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140 of 142 people found the following review helpful
By vh1967
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I bought this in conjuction with the install from another site as I did not want to have to go up ladders / install the dish and it was an all in deal. I bought it over a year ago and it has performed tirelessly. It is small, reliable and fairly easy to use. One annoyance is it takes a while to start up so if you have missed the start of something you cannot switch it on right away it takes 30 seconds approx to perform the start up application from standby mode.
There are plenty of sockets in the back for your needs, the satelite aerial, HD and 2x scarts being the most important. This was I believe the first freesat on the market, and my first freesat, and as it is does what is says without problems and has lasted me longer than one year I recommend it.
There are plenty of sockets in the back for your needs, the satelite aerial, HD and 2x scarts being the most important. This was I believe the first freesat on the market, and my first freesat, and as it is does what is says without problems and has lasted me longer than one year I recommend it.
166 of 169 people found the following review helpful
Just set this up and it was running in under fifteen minutes. This is a cable and SKY killer and well worth the investment. Will work with pre-existing satellite dish and doesn't require the extra investment of 'HD dish' installation as suggested by salesperson.
84 of 86 people found the following review helpful
By John GREGORY
We have had satellite with a free viewing (BBC) card in a sky box for the last 10 years. However the decision to buy a freesat box was triggered by endless Sky nag screens to buy a new viewing card or be cut off from several of the free channels we could currently watch. As Freeview reception in our area can be iffy we decided to stick with the satellite dish and replace the ageing sky box with a freesat HD box.
Although the warning on the box says 'installation recommended' I simply unplugged the sky box and plugged in the freesat box. It was up and running in 5 minutes a perfect drop in replacement.
Pluses
A greater, although different, choice of channels than with the old BBC card in a sky box.
BBC HD can be viewed in normal definition even if you have an old normal definition TV.
Program guide opens on the channel being, or last, viewed.
Minuses
Takes about 1 minute to warm up from standby.
John Gregory
West Sussex
Although the warning on the box says 'installation recommended' I simply unplugged the sky box and plugged in the freesat box. It was up and running in 5 minutes a perfect drop in replacement.
Pluses
A greater, although different, choice of channels than with the old BBC card in a sky box.
BBC HD can be viewed in normal definition even if you have an old normal definition TV.
Program guide opens on the channel being, or last, viewed.
Minuses
Takes about 1 minute to warm up from standby.
John Gregory
West Sussex
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Published 7 days ago by TC
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not happy - another dud unit!
I bought this a few days ago and set it up yesterday. I connected it to a dish/lnb that has worked for the last three years with no problems. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Niknac
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simple to set up.
Worked straight from the box with no hassle. Would recommend for anyone who wants an easy life without having to wade through masses of instructions.
Published 22 days ago by Fiona
4.0 out of 5 stars
OK but have to retune it regularly
Quickly delivered. Looks quite sleek under the TV but sometimes has lost the channels and had to retune it a few times, but it does this automatically so it is quite easy.
Published 27 days ago by Miss Kay L Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars
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I don't normally bother writing reviews, but this box is far better than previous ones I've bought by other manufacturers. Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. Pennington
5.0 out of 5 stars
Top Rate
This is expensive compare to the others but far, far superior in features and picture quality. No problem with the picture breaking into pixels. Would highly recommend.
Published 1 month ago by Fred
5.0 out of 5 stars
Goodbye Sky!
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Published 1 month ago by Carlo D
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Why Pay for "Sky?"
So easy to install. Just plug in the satelite dish, follow some very simple instructions and obtain "Freesat" in appx 10 minutes.
Wonderful.
Wonderful.
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