EMtronics EMFBHD1 - Freeview Set Top Box 1080P with HDMI and Scart, Digibox Digital TV Receiver with PVR, 150+ Channels

This was for my dad. Easy to install and to use. Great value

I wanted a box for satellite connection. Perhaps I should have read the description more carefully. I returned the box with no fuss whatsoever and received my refund quickly.Possibly the description should mention Freeview only as there is no satellite plug on the back.

Really simple to set up, only thing is lost one of my favourite channels and some others are under a different channel number to what they usually are on freeview. For example sky arts was previously no. 11 but now no. 36. Also lost "Pick" channel which was previously channel no.17. Doesn't have sub titles either but I can cope.

Bought my Grandad one of these in March 2023 and it has had constant problems. Some channels just not working randomly. You might be watching a suspenseful episode of Deal or No Deal. As you sit on the edge of your seat, about to find out what’s in their box with eager anticipation, boom, the channel just cuts to no signal. An unacceptable disaster indeed.The past few months, it then started completely turning itself off. I suspect due to overheating as the time it would last until switching itself off became shorter and shorter. But seriously, a freeview box overheating? It’s not exactly rendering a real time simulation in the basement of NASA, is it? It shouldn’t over heat.So, like a fool, I bought another one. And this one came with an already broken remote control as you can see in the attached photo. Huge crack in the back of the remote and it did not function when testing it, so that one went straight back. Just got the refund and will be putting it towards a better one, because this one certainly is not worth the cheap price.Do yourself a favour and avoid. You’d have better luck getting something that wasn’t thrown together in a cheap factory in a certain Asian country for quick money. Get something you know will last a few years at least.

works well but its a bit clunky interface and keeps changing channels one you highlight a channel which is a bit annoyingIt dose the job okgood value for money

Perfect for recording Freeview programs onto USB dongle or SSD external drive. Easy to set-up and found all the channels. Just download VLC player which is free and you can watch the recorded programs with subtitles, great for the hard of hearing.

The remote control is very fragile so not suitable for families with kids as likely to be broken easily by them. After @ 10 weeks it developed some faultseg. on/off switch on remote stopped working so box had to be switched on/off at plug. After booting up a message appeared about external device which stayed on screen over 10 seconds, during which I couldn't use the remote for anything like switching channel. Thus, after switching on at plug, after it had booted up and external device message disappeared, it was @20seconds before remote control could be used.

Delivered as said very pleased with it