Freesat Deals & Offers

Yeah...I was a bit sad that my local Mapins only had the 500GB version...but consoled myself that I can fit a 2TB HDD sometime down the line. Been using mine a couple of days and so far so good, registered for the 2 year warranty online no problem.

It's easy to upgrade these to an AV 2Tb drive... Seagate video drives or Western Digital drives are the best

Got one of these recently and it is very slick. The only caveat is that the DNS settings seem to be locked down and I can't get the box to connect to a VPN for US Netflix...

Big thanks OP. We bought one of the very first Humax Freesat Recorder boxes when the very first came out (Dec 2008??). Ten years (and several new remotes) later it's still going strong but I'm increasingly aware that sooner or later it's going to conk out on us and I've been looking for another one, at a decent price, for ages. We were in the pub when I read your post. I couldn't find the 1TB version close to me but Maplin in Basingstoke had one 500GB version in stock. So off we trot and yes, they do indeed have one last one on the shelf for £139.99. However the sign says £139.99 for the 1TB version which was incorrect, so they give my an extra 10% off. Bargain!! They said this was because it was an 'open box' item but it looks pristine to my eyes!

Sold through I guess. Bookmark the outlet seller, they have some keen prices: https://ebay.co.uk/usr/panasonic_outlet

Care to provide a link please, can't see it

Yes received it. I am no picture expert but I think the picture is great in both sd and hd and I'm viewing from about 3-4m away so was patricularly surprised with the sd quality. Not seen any blur and doesnt look pixelated. Certainly a step up from my old plasma (pk590). The build quality is good plus remotes are nice metal...build quality pretty much as you'd expect from it's original 2016 rrp. I stripped the stand straight away and wall mounted but the stand was solid/nice looking. The soundbar is slim mounted to the wall below and sound quality is decent for it's size (certainly better than any built in sound I've heard). In terms of usability seems like a top quality set for freesat/freeview play/Netflix/Amazon video and got Deezer app which is good running through the soundbar (via my £1.84/month Philippines subscription!). Had to order a cheap hdd for pausing/recording as won't let me record to usb so can't comment on this yet. Overall very happy for my use. In terms of HDR I tried to show this off (to my wife) but couldn't find any source material...so this is a bit if a gimmick for me. Glad I didn't let the 8bit+frc put me off! Sure by the time HDR content more standard/everyday use (I'm guessing 5 years) I'll be ready for a new set anyway...may be different if i had a ps4/xb1 or a decent internet connection :-) did you get one? Any tips for hdr content?

Did you end up getting it on Monday? If so what's your thoughts?

Going by previous posts of this TV I reckon it'll be at least a few months before it drops further.

I haven't voted. Would be good to have a demo of the TV. Android is usually pretty terrible. And I wonder what things they've put in place to prevent/reduce the chance of image retention/burn in.

It seems like a bit of a deal to me anyway (shock)

ElectriQ and 1 year warranty.

Why's this going cold then?

I’ve not heard of this brand

What's the difference please? This one is more expensive but has way more heat though the comments don't seem to warrant it. https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/samsung-qe55q6famt-55-smart-4k-qled-tv-with-5-years-warranty-87900-currys-2916979#comment-33533104

You are 100% right however for me don’t care that much about TV build quality as long as it is not falling apart when I touch it :-) More about quality of picture, sound and connectivity.

Well in a word yeah though I have no experience of that WD box. Me and Mrs Loyal only watch telly through the Q box and it's obviously fine, but whenever we go over to terrestrial or youview as it's called for my old dear who refuses point blank to try to use Sky it goes snail slow. Going in to Netflix and Prime through the telly's OS you will have sunk half your double Curio + Fever Tree Mediterranean by the time you got the content you want to view starting (annoyed) We always buy long term multi device Eset licences and they recently released a security product for Android televisions. Seeing we still had an unused device on it sitting there I installed the thing on the telly :| it's not made it any slower but it definitely ain't made it any quicker either. If you not bothered about the OS then yeah it's a decent enough telly at what is a real knockdown price now. I would have still probably wanted to go with a different manufacturer for our bedroom but all that sorry episode taking months to get the thing replaced after the thunder fly event has guaranteed I won't be buying a Sony for at least the medium term perhaps long term future.

And that is what I queried earlier. if I'm using a Sky Q box and a WD Media Player then really the OS is effectively being bypassed and should not make much difference. Is that what you find? if so then I'll get out and buy one.

