Freesat Set-Top Boxes On The Way May 07, 2008

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Following the launch of Freesat we’d expect most people to be itching to try it out, if only for the free HD channels so you can take full advantage of your HD TV.

In order to do so you’ll either have to pick up a Freesat enabled TV, or buy a dedicated set-top box, four of which were conveniently announced following the launch.

Grundig, Bush, Goodmans and Humax are all looking for a piece of the action, with all but the latter releasing both standard definition and HD versions. Humax has opted for HD-only, but all of them will offer a seven-day EPG (electronic programme guide), and an Ethernet port.

You can expected to pay around £50 for the standard def boxes and about £150 for the HD models, though Bush has undercut the competition here by offering its BFSAT01HD for just £119.99.

If you’re fed up with forking out for your monthly Sky bill and aren’t tied to its sports channels by Premiership football, you might well want to check out FreeSat’s range of over 80 digital TV and radio channels to see what it has to offer. – Paul Lester

[TechRadar]

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