BT DTR-T4000 YouView Box. Replacement suggestions

[Benny5]

My current seven-year-old BT DTR-T4000 box (Non subscription) is exhibiting signs of failure.

I am looking for some pointers as to the best replacement options.

One option is to go for a ‘like for like’ replacement. Cost; available on different platforms £100-£150.

An alternative is the EE TV Box Pro RTIW387. Cost similar/lower than the above.

Then there’s the Manhattan. These appear to be much more expensive than the above.


I realise that Freely may well be the future but for now I’ll give that a miss.

Any suggestions appreciated.

 

[SFK]

No suggestions on new box as I have that box and quite like it.
My only annoyance being that it does not play Disney.

May I ask how it is showing signs of failure?
If it is over heating, open lid and remove dust from fan (had to do that twice).

if hard disk is making a failure noise, it is easy to replace the disk.

Sfk

 

[Benny5]

Thanks for the input.

As for overheating, its not excessively hot. I've opened it up and removed any dust and cleaned the fan.
The failure symptoms I've noticed are;
1) Picture breakup but the same aerial also feeding TV is fine.
2) When the box has been idle for a period of time (E.G while viewing input via the TV i.e. You Tube) and then switch back to the box it shows 'No Signal'. Only by switching everything off, disconnecting/reconnecting all inputs/output does it restore the signal.

I've replaced all the HDMI and Aerial cables but the issues persists.