EE TV finishing - alternatives?

[jimbouk]

I’ve been a happy user of eetv since it’s launch. Decent pvr unit, able to simultaneously record multiple channels, access to YouTube, Netflix and Amazon prime, about £5pcm extra on top of broadband.

However all stops at the end of the month.. ;(

Not a fan of Sky, and BT offer not overly compelling, plus I would need to swap to BT broadband, pain of installing new Wi-fi router etc, plus not keen on changing broadband whilst all working from home!

Stand-alone PVRs such as Humax don’t seem to get rave reviews..

Any suggestions?

[heisthegaffer]

I hear good things about the BT TV box, we had one 7 years ago and it was good. Since then been with a Humax Freesat box which is now very clunky but has lasted well and the interface is quite nice.

The new ones look good:-

https://www.avforums.com/news/humax-launches-aura-...

In terms of changing router, could you keep old router and use BT purely as a modem? Saying that, my BT router is brilliant. Really strong signal, even down to my cabin at the end of my garden.

[heisthegaffer]

Just read Humax are no longer doing freesat boxes which is a blow for us.

[Mr Pointy]

Have a look at the new Humax Aura & the Manhatten T3-R. The Aura has some streaming services built in but not all & there are mixed reports given a number of bugs with the new device. The Manhatten is a bit limited with number of simultaneous record & replay channels.

https://www.avforums.com/threads/news-humax-launch...

[jimbouk]

Many thanks, I had not heard of the Humax Aura.

Looks like that is the solution

[Lovey1]

jimbouk said:

Many thanks, I had not heard of the Humax Aura.

Looks like that is the solution

It might be worth having a read through this. I ended up buying the Manhatten which is a good no frills PVR....but I stress the no frills part!
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...