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It appears I ned to install electricity in the house and get digital tv.
I can get sky without removing a mountain. I'll allow a budget of £75ish. Whats good and will just 'work'. Not fussed about recording facilities but would like a volume control on the set top box so we dont need a multitude of remotes. I have googled until I'm blue but I don't want to spend 200 odd quid on a 'humax' type of thing.... Oh and for it to be little ![]() Cheers. |
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Get a second hand sky box off Freecycle, install a dish and get a Freesat card from sky.
Sky box will be free, maybe you can get a dish for free. Freesat card will cost £25 from Sky. Or go to Argos and get the same, but installed I think for £75. Or go to Maplins and get a digital satellite kit, but not sure how much. If you can avoid it don't get roped into getting a Sky subscription.
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damn typo
I CANT get sky without removing mountain ![]() Dish cant see satellite see... |
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Ah problemo
![]() Don't know if you'll have better luck with a freeview box or not ![]() Again try freecycle for a set top box rather than shell out for one
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I should clarify this I guess.
We dont get digital TV until October. We don't/can't have sky so we'll have no TV. I want a good set top box so I don't get grieft from the TV users in my house (not fussed myself really). I don't mind the shelling out so much as having the thing work hassle free so I don't get moiddered by the goggle box collective at my house ![]() |
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Humax do their boxes refurbished for £99 on their site.
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no we really dont
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