Android on the Sony sets is poor but the xe90 is superior for HDR and the xe93 is in a different league entirely.

Started with normal SKY and updated to Q, the engineer changed the dish, so presume I have the wrong LNB. Thanks for your help

Two questions - did you start with ordinary Sky or Sky Q? If you started with Sky Q you would almost certainly have the "wrong" LNB. If you started with normal Sky then changed to Q, did they change the dish and LNB? If they did then you would have the "wrong" LNB, if they did not then you would have the "right" LNB. To be honest, if you can access the dish then changing the LNB should be a doddle, the LNB should be fitted at a 15% skew but apart from that everything else should be set up. If you cannot do it yourself it should not be too expensive to get it done by an independent engineer.

It'll have likely 6 or 8 feeds, but no identifiers etc. Contact Sky saying their install borked your freesat box and you want it rectifying.

Damn, didn’t know this, didn’t ask for one, but is there any way of identifying if the engineer fitted one? No freesat box for me then, glad I read the comments before purchasing!!

Makes sense, would save money on costly TV transmitters and satellites. It's not really feesable for the BBC just yet, not everyone has the internet and open reaches speed is so low for some it wouldn't work, maybe a 4g or 5g IPTV box is the way forward.

BASKET10 worked up to last week, it doesn't now. For info only.

Should be possible to watch 4 HD like this if you can put up with no EPG and fiddling.

Because of the 4HD together with their catch-up app being withdrawn, after many a year with my Humax Freesat PVR, I've just bought instead the FREEVIEW PLAY RECORDER FVP-4000T 500GB - MOCHA (REFURBISHED).

Really happy with my purchase. I love the "this channel is available in HD, press OK to watch" which was a bug bare of mine on Virgin and Sky. Picture quality is much better than my old Sky HD+ box, I'm impressed.

This code works on all refurb products currently up, I just checked. 🔥

In the market for a TV myself and a decent amount of research suggests LG have the slickest interface and the picture is up there with the best, so I'll be very tempted when it comes to it. Had a Sony previously which I couldn't fault, but the current ones with android sounds like a bit of a let down on the smart/UI side of things. As for Samsung, had one also and the sound quality was terrible and the viewing angles equally bad, so that's enough to put me off them. Now just debating whether to hold out for OLED coming down in price a bit more?!

Honestly ...I purchased this from Very 55" model for £449 a few weeks ago and I must say it is incredible. I replace my Panasonic Viera 42" model with this and I have to say....I have no regrets whatsoever. The interface is about the best there is on the smart tv front I would say. Forget the people who have moved from Samsung to LG and their negative remarks...They are unfounded and Lets just say ....I moved from Panasonic to LG and considering that Panasonic is Among if not the best in the business. I have no regrets 8) I would never get a Samsung TV, The HUGE flaw with the TV s is no Freeview play which is quite incredible considering it is standard on all newer TVs (shame on Samsung) ,So on that point alone I would never buy this brand. I know it may not matter to most , but it matters to me. This tv has it all and its Excellent value..and I would have no hesitation in recommending this TV. Best Regards,

bought the 43UJ635v from Argos. Brought it back, didn't like the picture through HD channels. Bought a full HD sony, picture much sharper. Unless you have 4k content i wouldn't bother.

Does this telly have HDR

With the code?

Looks like Hughes just dropped their prices, listed price is £829 so after sc55 code it's going to be £774. Surely a better deal than AO?

I'm not a Sony fanboy. I just like getting the best for my money, where you clearly don't. You can't compare a phone to a television, e tirely different production arms! I've had a Sony TV in my spare room for 5 years with a grand total of 0 problems, hardly unreliable? The article you linked is for the 65 inch model, which could be totally different, doesn't say it's 10 bit or 8+frc so you still haven't proved your false point and the article even states the mu7000 or Sony xe90 is better, so... What was your point exactly? That i was right???, as you can see it's been given 4 stars, here is the Sony review.. http://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/sony-kd-55xe9005 I rest my case. Enjoy your Panasonic (:I

http://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/panasonic-ex750b

I'm not comparing phones I am stating how unreliable Sony technology is! It's 10 bit. Not arguing with a Sony fanboy. Go argue with yourself in a locked room or summin

where have you seen sony and Samsung are most returned?