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Old 30-12-2010, 16:05
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Does the panel have a recommendation as to whether a Freesat box (plugged in to my old Sky aerial), is better than a Freeview HD box?

I'm toying with the idea of getting a Sagemcom DSI86, and using its aux out to record onto my Panasonic HDD drive.
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Old 30-12-2010, 16:11
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Nothing really to choose between them, but you currently get more HD channels on Freeview than Freesat - although Freesat has much greater potential.

You will, of course, only be able to record in SD with anything other than an HD PVR.
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Old 30-12-2010, 16:16
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Nothing really to choose between them, but you currently get more HD channels on Freeview than Freesat - although Freesat has much greater potential..
Would you have a link for comparison of the available channels? I've found the home of Freeview HDD.

I think the thing that I'm most concerned about is finding myself with a redundant format. As far as you are aware, are both formats likely to continue or is one about to romp ahead?

You will, of course, only be able to record in SD with anything other than an HD PVR.
Yeah, I guessed as much. At the moment, I have a Humax box for recording, and it's a pig. I also have the aforementioned Panasonic, and while not as easy, at least works well.
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Old 30-12-2010, 16:19
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Does the panel have a recommendation as to whether a Freesat box (plugged in to my old Sky aerial), is better than a Freeview HD box?

I'm toying with the idea of getting a Sagemcom DSI86, and using its aux out to record onto my Panasonic HDD drive.
I don't think there is much experience on this forum on the Sagemcom DSI86 [There may be more on the freesat forum] - for me the advantages of a PVR are very significant over anything you have to be tuned to.
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Old 30-12-2010, 16:25
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I don't think there is much experience on this forum on the Sagemcom DSI86 [There may be more on the freesat forum] - for me the advantages of a PVR are very significant over anything you have to be tuned to.
Okay, will have a look there.

I'm still trying to work of what the best gear is, for the best price. Not so bothered about recording in HD, as long as I can get a half decent SD picture for stuff I don't see live. But, a twin tuner option, and something that supports BBC iPlayer would be handy. Just found that the Sagem does not support I player.

Edit. Oh-oh, looks like there has been an upgrade, and some Sagem boxes do offer iplayer, etc. Just found this model, which looks good.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...%3EFREESAT.htm
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Old 31-12-2010, 14:20
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Nothing really to choose between them, but you currently get more HD channels on Freeview than Freesat - although Freesat has much greater potential.

You will, of course, only be able to record in SD with anything other than an HD PVR.
That sums it up in a nutshell.

Freesat has much better promise down the line for both quality of broadcast and quantity of HD due to a lack of bandwdith on Freeview.

However, at the moment you lose Dave, Fiver, Five US to Freeview. If you can live without those then Freesat is definately my choice (I chose it) because of it potential.
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Old 31-12-2010, 14:52
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That sums it up in a nutshell.

Freesat has much better promise down the line for both quality of broadcast and quantity of HD due to a lack of bandwdith on Freeview.

However, at the moment you lose Dave, Fiver, Five US to Freeview. If you can live without those then Freesat is definately my choice (I chose it) because of it potential.
We never asked you if you checked that you are/would be receiving full freeeview or freeview lite. If the latter then there is nothing to consider. freesat is the way to go.
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