Best HD Freesat box for the basics.

Mint Sauce

When I say the basics, I'm not to bothered about a huge memory, catch up services or internet connection.

Something that I can a decent EPG, HDMI connection, enter an NI or London postcode so that I dont get every single ITV and BBC regional station, the red button, and ideally buy in an ROI shop rather than go to NI, although I live near the boarder so prepared to skip that last one, but would defo to prefer to buy in shop rather than on line, or at least be able to view before going to amazon etc.

Will be using one of the connections of a quad LNB if this makes a difference.

Something small around the €100 mark if such a thing.

paultf

Not sure what store is near you to check out.

Everybody says the Humax is the best:
www.amazon.co.uk/Humax-Digital-Satellite-Set-Top/dp/B00264GX40/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361792589&sr=8-1

Or another one around the €100 mark is the Manhatton:
www.amazon.co.uk/Manhattan-Plaza-HD-S-Freesat-Digital/dp/B005UYR2B6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361792551&sr=8-1

iba

irish-stew wrote: »

When I say the basics, I'm not to bothered about a huge memory, catch up services or internet connection.

Something that I can a decent EPG, HDMI connection, enter an NI or London postcode so that I dont get every single ITV and BBC regional station, the red button, and ideally buy in an ROI shop rather than go to NI, although I live near the boarder so prepared to skip that last one, but would defo to prefer to buy in shop rather than on line, or at least be able to view before going to amazon etc.

Will be using one of the connections of a quad LNB if this makes a difference.

Something small around the €100 mark if such a thing.

Quad LNB will not make any difference.

The Cush

irish-stew wrote: »

and ideally buy in an ROI shop rather than go to NI, although I live near the boarder so prepared to skip that last one, but would defo to prefer to buy in shop rather than on line, or at least be able to view before going to amazon etc.

Some Irish on-line stores
http://www.tvtrade.ie/satellite-receivers/freesat.html
https://www.freesat.ie/product-list.php?Freesat-pg1-cid35.html

snaps

The Manhattan box is good enough. The Sagemcom boxes do the job but i think they are a bit ugly??

stanley1

The Manhattan is a great little box, PQ is really excellent.

Yamanoto

I think the on-screen display on the Manhattan is kinda cheap looking and the remote is all a bit plasticy - picture itself is good though. I far prefer the humax tbh & think it's worth the extra few quid.

a clanger

Richer sounds have a shop in Belfast but also price match and have a shop online. The best way is to talk to them in the 'biz' forum on here ....here's the basic humax

http://www.richersounds.com/product/digital-set-top-boxes/humax/foxsat-hd/huma-foxsathd-box

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evilivor

a clanger wrote: »

Buy all my bits via bards.ie/richer

I didn't think there were any rich bards.

hju6

stanley1 wrote: »

The Manhattan is a great little box, PQ is really excellent.

Agreed and 2 scarts, and reliable