freesat or wait for youview ??

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TelevisionUser

26-01-2011

Originally Posted by studlucky:
“Freesat or wait for youview??

Hello all newbie here

I have just moved out (from mum n dads) with my GF, i had sky+ and loved it but now we just have very old sky box for bbc...

sky+ is to much £££... we really want a recorder ASAP as we keep missing our shows we live in Kent and freeview at my house is so rubbish and 2012 is the swap over... I want to get a freesat box but i see youview is another option (the future peeps say) but with not much info (when out,1st part 2011, cost, est.)
I want to know should I wait for youview that will be £300+ properly or get a 320 GB freesat recorder for £180???? Also We don’t have internet at moment as we are renting and youview looks mainly internet based to get the most from it, but one day we will get internet… so not sure what to do as I want to record ASAP but also don’t want to waste my money…?

Any info or help please ”

I would be inclined to discount Youview now that we know that the launch has been put back to next year and any initial Youview equipment could be pricey and suffer from early software bugs judging by other technology launches in recent years.

I'd suggest having a look at the channel availability for Freesat here http://www.freesat.co.uk/ and Freeview http://www.freeview.co.uk/ here and see which one you like best and perhaps go for an HD PVR setup. While Freesat has more entertainment channels, Freeview has some channels like Dave, Yesterday and Quest that are only available as Sky & Virgin Media pay-channels.

There is a relatively new third option called 3view http://www.3view.com/Home.aspx which is a combined Freeview HD PVR that has IPTV capabilities it can access online services such as BBC iPlayer. Of course, a reliable broadband connection is required for the IPTV aspect.

There's more about 3view here http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/f...play.php?f=233 and as it's new, there do appear to have been some teething troubles.

It's also worth having a look at a couple of actual user reviews that are out there:

http://technograns.wordpress.com/201...ideo-recorder/

http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/set-top-box/...p-box/1493210/

finbaar

27-01-2011

The 2view PVR looks like it could develop into something good. But as with You View I would prefer a Freesat rather than Freeview version (I can get both) or even better to have both systems in one box.

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