Billibob - 8 minutes ago »
I you seem to think I am disputing what you say as regards a reset. I am not what you say is true a reset does exactly as you say. I am simply trying to make the distinction between a reset and a Factory reset (not the same as a reset to default values). A Factory reset by definition resets to the condition the equipment was in when it left the Factory (shipping condition).
Pure semantics. How about pvr ready receivers, they record to usb connected hard drives. Seems odd that I have contributed 1000 of posts on many forums since 2008. You are the only poster, amongst 1000's that has ever insisted on this point of view. In that time I have personally owned many pvrs and had experience of many others. Not a single one deleted recordings when reset to factory defaults with the single exception of the Youview designed Humax built terrestrial Youview pvrs (and even that has an option not to format)
If you wish I can provide a very long list of models (including non Humax ones that do not format).
If you wish to go on with this rather pointless argument perhaps you could post a list of items that do so from your extensive retail experience ? Have you ever owned or used these devices and actually done a factory reset (often called reset to defaults and other variations depending on maker).
It's typical of the complete rubbish advice you are often given in major retail outlets who do not use trained engineers just poorly trained, unqualified box shifters.
I remember well the launch of Freesat and Currys insistance for some months that you had to have a different dish for freesat, an existing Sky dish simply would not work.
You made a massive assumption posted it as a known fact, based on no experience at all and then attempted to justify it. Only way to even do this rather than posting links to Wiki posts that were probably made using the same incorrect assumptions. In the absence of even a few examples that work as you say I respectfully suggest you put up some examples or stop trying yo justify what is clearly a minority opinion.
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