Freeview

Advantages: good amount of channels
Disadvantages: need a good aerial

...Freeview is a supplier of Digital TV within the United Kingdom which requires no subscription, and no annual contract History of Freeview Freeview was originally launched on October 2002 at 6am, after it took over the DTT licence to broadcast on the 3 multiplexes which were from the defunct ITV digital service, and ONdigital. As part of a survey, undertaken in 2007, it was revealed that over 36% of the UK were receiving freeview, as a source of their digital TV. In the future, High definition programming is expected to launch on the freeview platform Equipment There are various different set top boxes available, which acts as a freeview receiver. The price of these varies, some as cheap as £10! However, nowadays, freeview offer a new type of set top box, called FREEVIEW PLAYBACK, which enables you to pause, rewind...

RyanC92 14.04.2008 · Read review
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  Freeview - Jump Before You're Pushed

Advantages: Just one up-front cost. No subs. Extra channels. Proper widescreen output
Disadvantages: Needs a good aerial. A limited list of subscription channels muddies the waters somewhat.

...them to adopt a more robust but verbose digital data-stream, the idea being to bring Freeview to a wider audience than merely those who had previously received 'On' without a hitch. Estimates seemed to indicate that one million more viewers would be able to receive Freeview compared to its predecessor. Two, there was no intention at the time of Freeview's launch to add subscription channels, witness the swath of equipment being sold with no smart-card slot. Since then, TopUp TV has emerged and I even dabbled with it for a while till I realised that I was effectively paying £7.99 a month for two more channels that I actually valued! SO HOW MANY CHANNELS DO I GET? - OK, it's not the shed-load that Sky give you, but bear in mind that there's no extra charge at all, except for the current TV licence. There is still room for a little...

BNibbles 03.11.2003 (23.04.2008) · Read review
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Freeview - The clue is in the name!

Advantages: Lots of choice, up to date TV guide & text services.
Disadvantages: Have to buy a box of course!

...since I inherited it, I have always find the information with relation to the postcode signal to be very accurate and have not experienced any problems at all. The only time that I suffered from minor signal interference was when I was living on the flight path for London Heathrow Terminal 4 but I was using a set-top aerial which was of a pretty poor quality. There are a vast array of channels on Freeview, all of the features have always worked well for me including the red button, text services & the TV guide which is updated every 30 minutes. I would highly recommend Freeview, apart from the initial cost of the box there is no reason that it need ever cost you any money again (except electricity). It is especially good for younger members of the family who just want to watch cartoons and don't need their own Sky box or similar service...

katyeverett 23.05.2009 · Read review
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  Freeview - The TV Service Of The Future.

Advantages: More Choice, Better Quality, Radio & Interactive Services
Disadvantages: Only covers 74% of the UK

...and in October of next year Whitehaven will have completed its DSO. However, its not all that scary. Digital Television is not about confusing buttons, dialogues and hefty remotes; in fact there is no need to be scared - Digital Television can truly be as simple, if not simpler than your current analogue television. For a one of payment, usually from as little as £30 you can purchase a Freeview receiver which will connect to your current TV as long as it has a scart socket and a good analogue reception. Freeview can currently be received by an estimated 74% percent of UK homes and this figure is the maximum capacity which can be achieved until DSO is complete in 2012 when the government estimates that 98.5% of UK homes should be able to receive Freeview. The best way to determine whether or not you should be able to receive Freeview...

Ross-Murray 27.10.2006 (03.03.2007) · Read review
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Freeview

Advantages: Free TV Guide, Exellent Picture Quality, No Subscription
Disadvantages: Needs a digital aerial (£20-£30)

...the great at the best of times. However, this simple peice of equipment completley changed my standard of viewing. I like many people in the UK, was not able to view Channel 5 at an acceptable standard, unlike the 4 standard channels. With Freeview I am now able to view Channel 5 just the same way that I could veiw BBC1, for example, with perfecr digital qualtiy. Freeveiw does not only give you enhanced viewing of Channels 1-5, it provides more than 30 other channels too. For example, BBC3, BBC4, ITV2, Sky News, Sky Sports News, ITV News, BBC News 24, CBBC Channel, CBeebies, QVC, TMF ( The Music Factory), The HITS TV, Teletext, Interactive Games and man more. These extra channels, provide a wide range of choice, when it comes to watching TV providing Channels for everyone no watter what type of TV they like to watch. ITV2 can be used to...

ryan_kerr10 18.04.2004 · Read review
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Long time Freeview

