Thanks for the posts guys
Unfortunately my house has always been in some kind of dead spot in terms of satellite reception, and the actual house would have required too many bends in the signal wire to fetch a solid picture. So no, no sky, and no freeview (although i cant remember the specific reason 4 years ago when we tried to get it then)
can you imagine, im still on four channels.
I'm not sure if there is one box to rule them all or what, but im gonna have to switch to digital within the next 4 weeks, so i gotta do something. Its worth noting my TV is a fat CRT [good blacks] so its not got a digital receiver built in.
Humax looks great, but definitely too pricey for now.
I am aware the main differences between the boxes [to fetch freeview] is basically the UI, so I'm just checking what you guys suggest before i make any purchases.
I think i will have to just go to Comet like you say. I try and avoid high street retail at all costs for multiple reasons but youre right, its the best way to just see which one feels best.
Thanks again for the advice guys