Top 10 best digital Freeview boxes for UK TVs
With more channels, more choice and all of it free, there's never been a better time to switch from crumbly analogue to digital TV.
The Government, for its part, is doing much to bring about the change, with the digital switchover not so much being a case of if as when.
So if you want to avoid seeing a blank screen staring back at you over the next few years, it pays to take the plunge now - and enjoy all the riches that digital TV in general - and Freeview, in particular - have to offer.
What we've lined up here is a wide selection of Freeview receivers and recorders that can help make the change: from pocket-money boxes that are great for reviving old bedroom TVs to digital, to fully-fledged Freeview+ PVRs and DVD recorders that can match anything Pay TV stations have to offer.
And with over 70 free digital TV and radio channels to choose from - including BBC1, BBC 2, ITV and Channel 4 - you'll soon come to wish that you'd made the transition sooner.
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aran
December 22nd 2009
2. What about PlayTV, the freeview receiver for the Playstation 3. I know its not stand alone but it's the best freeview receiver I have had...
Better than the built in option that comes with my Samsung TV.
It allows me to watch and record at the same time, or record and play a game at the same time.
Has easy to understand interface, navigation of the guide is simple and setting recordings is easy as well.
I give PlayTV 8/10, loses points because it doesn't come with a dedicated remote (can use the Playstation 3 Remote though - comes with overlay sticker for the remote)
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nickdalodger
December 21st 2009
1. Avoid the Humax!!
I used to have a Humax 9200 which didnt freeze much and was a good machine, well upgraded to a 9300 500gb, which froze all the time, so swapped for a 9300 320gb same thing, now have the Humax 9150 and it freezes at least once a day which requires a total switch off on the back of the unit, avoid!! they are aware yet haven't done a software patch since dec '08 talk about hardly supporting a product
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