4k Freesat Set Top Boxes

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Manufactured by Arris, these boxes will be sold to retailers by Freesat themselves, and not by Arris. (Humax sold their Freesat boxes direct to the customers.)

The 4K Freesat set top box is available in two versions, one with an internal hard drive for recording, and one without an internal hard drive.

The 4K Freesat set top box with an internal hard drive will be available with 500GB, 1TB & 2TB hard drives.

The user interface on the new Arris Freesat box does look a bit like one that earlier Freesat boxes from Humax used.

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These new Arris Freesat boxes support 4k / UHD. But since there is a severe lack of 4K content on UK TV, only the youtube and Netflix apps on the box will currently support 4k.

The boxes will also support “wideband” lnbs, like those LNBs used for SkyQ. This will explain why the non recording receiver has two inputs for two tuners. The recording versions, to be released later, will have the option, with a wideband LNB, to record up to 4 channels at once. But they can still be used with the standard “universal” LNB.

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The boxes will support Dolby Atmos audio. Again, a bit like the 4k compatibility, this will only be limited to Netflix and Youtube, since no broadcasters on Freesat uses Dolby Atmos yet.

These boxes are as yet untested for reception in weak signal areas like Spain. But I have a few on order to test and review. However, I would state that if you are currently using a Humax Freesat set top box like the HB 1100S, then there is no real reason to upgrade to this box at the moment.





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