Looking for Freeview PVR recomendations

Mr-Xoc

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We have recently been looking at ditching the TV side of Virgin. We looked at what we were actually watching/recording and it became apparent that most of the stuff we need is on one of the freeview channels or available from Netflix/Prime.

With that in mind but were looking at options for Freeview PVR boxes to replace our current TIVO from Virgin. We would be keeping the BB from Virgin so would still have a fast reliable internet connection.

We were ideally looking being able to still pause/rewind live TV, having access to the various catch-up/on-demand services and being able to at least record two channels while watching a third as that happens from time to time.

A general google search seems to mostly point towards either a Humax or Panasonic PVR boxes. I was wondering if anyone knew how they compare to Virgins TIVO box in areas like usability or general function.

Are there any other options that are less well known that we should consider? Also I understand that some smart TVs have PVR built into them, are they any good as our TV is fairly old now so we would consider splashing out on a new TV if it did everything we needed.

Any thoughts on the subject would be much appreciated, even if you think its futile and we should remain with Virgin :p
 
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That HomeRun Quatro Box does look interesting but not sure I want to start fiddling around with a PVR spread across separate bits at this stage. I have seen a few people say that the V6 is far better than most PVRs (including the TIVO box), so going to try the cancellation dance with Virgin first and see if I can get a V6 with a much much cheaper package (would need to be almost half what I currently pay).

At least I have the fact that im actually wiling to cancel on my side, so its not just a bluff ;)
 
We are actually paying for a few extras we don't need so should be able to reduce the price a bit ;)

On the subject of the homerun setup, while searching I found a alternative that would have been perfect if it had been available in the UK. The Tablo TV tuner seems to do what the homerun system would do but as a all in one setup. Its a pvr that allows you to share the live TV / recordings across your network, allowing you to watch them on your pc, on a mobile device or on your TV via a fire stick.

https://www.tablotv.com

I understand the TV signal is completely different in the US so it wouldn't work even if you imported one. With a bit of luck a UK version will get released at some stage :)
 
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