Netgem on: "Best Freeview Box 2019" (2º place at un unbeatable price)

(27 Feb 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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2. Netgem NetBox: The best Freeview Play set-top-box

Price: £50 | Buy now from Amazon

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

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

Source:

https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/tvs-entertainment/1405950/best-freeview-box

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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

Source:

llup.com/hd-set-top-box-market-to-set-remarkable-growth-by-2025-leading-key-players-broadcom-comcast-sichuan-changhong-electric/36927/

Music Avenue on HiFi speakers - Technicolor STBs with Android TV (Voxtok)

Voxtok brings Music Avenue to Technicolor STBs with Android TV

FEBRUARY 20, 2019 08.56 EUROPE/LONDON BY ROBERT BRIEL

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Voxtok has released Music Avenue, the first fully personalizsd audio service designed for TV.

This service is now available on Technicolor’s Android TV based set-top boxes for telecom and TV operators. 
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Source: https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2019/02/20/voxtok-brings-music-avenue-to-technicolor-stbs-with-android-tv/

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Read MORE:

RCA Smart Soundbar - YouTube (08-jan-2019)



Voxtok, the Sound division of Netgem, has integrated its Music Avenue, the first personalised audio service designed for TV, into the the Smart Soundbar of Radio Corporation of America (RCA).

Music Avenue, designed for TV and available on mobile devices, is a comprehensive audio service that brings together multiple sources like: personalised music video channels; user playlists; unlimited music through Napster*; information and news about artists, albums releases, concerts; and even vinyl record delivery.

The service is also connected to a user’s multiroom environment.

“Music Avenue creates a easy connection between the music and video world, and with a subtle integration between digital and physical content”.
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=> The Smart Soundbar is the result of years of innovation in the digital industry”, said Claire Villeneuve, head of Trademark Licensing for Technicolor (owner of RCA Brand).

Music-Avenue integration into RCA’s Smart SoundBar was officially announced at the CES 2019 in Las Vegas."

Source:

broadbandtvnews.com/2018/12/16/voxtoks-music-avenue-integrated-into-rca-smart-soundbar/

*  Napster: 5 million paying subscribers !!!
(December 25, 2018) "Napster, with 5 million paying subscribers, unlike its rivals, remains a profitable streaming music service."

Music Avenue (from Voxtok - the sound division of Netgem ) is Unlimited Music, everywhere! 
Play unlimited music from over 50 millions tracks – powered by Napster.

Control it with your voice and decide, from your TV or mobile, on what speakers or devices you want to play it!