How many freesat boxes off one dish

Here Freesat is the answer, giving you more than TV channels through a satellite dish, along with a few exciting extras. Below, we've created a succinct buying guide that explains both what Freesat is and how you might go about finding the best Freesat box for you.

If you already know what's what, you'll find our pick of the best Freesat boxes further down the page. Some Samsung, LG and Panasonic TVs support Freesat directly, and all you need to do is plug in the coaxial cable coming through the wall; check the manual and look for the distinctive satellite input socket it sticks out and has a screw thread running around it to see if this might be the case with yours. You can also check a list on the Freesat website.

If not, you need a separate set-top box. Freesat is the satellite equivalent of Freeview, delivering SD and HD programmes — along with digital radio — to your TV via a satellite dish.

You get access to more than channels, including all the major UK channels, some slightly more obscure UK channels, some foreign-language channels and the usual specialist sport, adult, special interest and religious odds and ends. More importantly, many will now let you watch catch-up TV without leaving the TV guide, just by scrolling to the left from the current hour and selecting whatever programme you want to watch. In the last year or so Freesat has begun selling its own Freesat-branded boxes, while the other manufacturers have focused more on Freeview Play devices.

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