10-10-2022, 12:07 AM
The Kapang app on Fire TV and Android TV is as close to being a Freeview/Freesat replacement for second sets.
It's not perfect, but has BBC One, Two, ITV, Channel 5 in 1080p and then the likes of Dave, Yesterday etc in 720x576 which is a marked improvement on the Freeview resolution and bitrate. (Channel 4 is 720x576 upscaled to 1920x1080).
However I expect Kapang to go the way of TV Catchup and TV Player when broadcasters demand they pay for carriage.
It's not perfect, but has BBC One, Two, ITV, Channel 5 in 1080p and then the likes of Dave, Yesterday etc in 720x576 which is a marked improvement on the Freeview resolution and bitrate. (Channel 4 is 720x576 upscaled to 1920x1080).
However I expect Kapang to go the way of TV Catchup and TV Player when broadcasters demand they pay for carriage.