Recommend me a Freeview HD box?

[RSGulp]

Our Freeview box in the bedroom has just gone up in smoke - arcing & crackling noises, all the lights in the house flickered and lots of smoke out of the unit...

So, the plan is to retire the Freeview SD box from downstairs TV to upstairs TV, and get a Freeview HD box for the main flatscreen downstairs.

I'd like a great picture and reliable unit. Mrs RSGulp likes an EPG where she can still see what's on while flicking through channels (picture-within-EPG if that makes sense?)...

Any recommendations?
Cheers.

[telecat]

Are you after a recorder or just a Plain box. I'd recommend the HUMAX HD-FOX for a standard box. You can add an USB hard drive and record if you want. Only does one channel at a time though. If you are after a Dual channel recorder then The Digitalstream 500GB is really good and is £199 from John Lewis. The HUMAX HDR-FOXT2 is better if you want to Network it but is £299 for the same spec.

The HD boxes from TVONICS usually are pretty good as well but the EPG is set for some disability/ergonomic standard and looks a bit strange from what I gather.

[Carlton Banks]

telecat said:

Are you after a recorder or just a Plain box. I'd recommend the HUMAX HD-FOX for a standard box. You can add an USB hard drive and record if you want. Only does one channel at a time though. If you are after a Dual channel recorder then The Digitalstream 500GB is really good and is £199 from John Lewis. The HUMAX HDR-FOXT2 is better if you want to Network it but is £299 for the same spec.

The HD boxes from TVONICS usually are pretty good as well but the EPG is set for some disability/ergonomic standard and looks a bit strange from what I gather.

Get the HUMAX HDR-FOXT2 R1 - it has freesat in built.

http://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/product.asp?ProdRef=1...

[telecat]

Carlton Banks said:

telecat said:

Are you after a recorder or just a Plain box. I'd recommend the HUMAX HD-FOX for a standard box. You can add an USB hard drive and record if you want. Only does one channel at a time though. If you are after a Dual channel recorder then The Digitalstream 500GB is really good and is £199 from John Lewis. The HUMAX HDR-FOXT2 is better if you want to Network it but is £299 for the same spec.

The HD boxes from TVONICS usually are pretty good as well but the EPG is set for some disability/ergonomic standard and looks a bit strange from what I gather.

Get the HUMAX HDR-FOXT2 R1 - it has freesat in built.

http://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/product.asp?ProdRef=1...

Err No it does not. It's the Freeview Box I recommended earlier and they include a USSB 160Gb Disk. No FREESAT.

[The_Burg]

Another vote for HUMAX HDR-FOXT2.
Fantastic bit of kit, had ours for a couple of months now and not locked or missed a recording.
Picture quality is excellent, even SD is vastly improved over my previous Humax 9200 something to do with up-scaling or some such.
Might be a bit dearer than some but well worth it.

[Carlton Banks]

telecat said:

Carlton Banks said:

telecat said:

Are you after a recorder or just a Plain box. I'd recommend the HUMAX HD-FOX for a standard box. You can add an USB hard drive and record if you want. Only does one channel at a time though. If you are after a Dual channel recorder then The Digitalstream 500GB is really good and is £199 from John Lewis. The HUMAX HDR-FOXT2 is better if you want to Network it but is £299 for the same spec.

The HD boxes from TVONICS usually are pretty good as well but the EPG is set for some disability/ergonomic standard and looks a bit strange from what I gather.

Get the HUMAX HDR-FOXT2 R1 - it has freesat in built.

http://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/product.asp?ProdRef=1...

Err No it does not. It's the Freeview Box I recommended earlier and they include a USSB 160Gb Disk. No FREESAT.

Keep your hair on!

I was eluding to the 1tb item which is actually not the same but my apologies, there was one with freesat but i cannot find it!

http://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/product.asp?ProdRef=1...

[Olf]

Another vote for the Humax. Latest firmware has the TV portal also which with an internet connection allows iplayer and works VERY well. Without doubt my best AV purchase in the last 5 years!

[Toffer]

Olf said:

Another vote for the Humax. Latest firmware has the TV portal also which with an internet connection allows iplayer and works VERY well. Without doubt my best AV purchase in the last 5 years!

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