The point I was getting at was that there might be free channels that are encrypted on the Sky EPG platform that he would lose by switching to Freesat. It's impossible for anybody to give meaningful input on the question "would I lose any channels I watch" without a list of those channels.
Freeview HD on the Samsung H6400
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If we do change then it will be Freesat. But im just wondering if the price of the Humax boxes is really worth the upgrade. The planner exc maybe better then the one on the TV. But a lot of the apps i get on the Samsung anyways. If i didn't have a Smart tv then it would be deffo worth buying one. Recording tv and everything else would be easier via the Humax. Just trying to figure out if the £150 is really worth the upgrade.Im going to look into it first thing. There is a lot i want sorting this week as its the last week off before i go away
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ehh?you can record to an external hdd
i use a portable aerial and get pretty good HD from inbuilt freeview HD
The EPG on recent sammys are great, I'm using the freesat tuner and it's great quality.
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How does Sky News SD look on it? 132... I think it is the worst channel on Freeview.
Just compared it. It seems a little better than non HD bbc one news. I have a 46"F8000 and sit about 2.5m away and it looks plenty watchable. Obviously BBC HD News is in a different league.
Sky news is ch202 on freesat.
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Im trying to justify if its worth the upgrade to freesat then using the Freeview. The Humax boxes have had mixed reviews on the one's ive seen. And the apps are roughly the same as on the Samsung smart hub. Don't get me wrong things will be better on the box like recording and pausing live tv exc
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How much have you been quoted to fit an aerial?
If it's less than the Freesat box go for Freeview, otherwise grab a Freesat box.
If it's less than the Freesat box go for Freeview, otherwise grab a Freesat box.
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Done it got it sorted my mate is going to do the rooms that need doing with Freeview everything in for £120. Which to do it with Freesat would have cost a lot more and the channels on the sky Freesat there is no channels me mrs would miss so its all sorted now. Freesat boxes wouldn't of give us much to offer apart from the recording and pausing live tv. If we do miss anything we normally catch up on KODI anyway. So all done and dusted getting it fitted tom. Thanks for your input chaps 
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