I have a 50inch HD plasma (Panasonic 1080p) and have been itching to try a HD source. I have been waiting for the DM800/8000 to arrive or the 900/9000 to hit the UK. So I decided to buy a Humax HD Freesat from Comets yesterday as we mainly watch freeview anyway and the footy/movies are streamed via my PC dvbs card and MVP Hauppage router (in SD). I have a good Sony DVD recorder/hard drive/freeview unit that upscales dvd to 1080p and to be honest look almost as good as BBCHD broadcasts.
Comets were muppets- no one knew about the boxes so I had to go in the morning and pay for a box prior to delivery and collected my box at 7pm, hooked it to my sat dish.
I was disappointed that only BBCHD is available in HD, itv did not have a 'red button link' to itvhd yesterday so I assume this will only work when they broadcast HD content. The box only does 1080i (as do all sat boxes) which is not as good as 1080p to the eye on similar SD broadcasts.
I am not sure the box is worth £149 but it is a cheap way to view HD without hassle until a suitable sat box becomes available for general sat use, my family like the ease of EPG and use of the box. It is very stable and BBCHD pics are very good but the SD broadcasts are similar to freeview quality.
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