Freesat+

Freesat+

Freesat+

British consumer brand

Freesat+ is a consumer brand introduced to raise consumer awareness and promote sales of Freesat-capable digital TV recorders, otherwise known as personal video recorders. Freesat+ affords users similar features that are available with competitor services such as Sky+ and Freeview+.[1]

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Background

Freesat+ offers a PVR functionality for Freesat, which offers a greater choice of channels compared to Freeview, including a greater number of HD channels, without the subscriptions of Sky or Virgin Media. Freesat also offers higher rates of coverage than Freeview.[2][3]

Manufacturers

Freesat do not manufacture the units itself, but will award the Freesat+ label to manufacturers that are able to meet a series of specifications that have been drawn up by the UK’s Digital TV Group.

Many manufacturers provide Freesat+ set-top boxes such as: Humax, Manhattan, Bush, Sagemcom, Goodmans and others.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "What you get with Freesat+". Freesat. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  2. [2]
    "reception". Freeview. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Satellite TV – Sky Digital and Freesat Explored | Radio & Telly UK".
  4. [4]
    "Freesat+ Products". Freesat. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
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