Freesat vs FTA digital satellite

Can you receive all of the following FTA digital satellite channels on a
Freesat box?

http://www.wickonline.com/fta.htm

If not, what are the differences between FTA digital satellite and Freesat
apart from HDTV support on Freesat?


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Hi,
I think that the generally held opinion is the EPG. Sod all else.

Rob.


DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:
Can you receive all of the following FTA digital satellite channels on a
Freesat box?

http://www.wickonline.com/fta.htm

If not, what are the differences between FTA digital satellite and Freesat
apart from HDTV support on Freesat?

On 28 May, 13:12, Robert Wilson
wrote:

DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:

Can you receive all of the following FTA digital satellite channels on a
Freesat box?

http://www.wickonline.com/fta.htm

If not, what are the differences between FTA digital satellite and Freesat
apart from HDTV support on Freesat?

Hi,
I think that the generally held opinion is the EPG. Sod all else.


PVR/DVR support embedded within the EPG (i.e. Freesat's version of
Freeview Playback).

For many HDTV will be a significant attraction.

"Robert Wilson" wrote in message
et...
Hi,
I think that the generally held opinion is the EPG. Sod all else.

Definitely get a Freesat box that allows a switch to non-Freesat mode. Then
you get umpteen TV and radio channels.

Bill

"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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"Robert Wilson" wrote in message
et...
Hi,
I think that the generally held opinion is the EPG. Sod all else.

Definitely get a Freesat box that allows a switch to non-Freesat mode.
Then you get umpteen TV and radio channels.

What brand boxes have this feature because I like the radio channels?

"Commander Gideon" wrote in message
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"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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"Robert Wilson" wrote in message
et...
Hi,
I think that the generally held opinion is the EPG. Sod all else.

Definitely get a Freesat box that allows a switch to non-Freesat mode.
Then you get umpteen TV and radio channels.

What brand boxes have this feature because I like the radio channels?

Humax HD is the only one I know of. Of course you can get a cheap FTA box if
you don't care about the Freesat EPG.

Bill

"DAB sounds worse than FM" [email protected] wrote in message
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Can you receive all of the following FTA digital satellite channels on a
Freesat box?

The answer is no and I don't even have to look at the pace. There are only
about 55 channels available on Freesat excluding duplicate BBC and ITV
regions (and I don't think Freesat has region selection either) and
including about 6 to 10 shopping con and phone-in fraud channels, whereas
there are about 350 FTA channels on Astra2/Eurobird only about 52 of which
are any good and about half a dozen of which are +1 versions of existing
channels. Freesat does not even carry the Luxe TV HD service.


http://www.wickonline.com/fta.htm

If not, what are the differences between FTA digital satellite and Freesat
apart from HDTV support on Freesat?

No Five, FiveUS, FiveR, Virgin 1, Sky 3, The Hits, TMF on Freesat.

There are alternatives for the music services and some kids programmes but
there are no real alternatives to the entertainment channels unless you like
crappy American soap operas and the like aimed at women with little
intelligence or ****ty police CCTV shows aimed an blokes with limited
intelligence or 1970s porn films.



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http://www.digitalradiotech.co.uk/da...ion_of_dab.htm

"Agamemnon" wrote in message

Freesat does not even carry the Luxe TV HD service.


Are you sure?
I'm told it does.

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On Wed, 28 May 2008 18:20:58 +0100, "David"
wrote:

I'm told it does.

Certainly receivable on the Humax Foxsat by selecting Non-Freesat mode.

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On Wed, 28 May 2008 15:28:42 +0100, "Commander Gideon"
wrote:


"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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"Robert Wilson" wrote in message
et...
Hi,
I think that the generally held opinion is the EPG. Sod all else.

Definitely get a Freesat box that allows a switch to non-Freesat mode.
Then you get umpteen TV and radio channels.

What brand boxes have this feature because I like the radio channels?

Freesat has many radio channels, you just get a wider range of tv AND
radio in the non-Freesat mode. If you do want that, you need to go for
the Humax, at the moment (or any FTA receiver if you don't want the
EPG).
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