FreeView Box for less than £30 ?

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Mam is looking for a FreeView box for less than £30.

It will be used for the bedroom.

The main TV in the lounge has freeview built in and has a good signal, but a cheap £14 odd freeview from asda previously had very poor signal. Are there any boxes that have a better signal than others aswell as a better spec / model ?.

billy_1

just got a techwood from currys £19.99 seems fine for me

Poppycat

The Humax have a good reputation for quality build and known to work in places where other boxes wont due to there sensitive tuners. But they are way out of the £30 even the Fox-T (an old box now) is about £60

I have 3 Humax of different models are I would changed them unless they broke

JasonLVC

Sainsburys do an Alba for £17.99 and a Goodmans for £20.00 - can't comment on the Goodmans but the ALba was a good little, basic unit.

shays_mum

If your with talk talk they are giving free freeview boxes with santana sports added on free for a month. As long as you cancel after the month is over, its free otherwise you will be charged. Sorry can't be more specific about the model, but hey! its free HTH!

BenL

Argos had a few for £20-£25.

JulianF_2

Tesco's have them instore for for £17.99.

michealk

If you want to keep things simple and have less clutter around the TV, you could go for this one:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/128637
If you select the 4 working day delivery its £28.58.
It plugs straight into the scart socket and then all you do is place the small IR eye near the front of the TV. Obviously it will need to be plugged into the mains, but once setup it's all stealth and their will be no need to make space for a "box" as such.

Hope that helps.

pjmony

ASDA are doning one for about £15
Not tried it though.

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The trouble I have is the asda one for £19.99 or whatever had a poor signal, maybe around 26 channels, some coming and going (when there is supposed to be 40+ on freeview ?).

So I need one with a better receiver, or a new aerial (sp?) if that would make a difference.


Currently they have sky cabled into the bedroom from downstairs and Dad is being sent down to change channels lol, so freeview in their room would give dad a good sleep and mam plenty of channels .