Advantages: Anamorphic Widescreen, no fee, good range of devices, not proprietry, good colour performance, 7 Day Electronic Programme Guide (EPG).
Disadvantages: Poor bit rates and resolution on some channels, often need new aerials

...Freeview is the brand name for the non subscription part of Digital Terrestrial TV, also known as DTTV or DVB-T. It is a consortium lead by the BBC with the transmitters owner, and Sky TV. It is broadcast from around 100 transmitters and currently covers around 80% of the population. I have upped the official figures as they are very pessimistic, I know if quite a few people who can receive Freeview but are rejected by the postcode checker. Good points ----------------- Anamorphic Widescreen, no fee, good range of devices, not proprietry, good colour performance, 7 Day Electronic Programme Guide (EPG). Bad points --------------- May need upgraded aerial or cable, suspect to interferance, poor bitrates being used due to cramming in too many channels, poor resolution of certain channels, mixed transmission modes. Some...

MartinImber 14.03.2007 · Read review
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A little box called FREEVIEW

Advantages: One of payment , NO CONTRACT!!!
Disadvantages: SEE REVIEW

...Freeview is a new television package, which allows you to update your television from the normal BBC1+2, ITV1 and CHANNELS4+5. This little box is amazing it give you more of a selection of programs to choose from. Freeview has something for everyone. Even children of all ages. ***Channels Included in Package*** BBC 1,2,3 + 4 (BBC 3 = Comedy Channel) (BBC4 = Learning Channel) ITV 1+ 2 (ITV 2 = The only way to get this is by getting Freeview) Channels 4 + 5 Some restricted Sky channels like: Sky Travel, News, Sports News (Please note you can’t watch full feature games on these) UK History QVC TV Travel Shop (See holidays Online The Hits (Music Channel with videos) UK Bright Ideas (Not during the night time there is not) FTN TMF (Music Channel with videos) Bid-Up TV (Auction like TV) Price-Drop TV (Buy products...

Sexy_Young_God 31.03.2004 · Read review
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Freeview, Free channels yessssssssssss.... Y E S

Advantages: Film 4, Sky news, History channel
Disadvantages: Maybe those annoying QVC channels, no Sports channels as of yet.

...At last we now have the house completely conquered by Freeview. The 4 and a bit TV channels have now gone 30+ channels overnight with no more fuzzy vision. Freeview is a giant step in the right direction for all us telly addicts (news buffs), it now allows us to access endless amount of channels from the use of our existing outdoor/indoor ariel, various stations you can pick up whilst using a freeview box are 2 News channels (sky news,BBC 24) , 2 pop ,4 qvc's, 2 kids, 1 film (film 4), ITV 2.3.4 , BBC 3.4, History,E4. More 4 and 3 US channels to name a few also you will have many radio stations to choose from that you also can hear from your exsiting TV set. (awesome) Being that this is Freeview digital which works in a completely different way than the old analogue, the days of blurred or fuzzy vision are over for good. From now...

RED_WINE 22.06.2007 · Read review
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A - Z of Freeview

Advantages: Cheap, feature packed, easy to use!
Disadvantages: Not in all areas, yet.

.... If a channel is there it's there, if it's not it's not. There is no fuzziness, there's either the channel or not. Simple. Setting up of the Freeview box is easy, connect your scart lead (most TV’s have these), power up, and tune it which will probably be automatic - it is on my Panasonic DVB box. Freeview has a one off fee, and that’s for the box, after that there will never ever be a charge for Freeview again. No subscriptions, nothing. Saying this, the makers of Freeview might introduce pay per view channels in the future, however, this will be totally optional. Great things are planned for Freeview, and over the coming months and years expect it to grow, perhaps even bigger than Cable or Sky. I know a lot of people making the switch, a lot of elderly people are buying Freeview because they don’t...

shellb256 12.06.2003 · Read review
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Digilogic freeview box

Advantages: cheap easy to install easy to use good picture quality more tv channels
Disadvantages: may require an aeriel upgrade

...With the analogue television signal being gradually switched off all over the country in the next few years and me not having satellite i decided to get online and see what the best way of getting a digital tv signal. All what i read said that the cheapest and most effective way of this is to get a freevirw box. Now being a student i was keen to get a cheap box, that enabled me to watch tv through a digital signal or aeriel. I read on ciao about the digilogic freeview box and decided to buy one and see for myself, so here is my review. Firstly the price, i managed to get 1 from the internet foa penny under £20, which i thought at the time was a good deal. If you are buying online then please be aware of the time it takes for delievery mine took 4 days to come through. Once i got it i began to set it up. I have to say that the box was...

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