Which PVR to get?

[Mark300zx]

My old PS3 PlayTV has gone west, so after some advice on what Freeview PVR to get, youview seems to be the favourite?

[AC43]

If mean which brand I've just bought a coupld of Freesat PVR's and really like them. Think the Freeast versions use yhd same UI.

[telecat]

Generally HUMAX PVR's tend to be the best although The "majors" do produce a few good ones from time to time. The Latest HUMAX Freeview Play box is the FVP-4000 triple tuner with disk's from 500GB to 2TB They also do a twin tuner YOUVIEW box called the T-2000. It depends what features you require. Youview had a head start and had more replay and rewind services but Freeview Play is the "new boy" in town and will be there soon. You will need to get them connected via Network or WiFi to access the additional services. If you get BT vision then a Youview box is included to access their Sport and Entertainment channels.

[megaphone]

Have look at the refurbished Humax Youview boxes here http://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/refurbished.html?tv_p...

I've bought a few now, all been like new. Very pleased with performance and interface.

Edited by megaphone on Monday 15th August 15:54

[gareth_r]

I've bought a couple of secondhand but unused Humax/BT DTRT2* YouView boxes off eBay (500gb & 1tb) and they've been excellent.

Edited by gareth_r on Monday 15th August 16:05

[AC43]

AC43 said:

If mean which brand I've just bought a coupld of Freesat PVR's and really like them. Think the Freeast versions use yhd same UI.

Sorry meant to type Humax. DTR1000 IIRC.

[V8RX7]

I'm looking to upgrade my 5+yr old Humax PVRs as they are stuttering occasionally and having looked on the Humax site I'm confused.

I thought Youview gave more channels than Freeview alone yet the Youview boxes are some of the cheaper ones, what am I missing ?

[megaphone]

Youview is a platform used by BT and Talk Talk for their PVRs. Yes it is just Freeview channels, but the interface and EPG are specific, it also allows catch-up channels to be accessed via internet, iPlayer etc, Netflix. Some boxes don't have wifi, so you'll need an ethernet connection.

Freeview Play is the latest platform, similar to Youview, just a different interface and EPG, as it's the newest, the boxes tend to be more expensive.

The standard Freeview (HD) boxes use Humax' own interface and EPG, so a later version of what you've got.

See my post above for referb'd boxes.

Edited by megaphone on Friday 23 September 15:04