FreeSat gets hands-on treatment

by Darren Murph, posted May 7th 2008 at 5:06PM

That's the way to show your dedication for high-def! Just a day after FreeSat went live across the pond, CNET's UK branch has already had a chance to check out a £150 Grundig HD box, top-of-the-line Humax FOXSAT-HD set-top, the EPGs on both and of course, BBC HD. From way over here, the snaps sure look fine, and we couldn't be happier for blokes / dames halfway across the world to have a new alternative for fetching HD content. Tap the read link and have a look, won't you?

Filed under: DVRs, Set-top boxes, Tuners, OTA, Satellite, BBC HD

Tags: europe, freesat, global, grundig, hands-on, humax, uk

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John Bracich @ May 7th 2008 9:47PM

It would be nice to get something like this here in America.

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Martin @ May 7th 2008 11:36PM

Yes, but would you like the number of HD channels to be 1,5, maybe three by the end of 2008? It's ridiculous.

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Bill @ May 8th 2008 12:40PM

well look. Its a free service. There are lots-well some-some hd channels on sky and stuff but you have to pay a fortune to watch them. Its great for Uk and Ireland I think. Its a start, and like yer man said, they have nothing like that in America

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len @ Jul 3rd 2008 1:29AM

I bought Humax foxsat freesat HD not happy with hd picture looks no diferent from normal channels for quality BBC have the same preview programs on every day watched football on hd not impressed allso Wimbledon same. ITV dont have an hd channel but watched football on itv one off same picture hd crap there not ready for it yet

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len @ Jul 3rd 2008 8:57AM

I bought Humax foxsat freesat HD & not happy with it, the Picture looks the same no different from any other normal channels for quality. BBChave the same preview programs on all day 7 days a week , with the odd program put in in the evening I watched football also Wimbledon on HD then switched over to normal but no diferent ITV do not have a channel on the list of programs but watched football on it ,same as BBC no diferent in quality not happy !!!1

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