Set top box reviews
Hassle-free Freeview and Freesat digital set-top boxes
There are now two ways of getting free-to-view digital TV channels at home. Freeview via your aerial get you 40 TV and 30 radio channels at home once you've bought a box. The new Freesat service offers hundreds of channels via a satellite dish for a one-off payment and no monthly subscription. Both services require a set-top box, but not all boxes are equal. Our exhaustive tests sort the wheat from the chaff and identify the Best Buys.
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- Best Buys The top 2 set top boxes we recommend
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- Don't Buys The 0 set top boxes we think you should avoid
All set top boxes by brand (27 on test)
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Alba
STB102From GBP23.00
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Ferguson
F01SDBFrom GBP24.99
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Goodmans
GDB12From GBP35.00
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Goodmans
GDB9From GBP30.00
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Goodmans
GFSAT100SDFrom GBP50.00
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Goodmans
GFSAT200HDFrom GBP100.00
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Grundig
GUD1500From GBP50.00
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Grundig
GUD1600TS1GFrom GBP59.99
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Grundig
GUDB20USB3From GBP64.00
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Grundig
GUFSAT01HDFrom GBP99.99
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Grundig
GUFSAT01SDFrom GBP49.00
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Grundig
GUFSAT02SDFrom GBP48.95
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Humax
Foxsat HDFrom GBP129.95
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Humax
HD-Fox T2From GBP180.00
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Metronic
Digi-ScartFrom GBP36.00
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Metronic
Eco Zap Box 441802From GBP35.00
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Metronic
Gemini Twin TunerFrom GBP60.00
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Metronic
Zap BoxFrom GBP35.00
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Philips
DTR220From GBP34.50
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Proline
DFV152LFrom GBP25.00
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Proline
DFV19UFrom GBP19.99
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Sagem
DS186From GBP120.00
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Sagem
ITD 68From GBP30.00
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Sainsburys
Basics 585 119From GBP19.00
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TVonics
MDR-240From GBP36.49
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TVonics
MFR-200From GBP38.99
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TVonics
MFR-300From GBP40.00
