Cheapest DTT box?

watty

Is this the cheapest UK "High Street" DVB-T2 box?

Currys

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/digihome-freeview-hd-digital-tv-receiver-08687445-pdt.html

The Digihome DVBT2-665 Digital Receiver is a sure means to get access to High Definition Freeview channels. This digital Freeview HD receiver has an HDMI output to transmit the signal to your HD ready TV.

But the DVBT2-665 Digital Receiver is also backward compatible: thanks to a SCART connector, you can be sure almost any television set can be hooked up to the DVBT2-665 Digital Receiver. This glossy little black box will find its place near any TV.

Join the HD revolution with the great-value Digihome DVBT2-665 Digital Receiver!
Connectors Scart plug 1
Audio outputs 1x optical out
Video outputs 1 x HDMi
Included accessories -remote control

DIGIHOME Freeview HD Digital TV Receiver
Product code: 639261 £49.99

In theory should work Freeview, "Freeview HD" and Saorview.

Anyone tried it yet?

STB

That box watty looks very familiar (its the same chassis as the Saorview box). So its obviously made by Vestel but with a T2 tuner.

Lots of those Freeview HD boxes are now STG30 in shopping centres like Morrisons etc in the UK.

Vestel T8300 Series

Bush DVB680
Ferguson F02HDB
Xenius DVBX100HD
Linsar FHD1
Antiference HDSB
Metronic T2HD
ISIS ISI-DVBT2
Finlux DVBT2665
Technika STBHDV2010
Digihome Freeview HD Box
Luxor LUX-DVBT2-690
Krystel DVBT2
Lowry GSHDSTB1001

watty

Those all T2 HD boxes?

Yes, Byte was thinking it looked like a Vestel.

STB

Yes - they are taken off the OTA support for Freeview HD boxes.

All of that list are the cheap ones as far as I know and all are Vestel (T8300 tuner).

This is handy for finding who makes what.

http://digitallogo.digitaluk.co.uk/company_search.php?noheader=true&search=Submit

winston_1

They will work with Saorview but put the channels in the 800's. In the summer the clock will be stuck on GMT on the Saoeview channels.

fat-tony

winston_1 wrote: »

They will work with Saorview but put the channels in the 800's. In the summer the clock will be stuck on GMT on the Saoeview channels.

Why stuck on GMT? We're in the same timezone (at the moment anyway!).

Sam Russell

If they are the same as the Walker box, could they be flashed with the walker firmware?

watty

Probably not.

It's Vestel firmware. Walker are just Distributers. They took over the old Mitsubishi Distribution of Vestel made Black Diamond TVs.

Sam Russell

fat-tony wrote: »

Why stuck on GMT? We're in the same timezone (at the moment anyway!).

Because it is only receiving out of region signals, unless the country code can be set to Ireland, or UK signals can be detected.

STB

Sam Russell wrote: »

If they are the same as the Walker box, could they be flashed with the walker firmware?

No i wouldnt advise that. The tuner hardware is different for a start (T4800 on Saorview, T8300 on the Freeview HDs)

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=69105336&postcount=4

All the T8300s should be the same, they are just rebadged. They probably have the same software on them anyhow for Freeview HD.

Sam Russell

Either way, the Walker is way over-priced. More money for less receiver.

STB

I agree Sam.

The Xoro HRT 7510 HD DVB-T does all bar MHEG5 (no big deal).

It also has PVR facilities and plays MKVs and Divx via USB. Its €41 before postage.

zai800

STB wrote: »

I agree Sam.

The Xoro HRT 7510 HD DVB-T does all bar MHEG5 (no big deal).

It also has PVR facilities and plays MKVs and Divx via USB. Its €41 before postage.

I would be interested in one of these.
Where could I get one at that price?

Thanks
John

STB

zai800 wrote: »

I would be interested in one of these.
Where could I get one at that price?

Thanks
John

The internet John. Google the model No and see where the cheapest with delivery is. They start at €41. Delivery should be about €15.

Mainly France/Czech Republic/Germany sites

galait

http://www.amazon.de/Xoro-DVB-T-Receiver-Scart-Anschluss-schwarz/dp/B003N28B4Y

€58.54 Delivered to Ireland

watty

An answer from Currys
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=69540365&postcount=2

We don't range these boxes and aren't currently planning too.

My reply

watty wrote: »

Why not?

What comparable spec & price set boxes are you going to sell here?

You sell plenty of TVs that are obsolete for Ireland (not Saorview compatible).

You do realise that while most "Freeview" stuff won't work on Irish Digital (Saorview) and none at all will work on "Freeview HD", that ALL "Freeview HD" TVs and set-boxs will work on "Freeview" "Freeview HD" and "Saorview" (Irish Digital). Even doing the MHEG text and probabily MHEG5 anything else RTE does later (likely an MHEG based EPG and Interactive stuff).

Irish MHEG is EXACTLY the version used on "Freeview HD" and "Freesat HD"

See http://www.saortv.info/about/n-i-digital/

Doodah7

galait wrote: »

http://www.amazon.de/Xoro-DVB-T-Receiver-Scart-Anschluss-schwarz/dp/B003N28B4Y

€58.54 Delivered to Ireland

According to Amazon this box is DVB T. No mention whether its 1 or 2. Anyone able to clarify?

