The freeview box hunt for under £30

BestFootForward_2

Hi All

I looking for a decent and reliable freeview box.

Initially I thought the freeview boxes were all equal, until I read a some reviews on Amazon and Ebuyer. There really is some junk out there.

Does anyone know of a good reliable box for under £30?

Thanks for reading
BFF

Sarahsaver

Richer sounds have them at under £30 and their additional warranty scheme is the best you will get - full refund of the warranty charge if you don't make a claim on the warranty.

Jakejakejake

Thomson DTI 2300 Top Up TV and Freeview set top box

£29.99 at Comet - I had one of these before i got sky and would recommend it!

http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/172_204099.html

chloejane_2

dont know if its any good, but was in tescos today and they had freeview box for £29.99 and 500 free clubcard points, not sure if this is all over or just in my tescos, tescos was toton, nottingham.

bagand96

chloejane wrote:

dont know if its any good, but was in tescos today and they had freeview box for £29.99 and 500 free clubcard points, not sure if this is all over or just in my tescos, tescos was toton, nottingham.

This is the new "Tecknika" box which has not long come in. It is an own brand box so to speak, as is the cheaper Digilogic.

The Technika box however is far better than the Digilogic. It is made by different people and is very nice looking, and very small. The software on it is the same as is on some Bush, Daewoo and Top-Up TV models and is far more reliable and easy to use than on other cheap boxes.

All in all a good box for £29.97. With the 500 free points you'll get £5 of Tesco vouchers or if your into the clubcard deals its worth £20, making it even better.

ben500

At boots

http://www.boots.com/shop/product_details.jsp?productid=1072017&classificationid=1029853&slmRefer=000

Inverto Set Top Box

The baby brother of the Inverto IDL700T, another great product from Inverto, a perfect choice for people new to digital television.

• Gain access to 1000 channels on TV and radio with this easy to use set top box.
• Automatic installation and fast channel search couldn't make it easier for a first time user.
• The Inverto IDL800T comes with a full remote control and scart lead.

Now £26.99 (Was £29.99) </SPAN>

Don't forget to go through a cashback site to purchase and increase your savings even more!

Double points at boots at the moment too so this will work out cheaper than the Tesco deal.

BestFootForward_2

Hi Jakejakejake

I just checked out a review on this and they complained of it locking up all the time.
http://www.dttboxes.co.uk/receivers/thdti2300.html

Have you experienced this?

Kind regards,
BFF

BestFootForward_2

bagand96 wrote:

This is the new "Tecknika" box which has not long come in. It is an own brand box so to speak, as is the cheaper Digilogic.

The Technika box however is far better than the Digilogic. It is made by different people and is very nice looking, and very small. The software on it is the same as is on some Bush, Daewoo and Top-Up TV models and is far more reliable and easy to use than on other cheap boxes.

All in all a good box for £29.97. With the 500 free points you'll get £5 of Tesco vouchers or if your into the clubcard deals its worth £20, making it even better.

Just looked on www.Tesco.com and can't find it. Maybe it's instore only, which is a pain since I'm not that close to a large Tescos. They did have a message on a the site saying that their Electricals is closing down (but will be open soon).

Still looking.......

yorkie007_2

just buy a sky dish and box off ebay and you can get all free stuff picture quality loads better, i had freeview box, waste of time, kept locking up and picture going into squares

BestFootForward_2

yorkie007 wrote:

just buy a sky dish and box off ebay and you can get all free stuff picture quality loads better, i had freeview box, waste of time, kept locking up and picture going into squares

I also bought one from eBay - a Philips DTR200 but sent it back as it didn't work.

I've just found good reviews for matsui dtr 1. Has anyone got this? Would they recommend it?

Thanks for reading.
BFF

Jakejakejake

BestFootForward wrote:

Hi Jakejakejake

I just checked out a review on this and they complained of it locking up all the time.
http://www.dttboxes.co.uk/receivers/thdti2300.html

Have you experienced this?

Kind regards,
BFF

I remember it doing it once or twice but you just have to pull the power lead out and put it back in and its fine! even my sky box does it occasionly.

If you want to ask more - go ahead!
Jake