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General => Random Chat => Topic started by: garrardrj on October 10, 2011, 08:58:17 pm

Title: SKY / FREEVIEW / FREESAT ?
Post by: garrardrj on October 10, 2011, 08:58:17 pm
Well we have SKY+ and an HD box. We are thinking of cancelling it and going the freeview route. Would the SKY box suffice to get most freeview or would a change of box help? We like the record one programme watch another , will we still be able to record on our SKY+ box if we have no contract with them? Will the SKY+ box with the card removed give exactly the same service so we can see what we might get ?

Any other suggestions welcome
Title: Re: SKY / FREEVIEW / FREESAT ?
Post by: DaveR77 on October 10, 2011, 09:01:13 pm
The SKY+ box will give you all the channels but you will lose recording. You can pay SKY £10 a month to use the recording on the box, probably best just to get a Freesat Recorder
Title: Re: SKY / FREEVIEW / FREESAT ?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on October 10, 2011, 09:05:30 pm

FreesatHd for me. No bills, enough channels for me and built in LAN for on demand tv. 500gb freesat box for pause rewind recording of programms.
Title: Re: SKY / FREEVIEW / FREESAT ?
Post by: rich83 on October 10, 2011, 09:38:52 pm
Sounds good mike. Our 32" panny is dying. Can you get HD freeview recorders built in?
Title: Re: SKY / FREEVIEW / FREESAT ?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on October 10, 2011, 09:42:21 pm
Quote from: richwig83 on October 10, 2011, 09:38:52 pm
Sounds good mike. Our 32" panny is dying. Can you get HD freeview recorders built in?

Mine is humax foxsat freesat box and has built I'm HDD for recording  :happy2:

My led tv in bedroom has freest hd built in but no HDD for recording :( has wifi though for on demand tv :)
Title: Re: SKY / FREEVIEW / FREESAT ?
Post by: Eccie on October 10, 2011, 10:12:01 pm
Quote from: richwig83 on October 10, 2011, 09:38:52 pm
Sounds good mike. Our 32" panny is dying. Can you get HD freeview recorders built in?

Rich - I have a 42" Panasonic with built-in freeview and freesat recording facility, you just connect up a dedicated external drive,1TB in my case, via USB socket and you can record in HD quality
Title: Re: SKY / FREEVIEW / FREESAT ?
Post by: Greeners on October 10, 2011, 10:48:47 pm
When we recently had one of the multi rooms switched off we were left with little or no channels other than the standard 5. Didn't even get sky 1!  :fighting2: