I'm contemplating a return to satellite TV watching after ditching it around 2015. I think I was frustrated with the hassle of constantly shifting program positions, half empty EPG's and dozens of duplicate channels. I think back then I was using Windows Media Center, then ditched it for a Foxsat HDR with modified firmware, but then ditched that because it was so slow and only had a 100Mb LAN connection which made transferring recorded programs painful.
My hand is now being forced somewhat as I've moved and the Freeview reception is so dire.
I'd like to know if things are any easier/better, or there are now more elegant solutions available for operating outside of the Freesat environment, but still enjoying it's benefits.
My chief requirement is the ability to make unencrypted HD recordings to my NAS and a easy to manage EPG that doesn't need constant attention. The host PC will likely be tucked away out of sight somewhere and I'll use the TV's inbuilt Freesat tuner/EPG for live watching. I'd also like to be able to record 4HD which I think falls outside the Freesat environment?
In the 7 years that I've not been paying attention, are there better ways to achieve this, any suggestions on software/hardware.
I've still got my old mini-dish and dual LNB I can throw up on the wall.
Cheers
My hand is now being forced somewhat as I've moved and the Freeview reception is so dire.
I'd like to know if things are any easier/better, or there are now more elegant solutions available for operating outside of the Freesat environment, but still enjoying it's benefits.
My chief requirement is the ability to make unencrypted HD recordings to my NAS and a easy to manage EPG that doesn't need constant attention. The host PC will likely be tucked away out of sight somewhere and I'll use the TV's inbuilt Freesat tuner/EPG for live watching. I'd also like to be able to record 4HD which I think falls outside the Freesat environment?
In the 7 years that I've not been paying attention, are there better ways to achieve this, any suggestions on software/hardware.
I've still got my old mini-dish and dual LNB I can throw up on the wall.
Cheers