04-03-2023, 02:53 PM
From (my little) experience, and some research, the current gen Arris Freesat boxes (which are currently I believe the only Freesat-licensed STB's around anymore, now that Humax have for an odd reason, stopped making them) are quite good, with UHD & HDR support out of the box. with a couple of niggles.
It supports the Sky Q LNB, however it doesn't support the 6 or 7 show recording at the same time feature that the 1TB UHD and 2TB Q boxes do. There also seems to be a couple of software bugs with it.
As for Netflix, Disney+ & Prime Video, the Arris boxes support Netflix & Prime Video, but not Disney+. Suspect the Sky deal may have something to do with it (though as I've seen, Virgin Media now has Disney+ so maybe not.)
If you are reasonably tech savvy, it may be worth investing in a non-Freesat FTA receiver, such as the ZGemma H9.2s, which I believe can have the Sky EPG installed as a plug-in. However, I also believe that the Sky Q LNB is not supported & recording requires an external storage device.
It supports the Sky Q LNB, however it doesn't support the 6 or 7 show recording at the same time feature that the 1TB UHD and 2TB Q boxes do. There also seems to be a couple of software bugs with it.
As for Netflix, Disney+ & Prime Video, the Arris boxes support Netflix & Prime Video, but not Disney+. Suspect the Sky deal may have something to do with it (though as I've seen, Virgin Media now has Disney+ so maybe not.)
If you are reasonably tech savvy, it may be worth investing in a non-Freesat FTA receiver, such as the ZGemma H9.2s, which I believe can have the Sky EPG installed as a plug-in. However, I also believe that the Sky Q LNB is not supported & recording requires an external storage device.