(27 Feb 2019)
Best Freeview Box 2019:
Best Freeview Box 2019:
The best PVRs and set-top boxes for viewing and recording Freeview HD from £35 to £259
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Freeview Play has often felt like a great service, but one that’s in need of better and more affordable hardware. With the Netgem Netbox, that hardware has arrived. This compact unit gives you a great Freeview Play experience, with a slick interface that has both a conventional EPG and a Netflix-style view through which you can pick from the best shows from online catch-up services. You can choose between last week’s episode of Channel 4’s Catastrophe or continue bingeing Killing Eve from the same screen, and if you want to catch something you missed, the EPG still scrolls backwards seven days to find the episode in question.
That’s not the end of the NetBox’s talents, either. Plug in a USB hard disk and you can set a programme or series to record, while integration with Amazon Prime Video and Ratuken TV gives you premium video on-demand options – though the absence of Netflix is a blow. Alexa capabilities also show potential if you have an Echo speaker, though not all voice commands work as reliably or consistently as they do with Amazon’s own Fire TV. Admittedly, there’s room for improvement, but with great picture quality and fantastic Freeview Play support, this is a budget Freeview Play box to be reckoned with.
Key specs
Dimensions: 132 x 125 x 38mm;
Tuners: 1x Freeview HD;
HDD: N/A;
Smart apps: Ratuken TV, BBC iPlayer, All 4, ITV Hub, UKTV Play, YouTube, Deezer, Demand 5, BBC News, Amazon Prime Video, Hayu, Hopster, CBS Catchup;
Connections: HDMI, USB, Ethernet, antenna in, 802.11n Wi-Fi.
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The List of "The best Freeview boxes to buy from £35":
1. Manhattan T1 Freeview HD Receiver: Best basic Freeview box for under £40
==> Price: £35 | Buy now from Amazon
2. Netgem NetBox: The best Freeview Play set-top-box
==> Price: £50 | Buy now from Amazon
3. BT YouView+: Best Freeview recorder under £150
==> Price: £113 | Buy now from Amazon
2. Netgem NetBox: The best Freeview Play set-top-box
Price: £50 | Buy now from AmazonThat’s not the end of the NetBox’s talents, either. Plug in a USB hard disk and you can set a programme or series to record, while integration with Amazon Prime Video and Ratuken TV gives you premium video on-demand options – though the absence of Netflix is a blow. Alexa capabilities also show potential if you have an Echo speaker, though not all voice commands work as reliably or consistently as they do with Amazon’s own Fire TV. Admittedly, there’s room for improvement, but with great picture quality and fantastic Freeview Play support, this is a budget Freeview Play box to be reckoned with.
Key specs
Dimensions: 132 x 125 x 38mm;
Tuners: 1x Freeview HD;
HDD: N/A;
Smart apps: Ratuken TV, BBC iPlayer, All 4, ITV Hub, UKTV Play, YouTube, Deezer, Demand 5, BBC News, Amazon Prime Video, Hayu, Hopster, CBS Catchup;
Connections: HDMI, USB, Ethernet, antenna in, 802.11n Wi-Fi.
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The List of "The best Freeview boxes to buy from £35":
1. Manhattan T1 Freeview HD Receiver: Best basic Freeview box for under £40
==> Price: £35 | Buy now from Amazon
2. Netgem NetBox: The best Freeview Play set-top-box
==> Price: £50 | Buy now from Amazon
==> Price: £113 | Buy now from Amazon
4. BT YouView+ Ultra HD box: Best Freeview recorder for sports fanatics
==> Price: Free with Max TV package (£53.99 p/month)
5. Panasonic DMR-HWT150EB: Best Freeview Play recorder for under £200
==> Price: £189 | Buy now from Amazon
6. Humax FVP-5000T: Best Freeview Play recorder
==> Price: £248.75 | Buy now from Amazon
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To read also (FEBRUARY 20, 2019):
"Voxtok (from netgem) brings Music Avenue to Technicolor STBs with Android TV"
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To read also (FEBRUARY 20, 2019):
"Voxtok (from netgem) brings Music Avenue to Technicolor STBs with Android TV"
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Interesting report:
HD SET-TOP BOX Market to Set Remarkable Growth by 2025|
Leading Key Players Broadcom, Comcast, Sichuan Changhong Electric
February 20, 2019HTF Market
HD SET-TOP BOX Market to Set Remarkable Growth by 2025|
Leading Key Players Broadcom, Comcast, Sichuan Changhong Electric
February 20, 2019HTF Market
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2020 !!!
RépondreSupprimerOwen Jenkinson, directeur marketing de Freeview, a déclaré:
"Il n'y a jamais eu de meilleur moment pour être un téléspectateur TNT.
==> Avec plus de contenu disponible que jamais et de nombreux nouveaux partenariats à espérer en 2020, pas étonnant que Freeview Play continue de croître. »
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4 millions d'utilisateurs nouveaux en une seule année de 2019!?
23 DÉCEMBRE 2019: tendance du marché Freeview Play, terminant l'année avec près de 7 millions d'utilisateurs
20 DÉCEMBRE 2018: 3 millions sont décrits comme des «utilisateurs actifs», un chiffre que la société prévoit d'atteindre à 4 millions au troisième trimestre 2019.
Le nombre total d'appareils Freeview Play vendus au Royaume-Uni a maintenant dépassé les 5 millions, ont annoncé Freeview et Digital UK.
SOURCES:
https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2018/12/20/freeview-play-devices-pass-5-million-sold/
https://www.digitaltvnews.net/?p=34010
28 January 2020
RépondreSupprimer"BritBox, the new digital TV service from the BBC and ITV, is set to launch on Netgem.tv devices in the UK."
" Hybrid TV platform netgem.tv is now offering the BritBox SVoD service through its growing network of ISP operators and enabled netgem.tv devices in the market.
To mark the deal with BritBox, the service created by the BBC and ITV, netgem.tv is also adding an extra 15 HD channels to its existing line-up, which already features over 100 live channels including Freeview and Premier Sports channels. Customers have access as well to the 25 catch-up channels, via all Freeview Play catch-up services, including all BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, My5 and UKTV and netgem.tv addons such as Amazon Prime Video, hayu, Rakuten TV and YouTube. Additionally, following YouTube’s updates to the YouTube Kids app at the start of the year, netgem.tv will also feature the kids-safe YouTube Kids app to its service.(...)"
:D :D :D :D :D
Source:
https://advanced-television.com/2020/01/28/britbox-launches-on-netgem-tv/
https://www.britbox.com/home