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**Chris** · 13-03-2009, 14:31

Well, the quality should be the same, as they are both able to output 1080i. In practice of course different brands of box have slightly different characteristics. The thing is, there can't be too many people who have ever seen a V+ box and a Freesat HD box working side by side so it's going to be very hard to get a recommendation.

On price, I'd say it's unlikely they will try to increase the subscription when more HD channels come on stream as they will want to try to compete with Sky to some degree.

And it doesn't matter how long you wait, you are not guaranteed to get a brand new box when you subscribe to Virgin. So even when they have only been buying in Samsung boxes for months, you might still not get one.

13-03-2009, 14:31	#2
Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,264	Re: V+ vs. Freesat? Well, the quality should be the same, as they are both able to output 1080i. In practice of course different brands of box have slightly different characteristics. The thing is, there can't be too many people who have ever seen a V+ box and a Freesat HD box working side by side so it's going to be very hard to get a recommendation. On price, I'd say it's unlikely they will try to increase the subscription when more HD channels come on stream as they will want to try to compete with Sky to some degree. And it doesn't matter how long you wait, you are not guaranteed to get a brand new box when you subscribe to Virgin. So even when they have only been buying in Samsung boxes for months, you might still not get one.