STB

tallpaul wrote: »

According to Amazon this box is DVB T. No mention whether its 1 or 2. Anyone able to clarify?

Its DVB-T as in what we use in Ireland MPEG4 H264 DVB-T @ L4 (AC3/HE-AAC audio profile compliant also).

Sponge Bob

These should be around €120 or so, not the cheapest and should do MPEG5

Vestel T8300

The following Freeview HD boxes are all based on this Vestel T8300 ( some possibly without MHEG5 support).

The Vestel T8300 is currently also known as:

* Antiference HDSB
* Bush DVB680 ( Argos sell these)
* Ferguson F02HDB
* Ferguson F02HD
* ISIS ISI-DVBT2
* Krystel DVBT2
* Linsar FHDF1
* Linsar FHD1
* Lowry GSHDTB1001
* Luxor LUX-DVBT2-690
* Metronic T2HD
* Xenius DVB100HD
* Finlux DVBT2665
* Technika STVHDV201 ( Tesco Own Brand )
* Digihome DVBT2-665

Trevord

Sorry to bring up a stale thread but I'm up north and see that the Technika (vestel) freeview HD box is £30 is Tesco.

If I were to use it for saorview only (won't be in freeview range) will I have an issue with the clock being out by one hour or will it be OK.

jonnygee

The stbhdv2010 is a vestel. I havent seen this model working.
The stbhdh2010 is a harvard box.
I have seen the hdh box working on saorview and the clock is an hour out. All freeview hd boxes that are used only for saorview will be an hour out in summertime it seems as they wont get the signal needed to change the clock. Some might have a menu option to manually change time, im not sure, but those two boxes dont.

winston_1

Definitely will be an hour out. I have used the Bush version on French TNT and it shows GMT all the year round.

Trevord

Went ahead and bought one of the Technika HD boxes made by Vestel.

Even though clock is out by an hour I note that the now and next programmes are still correct, so its not much of an issue.

For £30 its not a bad saorview solution.

egal

I was thinking of a Humax HD Fox T2 as I believe these allow you to delete undesirable channels from the channel list. Has anyone got one of these? Are there any issues as regards Summer time settings for Saorview? Thanks.

Sam Russell

egal wrote: »

I was thinking of a Humax HD Fox T2 as I believe these allow you to delete undesirable channels from the channel list. Has anyone got one of these? Are there any issues as regards Summer time settings for Saorview? Thanks.

FreesatHD boxes do not handle summertime on Saorview. They do not handle the LCNs properly, they put RTE1 at 800. They do not do VHF, if RTE NL decide to go with VHF, they will not work. There may be other differences yet to be discovered, we do not know because the spec for the FeeviewHD (the DTG D Book) is not published.

The Picnic box was a good idea at £20 but it did not do HD, and it also suffers from all these other ills. Be aware that there are possible gotchas coming down the track.

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Trevord wrote: »

Went ahead and bought one of the Technika HD boxes made by Vestel.

Even though clock is out by an hour I note that the now and next programmes are still correct, so its not much of an issue.

For £30 its not a bad saorview solution.

Which Tesco in the north did you buy the box in. Thanks

egal

Sam Russell wrote: »

FreesatHD boxes do not handle summertime on Saorview. They do not handle the LCNs properly, they put RTE1 at 800. They do not do VHF, if RTE NL decide to go with VHF, they will not work. There may be other differences yet to be discovered, we do not know because the spec for the FeeviewHD (the DTG D Book) is not published.

The Picnic box was a good idea at £20 but it did not do HD, and it also suffers from all these other ills. Be aware that there are possible gotchas coming down the track.

Thanks, Sam, for taking an interest in my query. However, as far as I know, this particular box will tune VHF as well as UHF and will allow you to move channels to your preferred position. And, as I said, a major plus for me is that it allows deletion of the objectionables. I was hoping to hear from someone who actually has the box whether summertime can be correctly set for Saorview.

For example, my main TV is a Sony "W" series and the time is correct for both Freeview and Saorview. My brother has a small-screen Sony "BX" in the kitchen and, by changing the time setting to Amsterdam of all places, the correct time is displayed for both Freeview and Saorview.

I was wondering if there is some way to get the Humax to display the correct time. Thanks.

Sam Russell

The point I was making was that FreesatHD is a different standard, and compliance with it is no indicator to compliance with Saorview. Some manufacturers like Sony are brilliant at compliance, others, like Panasonic, are not so good. Always check that compliance with Saorview is guaranteed.

Trevord

Teagan Loose Fireplace wrote: »

Which Tesco in the north did you buy the box in. Thanks

The one nearest City Airport. (Opposite side of the road from Ikea. Knock... something or other its called I think.)

They had all three technika models there.

Went to Tesco Connswater (Belfast) also but they only have the newest Technika box there for £70.

Sponge Bob

Trevord wrote: »

They had all three technika models there.

£30 each ??

Trevord

Sponge Bob wrote: »

£30 each ??

The newest technika model is selling for £70 each.
The older Harvard and Vestel Technika models are reduced to £30 each.