Great Cheapest Freeview Box Hunt

MSE_Martin

It's all the rage for Xmas. Get digital channels for a one off fee just for the sake of buying a box. What's the cheapest box you've spotted?

One thing to note, the boxes with a card slot allow you to access Top-Up TV - which gives a few extra channels. Please note whether the box includes this or not when you spot the price

Browntoa

I'll start this one off ;D

been looking already and Argos at £39.99

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josey1964

One thing to note, the boxes with a card slot allow you to access Top-Up TV - which gives a few extra channels. Please note whether the box includes this or not when you spot the price

This one looks like it does not.

airwalk

39.90 matusi 7.99 delivery though dcbyaw £2 off
free delivery on over 50

airwalk

great bargin here from lxdirect


enter codes
ZG3722 (20 off 45)  and
XX520 (free delivery at the checkout)

2 slightly more expensive ones avaliable
39.99 using same codes

Insert From Martin:

Please can the poster confirm that these are readily available codes and not specifically for an individual. Are these published and open to all discount codes. If not use of them could be fraudulent?

The_Biff

Please don't just go by price.
A leading consumer magazine (which one is that) gives a top 10 as follows:
1)HumaxF2 Fox T 2)Sony VTXD 3)Nokia 221T 4) Philips DTR1500 5)Panasonic TU-CT30 6)Alba STB1X1 7)Goodmans GDB4 8)BT digi TV Adaptor 9)Samsung SDT-7000plus 10)Strong SRT 5115

Billie_no_mates

Hi,

I bought a BT box about a year ago via Greasypalm. It cost about £40.00, but I still haven't managed to get it to work! It is me, not the box!

tin

Echostar T101+ (certainly the most reliable of the cheapo boxes) 44.99 at woolies.

Portland freeview box at Sainsbury's for 39.99. Looks exactly like the Labgear and has the SetPal logo on - also highly recommended, although I would say the Echostar edges it - that's probably personal opinion.

Also seen the Daewoo Setpal for 39.99 at Richer sounds, but knowing them stocks are infrequent probably. Pretty much the same deal as the portland.

Echostar has 2x scarts and 7day EPG (make sure you get the PLUS version for the EPG) but no RF out, and the two SetPals have 1 scart, No EPG thus far, but does have RF out which may be a necessity for some.

Regarding the servey results by (which magazine was it again? ;D ) The Nokia mentioned is generally considered a load of rubbish so don't believe everything you read. I've also heard bad things about the philips, panasonic and the strong!

Urg forgot to mention both are freeview only - no slot...

Rave

Goodmans GDB4 £44.21 delivered here: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/shopping/index.html?action=dmlld19jYXJ0&stid=3

The GDB3 is currently £49.99 at Argos, although I'm sure my friend picked one up there for £44.99 a couple of months ago? ???

In any case, these two boxes have the same electronics inside as far as I can tell, the difference is in the styling. My friend's installed quickly and easily and it works smoothly. Albeit that we live pretty close to the Crystal Palace transmitter, the reception is perfect using just a coathanger and a short coax lead as an aerial. The only problem we had was that it caused the playback from his VCR to distort, although it would record absolutely fine. The solution was simple, turn off the box when watching tapes, and it may be an issue with his VCR (rather than with the STB) in any case.

They are not TUTV compatible. To me, that's no loss :P

Rich :¬)

nightshot

ive been reading in a satelite forum that its easily possible to get all freeview channels through your cable connection. i.e if you have had cable fitted to your house but do not use cable anymore the feed is still there and all you have to do is get the cable end converted to a normal uhf plug that fits in your tv, then its a case of fine tuning your tv to pick the channels up, also ideal if you live in a poor reception area.!! that has to be the cheapest option as it will cost you about £2 for a cable end connection. but unfortunately only for people who have had cable fitted to their house.

golly99

Nightshot - tell me more...mum and dad used to have cable...I'm sure it could run to a £2 cable if they could then pickup Freeview ;-)...what was the site?