below.

Can anyone advise of their first-hand experience with this company? Are their TiVos PAL compatible and if not, has anyone taken these people to task?

RobB

Hi Rob,

Thank you for your interesting in our product.
Please kindly be informed that this product is PAL system and it comes with
full-functional remote control
Thanks for your inquiry. Hope we have chance to serve you soon.

Regards,

Diana Cao
Customer Service Department
JustDeals Australia
customerservice@justdeals-au.com
<customerservice@justdeals-au.com>


-----Original Message-----
From: <<deleted>>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 3:34 AM
To: customerservice@justdeals-au.com
Subject: Item number: 280018288711 Philips Series 1 TiVo Digital Video
Recorder PTV100 DVR

Hi,

Your company has offered many TiVos such as the recent subject listing.
I have a good understanding of these items, already own a few and am
looking to purchase and set some up for family members. I am surprised
to see that you claim the subject item TV system is “PAL”. I have copied
some of the text from the item to the bottom of this e-mail - "PAL"
appears twice. If these are 2nd hand imports from the US, this is
unlikely. Before I bid, please confirm the tuner is indeed PAL, not NTSC
as this significantly affects the final cost of setting up a TiVo in
Australia (it either needs a tuner mod or the addition of a digital STB
or VCR for TV signal).

Cheers,

Rob

Technical data:

Instant replay: Yes
TV System: PAL
User-defined video-quality: Yes
Onscreen channel guide: Yes
Automated nightly clock set: Yes
Compatible with cable and satellite broadcasting: Yes
Phone line input: 1
Control outputs: 1 serial, 1 infrared
Audio inputs: 1 pair
Composite-video inputs: 1
S-Video inputs: 1
RF antenna inputs: 1
RF antenna outputs: 1
Audio-video outputs: 2 pair
Composite-video outputs: 2
S-Video outputs: 1
AC power cord: Detachable
Remote control: Full function
Package Includes:

TiVo Digital Video Recorder - PAL
User's Guide
1 Remote Control
1 Stereo analog audio/video interconnect
1 RJ-11 telephone cable
1 AC power cord
1 S-Video cable
1 Coaxial cable