Set-top box reviews
There are two ways of getting free-to-view digital TV channels at home. Freeview delivers a host of TV and radio channels via your aerial. Alternatively the Freesat service offers hundreds of channels via a satellite dish. Both are available with no monthly subscription fees. If your TV hasn't got a Freeview of Freesat tuner built-in you'll need 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 4 Set-top boxes we recommend
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- Don't Buys
The 6 Set-top boxes we think you should avoid
We've reviewed 33 Set-top boxes
Ordered by most recent launch date
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Technika
TCMSAW11From £50.00
Launch: Sep 2012
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Manhattan
Plaza HD-SFrom £69.95
Launch: Aug 2012
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Bush
Freesat HD Digital Box (BFSAT03HD)From £70.00
Launch: Jul 2012
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LG
SP820From £170.00
Launch: Jul 2012
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View21
VW11FVSZUFrom £50.00
Launch: Jul 2012
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Iomega
35160 BoxeeFrom £125.00
Launch: Jun 2012
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Sony
NSZ-GS7From £149.00
Launch: Jun 2012
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Apple
TVFrom £79.89
Launch: Mar 2012
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Logik
LHDFSAT11From £60.00
Launch: Mar 2012
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Roku
LTFrom £39.00
Launch: Mar 2012
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Ross
T2USBPVR-ROFrom £100.00
Launch: Mar 2012
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Iomega
35166 BoxeeFrom £81.00
Launch: Feb 2012
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Roku
2XSFrom £80.00
Launch: Feb 2012
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Goodmans
GD11FVZS2From £12.49
Launch: Jan 2012
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Sony
SMP-N200From £71.00
Launch: Jan 2012
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Western Digital
Live TVFrom £69.99
Launch: Dec 2011
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Logik
LSSTB11From £12.50
Launch: Aug 2011
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Ross
DVBT-ROFrom £30.00
Launch: May 2011
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Bush
Digital Set Top Box (BU10FVZS1)From £40.00
Launch: Apr 2011
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Philips
HMP2000From £50.00
Launch: Feb 2011
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Premier
AV TV-1158HDFrom £35.00
Launch: Feb 2011
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Argos
STB101From £18.00
Launch: Jan 2011
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Grundig
GUD300HDFrom £53.00
Launch: Jan 2011
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Philex
28218RFrom £25.00
Launch: Jan 2011
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TopUp TV
T215From £50.00
Launch: Jan 2011
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Digital Stream
DHP8100UFrom £74.99
Launch: Aug 2010
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Goodmans
Smart TalkFrom £93.00
Launch: Aug 2010
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Humax
HD-FOX T2/GBFrom £128.00
Launch: Feb 2010
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Sagem
DS186From £60.00
Launch: Aug 2009
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Goodmans
GFSAT200HDFrom £119.99
Launch: May 2008
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Grundig
GUFSAT01HDFrom £100.00
Launch: May 2008
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Humax
Foxsat HDFrom £169.99
Launch: May 2008
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Grundig
GUFSAT02SDFrom £55.00
Launch: Apr 2008
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Best Buys
The Which? Best Buy award is given to
products with high total test scores that perform consistently well in
our rigorous lab tests and excel in all key areas.
Energy Savers
We award the Energy Saver logo to
products that our testing shows are very energy efficient, meaning
they'll cost you less to run.
Don't Buys
The Which? Don't Buy logo alerts you
to the products that performed extremely poorly in one or more key
areas of our tests.
