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Record, Pause and Rewind HD for Free

Advantages: Subscription free Satellite TV, High Definition for Free
Disadvantages: Not many HD Channels Yet

*** ALERT Very long review, hope you can make it through and I do appreciate it if you do :O) *** I am a former Sky TV customer but after some serious cost-cutting a few years ago I did not see the need to pay for a multitude of channels I did not hav ...

jupiter28 02.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Humax Foxsat-HDR

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Small box, but brings to you a big world

Advantages: enter free Satellite TV with High Definition pictures.
Disadvantages: a little expensive.

In April 2009 I bought a set of LG HD TV and really enjoyed it. As I wrote on my review about the TV the picture and the sound were very good. However I was told I can't watch HD programs without a HD receiver. After some serious search on internet I deci ...

happysh2009 22.04.2010 · Read full review
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Sky+ HD without a subscription? With Humax Foxsat HDR you can

Advantages: Reliable recording; Excellent picture quality; Some HD without subscription; 2 year warranty
Disadvantages: Expensive; Issues when catching up with live broadcast; Unresponsive remote

If, like me, you begrudge paying monthly for the recording features a Sky+ box offers and have suffered unreliability issues with budget PVR/DVR alternatives such as Thomson, this piece of kit could be what you're looking for. Manufactured by the daddy ...

pontyender 30.01.2011 · Read full review
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Over priced, ugly & cheap feel but does it's job really well.

Advantages: Pause, rewind, record TV. Record 2 channels, watch a third. USB port to transfer programs to PC.
Disadvantages: VERY expensive for what it is. Looks very dated. User interface feels cheap.

I've been a subscriber or Sky and I'm currently a Virgin customer. I used to have Sky+ but got rid of Sky with the internet being completely crap through them. So I moved to Virgin and got their V+ box and for a good while I was happy. However after a whi ...

RufusUK 22.02.2012 · Read full review
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A fantastic piece of kit

Advantages: HD Channels, Free, Series Link and record function, iPlayer, ITV Player
Disadvantages: None really. I suppose the price, but you get what you pay for with electronics.

...With Freeview unavailable in my area and my unwillingness to pay a premium for content from sky, i had little other option than to buy a Freesat box. After much research and trepidation the general consensus seemed to be that a Humax Foxsat HDR set top bo ...

eevilweevil 21.03.2011 · Read full review
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