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**Chris** · 17-09-2011, 18:22

FreeSatFromSky (FSFS) is not very good IMO. The EPG contains all the channels Sky offers, making channel-hopping and navigation a pain; a Freesat box has only Freesat channels in its EPG, which of course includes HD channels, if you have a Freesat HD box. The number of HD channels is limited at present but should increase significantly over the next few months as there has just been a significant increase in satellite capacity for HD free-to-air transmission to the UK.

If you have a Freesat+HD box you can also hook it up to your router via ethernet and run BBC iPlayer on it - Sky boxes cannot do this, even if you're a paying subscriber.

17-09-2011, 18:22	#3
Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,220	Re: Question about Freesat HD from sky FreeSatFromSky (FSFS) is not very good IMO. The EPG contains all the channels Sky offers, making channel-hopping and navigation a pain; a Freesat box has only Freesat channels in its EPG, which of course includes HD channels, if you have a Freesat HD box. The number of HD channels is limited at present but should increase significantly over the next few months as there has just been a significant increase in satellite capacity for HD free-to-air transmission to the UK. If you have a Freesat+HD box you can also hook it up to your router via ethernet and run BBC iPlayer on it - Sky boxes cannot do this, even if you're a paying subscriber.