New Freeview box

poosemon · 28 Sep 2006 at 18:32

Hi, can anyone suggest a decent, cheap freeview box, im fed up with my second supermarket cheap one crashing on me all the time!! should have bought a semi-decent one 1st time round! so less then £50, that should get a stable one, right?? i dont want a pvr or anything as my pc does all that! and i want a seperate box for my tv rather then streaming from my pc just in case i want to have the tv on whilst playing a game or sumthing. Cheers for any help/suggestions.

FunkyT · 28 Sep 2006 at 18:52

Panasonic TU-CT41

carpmaster · 28 Sep 2006 at 20:36

poosemon said:
Hi, can anyone suggest a decent cheap freeview box, im fed up with my cheap one crashing on me all the time!!.

Haven't you learned that cheap isn't always best

nshire · 28 Sep 2006 at 21:53

humax f2 fox2, sony vtx 800 are the 2 best standard freeview boxes out there.

i was put off panasonic freeview boxes after tuct20 on how slowwww it was but the 41 i see in work seems to be a lot better.

Roll · 29 Sep 2006 at 11:46

I can recommend the Panasonic TU-CT41 as a reasonable box, I had one for a while as a stop gap before we got NTL cable. Like most freeview boxes its not perfect but it did the job for me quite nicely.

I've seen them at bargain prices just recently so if you shop around a bit you should be able to pick one up for less than £50.

Tesla · 29 Sep 2006 at 11:49

Is there a Sky Minidish on your house, I havn't ever come across a standard Freeview box better than a good Sky box?

Simian · 29 Sep 2006 at 13:43

I just Bought a Sagem (can't remember the model)... Best £35 I've spent in a long time!... Vibrant colours (on RGB), Very Fast Tuning, Passkey Lockable Set-up menu (stops anyone fiddling with my settings!

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our old Matsui 'Top-Up-TV' one keeps crashing and re-setting its self!... so thats now in the spare room!

Flying_V · 29 Sep 2006 at 14:14

Another vote for the sony vtx 800, excellent picture quality and good fast menus.