Freesat+
{{Short description|British consumer brand}}
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Freesat+ is a consumer brand introduced to raise consumer awareness and promote sales of Freesat-capable digital TV recorders, otherwise known as personal video recorders. Freesat+ affords users similar features that are available with competitor services such as Sky+ and Freeview+.{{cite web|title=What you get with Freesat+|url=http://www.freesat.co.uk/what-you-get/freesatplus/|publisher=Freesat|access-date=16 July 2013}}
Background
Freesat+ offers a PVR functionality for Freesat, which offers a greater choice of channels compared to Freeview, including a greater number of HD channels, without the subscriptions of Sky or Virgin Media. Freesat also offers higher rates of coverage than Freeview.{{cite web |url=http://freeview.co.uk/freeview/Help/Getting-Freeview-and-Coverage2/Freeview-reception |title=reception |publisher=Freeview |access-date=17 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325225227/http://www.freeview.co.uk/freeview/Help/Getting-Freeview-and-Coverage2/Freeview-reception |archive-date=25 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/satellitetv.html|title = Satellite TV – Sky Digital and Freesat Explored | Radio & Telly UK}}
Manufacturers
Freesat do not manufacture the units itself, but will award the Freesat+ label to manufacturers that are able to meet a series of specifications that have been drawn up by the UK’s Digital TV Group.
Many manufacturers provide Freesat+ set-top boxes such as: Humax, Manhattan, Bush, Sagemcom, Goodmans and others.{{cite web|title=Freesat+ Products|url=http://www.freesat.co.uk/products/freesat-hd-tv-recorder/|publisher=Freesat|access-date=16 July 2013}}
See also
- High-definition television in the United Kingdom
- [http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/102300_102399/102323/01.04.01_60/ts_102323v010401p.pdf ETSI TS 102 323 V1.4.1 (2010-01)], Chapter 11: "Accurate recording" and Annex A: "Example recorder behaviour"
References
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External links
- [http://www.freesat.co.uk/ Freesat]
- [http://www.freesat.co.uk/index.php?page=products.Products&type_id=3 Freesat – HD TV Recorders & Freesat Playback]
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