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anyone got a NetGem freeview box?
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https://www.techradar.com/uk/reviews/netgem-netbox-4k
£150 but you can watch live tv but no netflix built in.
£150 but you can watch live tv but no netflix built in.
what did you think ?
->£49 on amazon LOL RRP .... no usb recording .. little more than latest sky freeview/play/nowtv box ? .... maybe same guts ?
would have (have) a roku 4k at similar price ... same access to internet freeview catch-up and their live services.
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It's the 4k model I was looking at, with the recording
I think the interface is good, and like the stuff it does with multi devices but my niggles (and there are a few)
No multi tuners
No Netflix app
No Now TV app
Alexa only, no Google assistant
£149 just for box, no HDD!
Freeview and Freesat boxes are rubbish
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Can't see the point in it, any 4K TV offers more apps and if you want to record from Freeview bung a usb drive or portable HDD in a USB socket on the TV.
Granted Freesat on our LG TV is horrendous unplugged that straight away.But reconnected to an Enigma 2 box which is far superior but requires a bit of fiddling to get how you want.
Granted Freesat on our LG TV is horrendous unplugged that straight away.But reconnected to an Enigma 2 box which is far superior but requires a bit of fiddling to get how you want.
can you typically record one channel and watch another (even on the same mux) though ? how is scheduled recording - reliable ?
if you have slower apps, w/older sony cpu, non-updated apps w/Panasonic, flashing LG oled in native h/w , or want itunes 4k .... an external box maybe needed
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Freeview via any TV (other than Sony Android) is horrendous.
why ? I never tried recording from freeview on a Pan tv, but otherwise the picture quality is much better than my humax freeview pvr (because the tv handles sd bitrates better)
I can't search programs on the TV, I can on the humax ... but if I want to find something I look on a tablet/laptop with a proper keyboard