Posts Tagged ‘Freeview’
HomeFree Duet: Freeview comes to your iPad
AverMedia has come up with the bright idea of a network-attached TV tuner and an app that enable iPad fondlers to watch Freeview TV on their tablet devices. The HomeFree Duet connects t your digital TV aerial and wireless network router. Then it can stream real-time digital TV to IPads, as well as Windows laptops and PCs. Using the HomeFree player app, available from Apple’s App Store, users can watch…
Preparing for the digital handover: the best of the set-top boxes
It all started off with a trial in the small Welsh communities of Ferryside and Llansteffan. 500 properties switched over to digital television in 2005, way before anyone else did, as part of a Government trial. Next was the Copeland area in the Borders in 2007. And now in 2010, BBC One and Two, ITV, Channel Four and five are systematically being dumped from the analogue airwaves as the Digital…
Sagemcom Freeview+ HD: Simple, yet effective
The number of companies vying for a space next to your TV seems to grow every day. Once the sole domain of the VCR, now countless set top boxes all jostle for your attention. From 3D Blu Ray players to the new Mac Mini, there are more ways than ever to beam images onto a TV screen. Joining the throng of devices competing for your hard earned cash is Sagemcom’s…
Something worth watching: the EZBox LT-105 digital freeview set-top box
With the analogue to digital switchover happening now, the nice people at NextD have created the EZBox LT-105, a gadget that allows analogue viewers to keep watching their favourite programmes without having to splash out on a new digital TV set. Complete with an auto-retune feature, the box will automatically upgrade when the switchover happens in your area without you having to lift a finger. The EZBox supports the Freeview…
HD-FOX T2 – Humax’s first Freeview HD PVR
If you want to experience the thrill of high definition television but don’t want to spend wads of cash on a cable or satellite subscription, try the new Freeview HD box from Humax. It’s the first HD set-top box in the UK, and likely to be a trendsetter as demand grows for the pin-sharp detail and vibrant colours of high definition programmes. For a one-off payment of around £179, Humax’s…
Toshiba Freeview HD Blu-ray recorder?
Though it’s somewhat late to the Blu-ray party after nursing the HD-DVD hangover, Toshiba is ready to lead the pack when it comes to Freeview HD. The company has revealed that it plans to launch a Blu-ray recorder with twin DVB-T2 tuners and a hard drive to cover all your free HD recording needs in 2010. Keen AV gadget-watchers will probably notice that this set up will make it a…
