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Originally Posted by higgsfield
The dish was the clincher for me too. And the Humax HD PVR is about 300 quid.
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The cost difference isn't as big as you think - it's mainly just down to how you pay it. With Freesat the cost is upfront; with Sky the cost is spread over months as you're tied into a subscription, without which the box's '+' features won't work. Also, if you stop paying the subscription, you can no longer access any of the premium content you may still have stored on the PVR. Of course with VM you don't even own the box at all and when you stop paying the subscription it is as useful as a doorstop to you.
Unless you get value for money out of your monthly TV subscription (and in my experience many people don't), the best route is to buy your HD PVR and use it with Freesat.