Freesat

[lukey121]

I am getting a new tv and also getting sky hd. Should I get freesat built in the tv? I know nothing about freesat, is it that great? Do i need it even if I have sky hd? Anyone know anything about this freesat?

[sandmaster]

As far as I know all channels on Freesat are on Sky. You may wish to have Freesat if in the future you leave Sky.

[redman41]

If you are going to buy a new TV buy a Panasonic HD Television with Freesat built in. Freesat is a Free to View TV Service provided by the BBC & ITV and is Satellite Delivered from one of the Astra Satellites (I think it comes from Astra 2D)SKY also broadcast from the same satellites, but if you have already got a SKY HD Box I don't see much point in having Freesat or even Freeview as well, apart from the fact that these are Free whereas Sky charge for their services.
It is a choice between a Free Service from Freesat or a Subscription Service fromSKY

[Quicksilver]

Freesat is excellent. Loads of HD and it's free. I closed my Sky account and am well satisfied with Freesat. If you already have Sky then there's no point in going for Freesat. Redman is right though, Panasonic have a telly with Freesat built in and it has had outstanding reviews. I just use the old Sky dish with a Freesat box bought from Currys.

[Gromit]

Freesat has the BBC and ITV HD broadcasts which SKY do not have. It also has a lot of the Freeview channels.

http://www.freesat.co.uk/index.php?page=whatso n.Main

When you buy your telly, make sure it is FULL HD (1080) and not just HD ready.

[LCDMAN]

Not totally correct there Gromit. Sky DO have the BBC HD channels - but not the ITV HD one, which is unique to Freesat {but it is not really a channel per se - it is a "stream" accessed via the "red button" }.