Bush HD any good?

[joddle]

Having suffered in a recent storm here in Spain and having lost 2 Pace 2600s and part of a TV and also having an unsympathetic insurance company I need to ecconomise on my system. The TV which suffered damage works fine on Digital TV and HDMI and RGB inputs but not on the scart or AV sockets or composite input. Alas my replacement Pace boxes don't output a RGB or HDMI signal so I can't connect them up to the TV. On sleazebay I can get a Bush HD freesat box very cheaply and wondered if one of those would be OK for occasional non HD viewing. My Humax HD box works fine but I use that on my larger HD TV and they are a tad more expensive than either the Goodmans or the Bush. I get a pretty good signal on my aged Amstrad Sky box so was hoping one of these cheaper HD boxes might be OK for basic viewing on a pretty cheap LCD TV. Any views or experience in this area much welcomed.

 

[Lazarus]

There was a time I swore by low-end brands like Bush/Alba but they have done themselves no favours with the quality of their Freesat offerings.

I bought by Foxsat pre-loved for £80 and have never regretted it.

Check down the back of the sofa for a few extra pennies!

 

[joddle]

Check down the back of the sofa for a few extra pennies!

Already done that - one sticky sweet and a load of fluff and a UK 2p coin!!!

 

[Hughes]

Bought a Metronic freesat HD box second hand off that auction site in August, and found it to be very poor when compared with the brilliant Humax Foxsat. It is very inflexible, and far less sensitive. My advice, stick with what you know!

 

[deleted]

bush come on !!

 

[Channel Hopper]

bush come on !!

They won't hear you, it's now just a brand name for the Home retail Group, including Argos and HomeBase. Everything is made in anonymous far Eastern sweatshops.