Freeview HD v Freesat?

[Mr Pointy]

bristolracer said:

Mr Pointy said:

I really wish Topfield would get back into the market with their open menu software that could be modified. Nothing has ever come close to that. I hate the Humax HDR-2000T & the DTR-T4000 was so bad it only lasted two days before I sold it on ebay.

Plenty of satellite boxes with Linux platforms if you are that way inclined
This is a pretty versatile box

http://www.technomate.com/products/TM%252dTWIN-4K....

Thanks, but that's not much use for terrestrial Freeview reception

[ARHarh]

I use a linux based box, with all the freesat channels but use the Sky epg so i have 4hd and it is free. easy (ish) setup and you get access to all the FTA sat channels.

[AJB88]

ARHarh said:

I use a linux based box, with all the freesat channels but use the Sky epg so i have 4hd and it is free. easy (ish) setup and you get access to all the FTA sat channels.

Zgemma by any chance? I was going to buy a ZGemma and install the Sky epg to replace my Humax as it was playing up but it seems to be working again at moment.

[ARHarh]

AJB88 said:

Zgemma by any chance? I was going to buy a ZGemma and install the Sky epg to replace my Humax as it was playing up but it seems to be working again at moment.

No Xtrend with 4 dvb-s2 tuners and 1gb hard drive, runs 3 iptv feeds around the house, or iptv feeds to any phone, tablet or pc if you want.

[bitchstewie]

I got the Manhattan T1.

Makes me laugh how good it is for £34 compared to the inbuilt tuner. Literally sts all over it.

[dave_s13]

I don't get it.

So you can just buy one of these boxes.

https://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/satellite-and...

Plug it into your dish feeds and it'll give you all the Freesat channels, and also run Kodi too by the look of it? Can they run Netflix, prime and all the other catch up services too?

[ARHarh]

dave_s13 said:

I don't get it.

So you can just buy one of these boxes.

https://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/satellite-and...

Plug it into your dish feeds and it'll give you all the Freesat channels, and also run Kodi too by the look of it? Can they run Netflix, prime and all the other catch up services too?

If it runs Kodi then netflix will be available with Addons as will almost everything else

[bitchstewie]

OK so it's been a week or so and other than the odd movie I haven't watched Sky at all.

The world hasn't ended.

The £35 Manhattan box is excellent for Freeview but I'm wondering whether it's worth spending a little more for more functionality.

I noticed there are some makes (Zgemma?) that combine Freeview HD with Freesat HD but they look a little "DIY" in that it's proving difficult to understand how the UI looks and feels.

Are they worth looking at?

I would love if there were a "one stop box" that has Freeview, Freesat, NowTV and possibly TV Player inbuilt, but I think that's looking for a unicorn, right?