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Adding to a great year for the multi-award winning TechniSat HDFS, it has received the Freesat HD Receiver of the Year 2010 award.
The Freesat Product Awards 2010 were judged by the editors of What Satellite & Digital TV, Home Cinema Choice and consumer technology website Techradar.
Across the categories of Freesat HD, Freesat + Recorders and TVs, products were recognised for excellent design, build quality, AV performance and for including features that exceed the Freesat specification to bring greater functionality to the user.
The HDFS was the winner of the Freesat HD Receiver category:
Technisat’s HDFS made instant waves by building on the Freesat HD specification, enabling users to enjoy music, video or photos, both from USB, flash or networked storage, with an optional Wi-Fi connection.
The HDFS received still further recognition as it was judged to be runner up in the overall Freesat Product of the Year 2010 which covers products across all Freesat categories:
The Technisat HDFS proves it is possible to innovate with entry-level products, and has raised all our expectations for future Freesat HD receivers.
Click here for more information on the TechniSat HDFS.
Best Price: £129.99 (inc delivery)
October 28th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
I think it is better to have a HD TV with Freesat embedded I’m pleased with my Panasonic TX-L37V20B LCD/LED TV
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October 28th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
I love my technisat, most reliable electronics purchase i’ve ever made.
DanQuote
October 28th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
have had my foxsat hd reciever for over a year now.best purchase ever made.will not go back to sky again.
daveQuote
October 28th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
I am thinking of getting this box for a second TV, does the iPlayer work with it?
Gordon S ValentineQuote
October 28th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
@Gordon S Valentine
Sure does, iPlayer works fine on the HDFS.
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October 28th, 2010 at 11:16 pm
Great box just wish they would get Windows 7 compatibility sorted, then it would be perfect
SimonQuote
October 29th, 2010 at 9:39 am
Quality box and award well deserved, cheaper way to get a DVR. Am I right in thinking the picture quality is excellent on these boxes, I know the SD picture on my HDR is not amazing.
Lee BQuote
October 29th, 2010 at 10:05 am
Best freesat PVR for the 2nd year running goes to the Humax Foxsat HDR by WHAT HI FI? sound and vision awards 2010. This box is truely amazing!
Graham HallQuote
October 29th, 2010 at 10:38 am
When I kissed goodbye to Mr. Murdoch over a year ago I brought a TechniSat box. It’s never missed a beat so well worth this award.
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October 29th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
I debated for some time between the TechniSat and the Humax. Friends have the Humax HD and it looks and performs brilliantly but for me the TechniSat offers more functions including recording to ext drive and playing music from my network connected pc. Now the price has come down to meet the Humax HD, I would certainly recommend this to anyone.
BillQuote
October 29th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
I,m a humax owner myself but would consider the TechniSat for upstairs study room going by reviews. Keep on with the good work Admin
rogerQuote
October 29th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
Great news for TechniSat, hope they give Humax a run for their money when YouView is launched
Rob HQuote
October 29th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
they shoe advert for box for 49.00 how do i get it for that price.
louiseQuote
October 29th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
@louise
The TechniSat isn’t available for £49. Suspect you mean Sky, which is a completely different service and requires a subscription, see here.
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October 30th, 2010 at 10:46 am
TechniSat HDFS is THE most versatile freesat STB on the market especially at the price. Every feature works as it should, including BBC iPlayer, but for me, the icing on the cake would be Internet Radio ….. ? Could this be done retrospectively as a software download ??.
Brian LincolnQuote
October 31st, 2010 at 9:54 am
I would buy one of these in a heartbeat if they did a PVR version. I’m desperate for a Freesat PVR to replace my Sky+ box that can also stream media from my NAS.
NickQuote
October 31st, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Nick@16
Just connect a USB hard drive, flash memory or compact flash card, and you have a first class PVR!. All the recording software and timers are built-in. It works much better than my Free View PVR!. Buy and enjoy!.
Brian LincolnQuote
November 1st, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Brian@17
I am thinking of either the Humax or the HDFS, What i wnt to know is what is the capacity on the flash or compact flash card and how many hours can you store in SD and HD.
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November 1st, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Very, very roughly, 1GB of memory stores around half an hour of SD, or a quarter of an hour of HD.
So choose what capacity of USB drive or flash card for how many hours of recording you want.
ChrisQuote
November 1st, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Alex@18
I have used a 4GB Flash card for casual use, and currently use an 80GB external hard drive plugged in to the front USB port (with the rear USB port reserved for the TechniSat WiFi dongle). If you go to the Technisat website you can download the operating manuals and preview the specs! It’s a great machine!
Brian LincolnQuote
November 2nd, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Just watched the video on the TechniSat site, what an ugly user interface! I’m sticking to Humax!
JamesQuote
November 2nd, 2010 at 4:15 pm
James@21
With respect James, I’ve used both, and the Humax can’t hold a candle to the HDFS! Once you’ve used one, you don’t want anything else.
Brian LincolnQuote
November 15th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
Are there any plans for MP4 or MKV support ? It’s the only thing holding me back from buying one.
Andy TQuote
April 1st, 2011 at 11:36 am
I see there is new firmware
Digital UK Ltd Technisat HDFS Version Number 1666 Patch 7 N 28-02-2011
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