Freeview HD box recommendation needed...

[ellal]

I'd like to get a Freeview HD TV box with HDMI output in order to hook up TV aerial signal to a projector.
Not that bothered about recording facilities, but a decent EPG and possibly freeview play would be good.

There are some cheapies out there but are they any good?
Ideally I don't want to spend too much as it will be just for occasional use.

Recommendations would be appreciated, or indeed any alternatives.
(I have a firestick 4k, but the free live TV apps appear to be SD)

 

[Brigadier]

I'd recommend visiting Richer Sounds for a starter, and demo'ing some options. Their staff are pretty knowledgeable ime.

 

[Lucid]

You haven't defined a budget, so answering the question is a little tricky. The Netgem box is meant to be good for a Freeview Play device. Amazon has it at £50.

I know you said you don't need a recorder, but s/h Youview boxes are definitely worth a look. My rationale for this is simple. Rather that trying to find a cheap box that's reasonable, why not go for a box that's actually very good but ordinarily way over your budget, and then cut down the cost by purchasing used. Facebook selling groups and Gumtree and Freecycle are the places to start looking.

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[ellal]

You haven't defined a budget, so answering the question is a little tricky. The Netgem box is meant to be good for a Freeview Play device. Amazon has it at £50.

That'll be around the rough budget I was looking at/hoping for

The Netgem didn't come up in my earlier search for some reason.

I had a simple Humax HD box (FOX T2) previously which I found did everything I wanted (except Freeview Play), but it has just died...
(EPG wasn't great, but it was getting on a bit)

So the Netgem may well be a cheap replacement.

 

[winston1]

Why not fix the Humax? Probably only duff capacitors.