HD Freesat box ?

[Questions]

I`m thinking of getting a HD freesat box for the world cup and was wondering if anyone has any reconmendations on which ones are best. Have seen prices range from 120 to 300 but does anyone have any ideas ?

thanks

 

[Uncle C]

Humax Foxsat is the brand leader, I doubt you would be getting an HD set up for the cheaper prices you quoted.

Caution: Humax offer a 2 year guarantee unless you buy it from Argos which used to offer only 1 year (different arrangement with Humax)

 

[Tomnorthi]

Depends how much you want to spend and if you want recording functionality.
This one seems pretty good: Humax FOXSAT-HDR | freesat+ box With 320GB Hard Drive PVR | Richer Sounds

 

[R. Slicker]

I`m thinking of getting a HD freesat box for the world cup and was wondering if anyone has any reconmendations on which ones are best. Have seen prices range from 120 to 300 but does anyone have any ideas ?

thanks

I find Humax to be the best around at the mo & I've fitted a loads.
If you want a good quote, pm me.

 

[Cian]

Humax are the best by a vast margin.

I've got a very cheap Grundig box for a third set and it does the job though - that'd be the £120 or lower one.

 

[vegster]

Humax are the best by a vast margin.

I've got a very cheap Grundig box for a third set and it does the job though - that'd be the £120 or lower one.

Does it pick up anything other than RTE ?

 

[Cian]

Does it pick up anything other than RTE ?

Full Freesat, satellite signals don't cut off at territorial boundaries.

I get RTE digitally off-air like Freeview.

 

[Nobby's Betamax Video]

Help!

I'm thinking of getting the Humax HD & Hard Drive Recorder (thik about £230?). But would I need two leads running from my old Sky dish (I'm currently running my old Sky non-HD box as Freeview & only have the one lead from the dish)?

Some bloke in Richer Sounds said I'd need 2 leads to allow recording other programmes whilst watching a different channel.

Ta lots.

 

[Uncle C]

Help!

I'm thinking of getting the Humax HD & Hard Drive Recorder (thik about £230?). But would I need two leads running from my old Sky dish (I'm currently running my old Sky non-HD box as Freeview & only have the one lead from the dish)?

Some bloke in Richer Sounds said I'd need 2 leads to allow recording other programmes whilst watching a different channel.

Ta lots.

The man from Richer Sounds is right. This can be achieved quite cheaply. You need to change the LNB in the center of the dish. Get a quad LNB for about £20-£25. This will allow two spare outputs so you are future proofed.