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- HD Freesat Digital Box
- Access All Freesat Digital Channels, Radio and Free HD Channels
- Interactive TV & Digital Text
- Fully Interactive with LAN Port for Connection to Broadband
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This FREESAT Digital box gives you stunning HIGH DEFENITION programs... With NO Subscription, NO Contract, NO Bills !!!
One off purchase and that's it. Huge range ofdigital cannels
- Entertainment
- News
- Children
- Lifestyle
- Movies
- Digital Radio and much more
Inique on screen guide organise channels into easy to use categories.
This system requires a Minidish pointing 28.8 degrees East (Sky Satellite) this can be done by your self, or a satellite installer from your local indipendant TV Shop.
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78 of 78 people found the following review helpful
Having got our brand new LED TV, apparently capable of great things we then had to acquire the input devices to reach its potential. Since there was an existing satellite dish, but no aerial, Freesat was the way to go and this has been a high quality, inexpensive solution.
It proved to be very easy to set up via an hdmi to hdmi lead. Be aware that initially it goes into 'deep thought' mode as it downloads the most recent software. This is a bit like watching paint dry as though it takes about 10 minutes, early on the progress display on the TV does not seem to advance at all. Just be patient - it has not crashed!
The results were stunning. The picture was excellent on the normal channels. Then we tried BBC HD and WOW! It was a picture like I have never seen on a TV before. Every hair, or blade of grass was so clearly defined - not sure if this is why BBC HD seems to specialise in farming programmes!
So a great, economical Freesat solution, very easy to use. Just proves how wrong Sky are on their page which is supposed to demonstrate their HD superiority. Apparently the typical cost of this kit, according to them is £250 for the box and £80 to pay someone to set it up!! And with Sky you have to pay £10 a month extra just to access their HD channels.
It proved to be very easy to set up via an hdmi to hdmi lead. Be aware that initially it goes into 'deep thought' mode as it downloads the most recent software. This is a bit like watching paint dry as though it takes about 10 minutes, early on the progress display on the TV does not seem to advance at all. Just be patient - it has not crashed!
The results were stunning. The picture was excellent on the normal channels. Then we tried BBC HD and WOW! It was a picture like I have never seen on a TV before. Every hair, or blade of grass was so clearly defined - not sure if this is why BBC HD seems to specialise in farming programmes!
So a great, economical Freesat solution, very easy to use. Just proves how wrong Sky are on their page which is supposed to demonstrate their HD superiority. Apparently the typical cost of this kit, according to them is £250 for the box and £80 to pay someone to set it up!! And with Sky you have to pay £10 a month extra just to access their HD channels.
254 of 261 people found the following review helpful
Way back in 1936 the BBC jumped from Baird's 30 line to 405 line and proudly declared this to be high definition TV. Around 1962 they jumped again to 625 lines and colour. What we have here is the latest in this long line of development - a satellite receiver capable of 1080 'lines' of resolution. Does it work? The answer is definitely YES.
The Grundig HD picture quality is a vast improvement on the normal SD, with lots of fine detail, purer colours and fewer 'artifacts'. The effect is often startling, a common term used by my friends is '3D'. Downside - nothing really, it needs an HDMI cable and a good cheap one can be bought for about a fiver. The SD picture is very slightly better with the built in Freeview receiver of my 40" Toshiba but there is nothing in it. HD channels are appearing and by Xmas you may have a choice of four or five - all free to view! Oh, yes, I forgot to say it sets itself up in about ten minutes, downloading the latest version of the operating software from the satellite, so plug in, switch on and sit back and enjoy...
The Grundig HD picture quality is a vast improvement on the normal SD, with lots of fine detail, purer colours and fewer 'artifacts'. The effect is often startling, a common term used by my friends is '3D'. Downside - nothing really, it needs an HDMI cable and a good cheap one can be bought for about a fiver. The SD picture is very slightly better with the built in Freeview receiver of my 40" Toshiba but there is nothing in it. HD channels are appearing and by Xmas you may have a choice of four or five - all free to view! Oh, yes, I forgot to say it sets itself up in about ten minutes, downloading the latest version of the operating software from the satellite, so plug in, switch on and sit back and enjoy...
54 of 56 people found the following review helpful
I only have a 22" HD Ready LCD TV and a Dolby Digital 5.1 AV amp.
But image quality is excellent. Even SD quality is better than my old freeview box. HD quality is very good indeed via the HDMI cable, even on such a small screen.
Sometimes the EPG crashes - but a software update would fix that.
Digital teletext is quite basic as they had to rewrite the software for the Freesat channels. They're still working on it.
But image quality is excellent. Even SD quality is better than my old freeview box. HD quality is very good indeed via the HDMI cable, even on such a small screen.
Sometimes the EPG crashes - but a software update would fix that.
Digital teletext is quite basic as they had to rewrite the software for the Freesat channels. They're still working on it.
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I bought mine second hand through an Amazon 3rd party seller. It came without a power supply and it appears that a number are for sale on Amazon without power supplies. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Johnny K
read reviews from other sites before choosing
i read the reviews for this box and thought yeah this seems to be the one for me,so i ordered one.i then looked at reviews on other shopping sites and noticed a lot of people were... Read more
Published 14 months ago by paul
FREESAT HD Digital Set Top Box GUFSAT01HD
I had no trouble setting this up, and the picture quality is excellent.
I only gave four stars because I have two minor criticisms. Read more
I only gave four stars because I have two minor criticisms. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. A. J. Clark
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Goods arrived very quickly and in perfect condition. very easy to set up. Had to change the LMB on my satalite dish (no fault of the product) and now get all channels perfectly. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Bill Cox
Excellent value for money
The box arrived two days after ordering.
Very easy to set up and the box performed perfectly.
Not much more to say, I would recommend it.
Very easy to set up and the box performed perfectly.
Not much more to say, I would recommend it.
Published on 21 May 2010 by B. R. Poole
After the set-up, it is terrific
After a few initial hassles with set-up, mainly due to husband not reading instructions!!! the box is working brilliantly, easy menus and plenty of googled hints made for a great... Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2009 by C. Noone
Good, but beware without the missing lead it is not so cheap
Item fine, delivered very quickly, but the HDMI lead stated as included by the user instructions was missing, replaced by a SCART lead. So to get HD you have to buy a HDMI lead. Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2009 by Michael Taylor
Freesat
I must say this is a great bit of equipment.
Good selection of channels,works very well.
I used HSD Services to install for me. Great service and a good price. Read more
Good selection of channels,works very well.
I used HSD Services to install for me. Great service and a good price. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2009 by JD-CR
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