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Free: Plastic Christmas tree (Barming, ME16) A plastic christmas tree that's a little worse for wear, but still quite serviceable. Will look better with decorations on it! One branch is held on by a steel screw bolt, but it doesn't detract from the look of the tree. Packaged in a 72cm x 60cm x 20cm box (not the original one).

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Free: Roller blades (Barming, ME16) Men's size 43 (UK 10) roller blades. They're a bit scuffed and the wheels are somewhat worn, but they do still work. I would say they're OK for trying out roller blading, I'm just not sure you'd want to use them heavily.

10d

Free: DVD Recorder (Barming, ME16) Gifted This is a Panasonic DMR-EH50 DVD player and recorder with a built-in hard drive. It comes with a remote control (2x AA batteries), instruction manual and power cable. It's old, but in fairly good condition. Note that it is Standard Definition (SD) only, so no HD and hence no HDMI connection. It does have SCART input and output ports. I've tested that it can play DVDs. I have no knowledge of any problems with the recording features (to hard drive or DVD), but I haven't been able to test those.

15d

Free: FM-only DAB radio (Barming, ME16) Expired I was going to take this to the waste recycling centre as the digital radio part doesn't work, but if all you need is the FM mode, then this should work fine. Its dimensions are 25cm x 17cm x 5.5cm and it comes with a removable power cord. For portable use you'll need 6x class C 1.5V batteries (not included). It also has both a 3.5mm headphone socket and Line Out sockets for connecting to speakers/amplifiers/etc. The antenna is broken, but that doesn't seem to affect the FM mode. You could feasibly replace the antenna, but I don't think that's why the digital channels aren't working as they seem to be getting a decent enough signal with the antenna extended (I used pliers for that).

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17d

Free: Backpack for laptops (Barming, ME16) Gifted This is a small (approx. 43cm x 33cm excluding side pockets) backpack that comes with a padded "sleeve" (shown above) for a laptop. It also has two side pockets and large and small pockets on the back of it, so ideal for keeping pads and peripherals separate from each other. Note that it doesn't have a strap for the waist, so your shoulders take all the weight. Not recommended for carrying heavy items for extended periods.

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18d

Free: Big display alarm clock (Barming, ME16) Gifted Approximately 15cm x 10cm in size, this is a simple alarm clock with a big display. Has a simple switch to enable/disable the alarm and a snooze "button" (just press the word Snooze on the top of the clock). Comes with a power cord, but can also be used with a single 9V (rectangular) battery. Note that the power cord cannot be unplugged.

18d

Free: Humax Freeview box with recording (Barming, ME16) Withdrawn This is an old Humax PVR9200T Freeview box with a 160Gb internal hard drive for recording programmes. You basically plug an aerial into it and then plug your TV into it in order to view Freeview digital television channels. The digital receiver seems to work fine (so you'll be able to watch live Freeview TV), but I didn't test the recording feature. As I understand it, this box was retired because the household switched to Virgin Media rather than there being issues with the Humax itself. It only supports a SCART connection, so no HDMI. I'm also pretty sure it doesn't support HD (high definition) TV. It's considered obsolete and the last software update for it was back in 2010. If you're still interested despite the caveats, I would be happy for it to find a new home.

18d

Free: 32" Widescreen LCD TV (Barming, ME16) Gifted This is a Hyundai E320D flatscreen TV that comes with a remote control and power cable. It's HD Ready, which basically means that it has a resolution of 1366 x 768 and can display video from HD sources. Note that any 1080p inputs will be downscaled to the resolution I just mentioned. It has an HDMI socket (see below for the major issue with it), a full SCART socket, a half SCART socket, S-Video and some others. It does *not* include a digital receiver, so you'd need a separate box for Freeview, etc. The remote control requires 2x AAA batteries, which aren't supplied. It's not the best picture quality as it was a budget TV when bought, but it works except for a couple of notable issues, one major and one minor. The major issue is that the TV's internal speakers don't work with HDMI. You'll just hear noise. This can be worked around if you route your TV source (a Freeview box or Sky box for example) to a separate sound system. Or use the SCART socket if you can, as the sound works fine with that. The minor issue is that the power button on the remote control doesn't seem to work. The other buttons are fine. This is only minor because the TV itself has a physical button for standby and a physical switch for turning the power on and off completely. Note that the TV is quite heavy! I gather it's around 20 kg.

20d

Free: Portable DAB radio (Barming, ME16) Gifted Cheap and cheerful portable radio with no noticeable defects. Supports DAB and FM. Comes with mains power adapter, but no batteries. Requires 6x C/LR14 batteries when not using power lead. Was unable to test with batteries, but have no reason to think they wouldn't work.

20d

Free: Portable FM/MW/LW radio (Barming, ME16) Gifted Cheap and cheerful portable radio with no noticeable defects. No support for digital radio. Comes with a power lead, but no batteries. Requires 4x AA batteries when not using power lead.

20d