Free sat or Freeview

tammy66

I have recently terminated my contract with sky and the only thing I am missing is the record facility, has anyone any views on which is the better option freeview or freesat and can anyone recommend a recording box without going to expensive

teddysmum

tammy66 wrote: »

I have recently terminated my contract with sky and the only thing I am missing is the record facility, has anyone any views on which is the better option freeview or freesat and can anyone recommend a recording box without going to expensive

Humax is the brand to go for. I've had two other brands and the present Humax boxes have outlasted both.


Look up the programmes available on the two platforms, to help you decide. You will, of course need an aerial for Freeview, but if your tv has this, you could have a Freesat box and watch Freeview directly from your tv (but without the recording facility).

Kite2010

Each platform has the same 'core' channels, with extras which are only available on Freeview and not Freesat (and vice versa). Some of the UK-TV channels come to mind (Dave, Gold etc) are available on freeview but not freesat, where freesat has CBS.

If you don't have a working aerial and live in an area with poor reception, then going for freesat is the easy option, just plug the box straight into the cables. Humax is the brand to go for, bit more expensive to buy than some of the other boxes, but will last longer (and be faster)

VisionMan

These boxes are made by Humax (which are highly recommended) -

FreeSat - Freetime, Freeview - YouView. And both provide a wealth of catch up TV sevices too, if one has a 3Mbps internet connection.

almillar

tammy66 asks the question Freesat or Freeview - the answer to this question is, if you have an aerial, Freeview, if you have a satellite dish, Freesat.
Presuming the Sky had 2 inputs, I'd go for a Humax Foxsat HDR or Humax Freetime box. They're both HD, dual recording Freesat boxes. Freetime adds much better catch-up integration, the Foxsat HDR does have basic catch up and will cost a good bit less.

Dan-Dan

VisionMan wrote: »

And both provide a wealth of catch up TV sevices too, if one has a 3Mbps internet connection.

wired ? or can you get dongles or whatevere they are called these days?

thiking a humax box in the bedroom but thats upstairs , router is down....(and would it plug into an infinity hub if you can get wireless) ?

Quentin

The latest Humax freeview box (hdr 2000T) has a dongle (or ethernet). The others with catch up facilities have ethernet connection.

macman

Very simple to use a pair of Homeplugs to provide the remote connection to your router.

Twisted_Cherry

Can anyone tell me of perhaps the best and most reasonably priced Humax box on the market at the moment.

Planning to cancel Sky TV this week.

Still not decided on whether to go for Freeview or Freesat.

I have an HD Ready Smart TV, good quality aerial and a 2 feed Sky feed. Also have a Powerline adapter to connect to the internet.

Any recommendations?

I suspect the only programmes I will miss on Sky are True Movies and the other free movie channels.

smudger1964

Twisted_Cherry wrote: »

Can anyone tell me of perhaps the best and most reasonably priced Humax box on the market at the moment.

Planning to cancel Sky TV this week.

Still not decided on whether to go for Freeview or Freesat.

I have an HD Ready Smart TV, good quality aerial and a 2 feed Sky feed. Also have a Powerline adapter to connect to the internet.

Any recommendations?

I suspect the only programmes I will miss on Sky are True Movies and the other free movie channels.

I have freesat and you can still get true movies on it
heres a guide of what you can get
http://www.freesat.co.uk/whats-on

Kite2010

Currently Humax have got a Freesat+ box for £159
http://www1.humaxdirect.co.uk/Direct/prod/33daf7d5-31f2-41ed-8291-542d25d28a13

under the Managers special page.