Radio and Telly Freeview Info

Older Freeview boxes

This page contains a list of old, obsolete and disccontinued Freeview, onDigital and itvDigital set-top boxes.

If you're looking for our list of current Freeview boxes, see our Freeview Boxes page... Here's a summary of three current boxes that we recommend:

Radio & Telly's Freeview Quick Picks
Basic, easy-to-use, low-priced Freeview box with 2 SCARTs, the Matsui DTR3. Currys £24.99	Freeview, hard-disk recorder with video-on-demand. Box free to BT Total Broadband customers. More	The Humax PVR-9200TS box includes a hard-disk recorder that hold 160 hours of TV. Martin Dawes & Dixons £155

Newer boxes?

Looking for a new Freeview box? See our Freeview Boxes page

Older / Discontinued Set-top boxes

Below is a list of the older Freeview set-top boxes, now discontinued or unavailable. If you know of a current supplier for any of the following, please let us know

	Alba STBI Interactive enabled. DVB compliant with MHEG. 2 X SCART. Last seen for £49.99. Know an online supplier?
	Alba STBX3 Basic freeview box without interactive capability. 2 X SCART Last seen for £34.99. Know an online supplier?
	Alba STB2NS Basic Freeview box that supports 7-day EPG. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £35 from Argos. Know an online supplier?
	BT Digital TV Adapter for Freeview(Model: DIJAM UV32) Box with Setpal technology manufactured by Dijam. Favourite channels list, 1 X SCART socket, RF loopthrough. Not available. Last seen for £45. Know a supplier?
	Bush DFTA1 Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Not available. Last seen for £30. Know a supplier?
	Bush DFTA3 Standard Freeview, but no interactive services. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Not available. Last seen for £40. Know a supplier?
	Bush DFTA4 Standard Freeview, but no interactive services. Outputs: 1 x SCART, RF loopthrough Not available. Last seen for £50. Know a supplier?
	Bush IDPVR801 Features: Freeview receiver with a built-in 80Gig hard drive. Can record up to 80 hours of programming. Last seen for £129.99 from Littlewoods Direct. Know a supplier?
	Bush IDPVR802 Features: Freeview receiver with a built-in hard drive. Can record up to 40 hours of programming. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £150 from Littlewoods Direct. Know a supplier?
	Commtel SRT5885 Features: Electronic Programme Guide, digital text. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF modulated output Last seen for £34.99 from Currys Know a supplier?
	Daewoo Setpal DS608P Features: Uses Setpal technology. Output: 1 SCART, modulated RF Not available. Last seen for £80. Know a supplier?
	Daewoo SV900 - With VHS Video Recorder Combined Freeview digital TV receiver and a Nicam VHS video recorder. It records digital channels directly and has a timer programming direct from electronic programme guide. Uses Setpal technology. Nicam stereo and Videoplus. Manufacturers site: Daewoo Output: 2 SCART, modulated RF out Not available. Last seen for £79.99 at Comet
	Echostar T-101 FTA Features: Full-screen picture/menu, context-sensitive help and 18 timers. Reported to be very effective in weak signal areas. Launched in August 2003. Manufacturers site: Echostar Output: 2 SCART and an RF loopthrough Not available. Last seen for £35. Know a supplier?
	Ferguson FDT500 Features: Digital Text, Electronic Programme Guide, Timer Function. Outputs: 1 x SCART, RF loopthrough. No RGB output Not available. Last seen for £50. Know a supplier?
	Ferguson FDT2000 Features: Digital Text, Electronic Programme Guide and auto-tune. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough, Digital audio Not available. Last seen for £50. Know a supplier?
	Fusion FRT100 Features: Unique 7 Day Multi Guide EPG Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough. More details on our Fusion page Last seen for around £20. Know an online supplier?
	Digifusion FRT101 Features: Rewind the last 30 seconds of TV. Supports 7 day Electronic Programme Guide. Became available in August 2004. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for around £50 from Currys and Bennetts Electrical. Know an online supplier?
	DigiFusion FVRT100 Features: Personal Video Recorder (PVR)... Record programmes in digital quality without videotapes. Record up to 60 hours of TV onto hard-disk. Supports the ability to pause and rewind live TV. Has a unique 7 day electronic programme guide No new suppliers fouund, but listed in "New and Used" at Amazon
	DigiFusion FVRT145 Freeview receiver with a built-in 80Gig PVR hard drive. Twin Tuner, watch one digital channel while recording another. Pause and rewind live TV. Has a 7 day electronic programme guide. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £124.99 from Argos. Refurbished version for around £45 from Micro Direct Know a supplier?
	Ferguson FPVR1T PVR to allow recording of Freeview onto 80Gig hard disk. Supports pause and rewind TV, holds up to 40 hours. 8 day electronic programme guide. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Listed for £89.97 from Currys Know a supplier?
	Ferguson FDTT2500 Features: 7-day Electronic Programme Guide, and a slot for subscription services. Became available July 2005. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £69.99 from Currys Know a supplier?
	Goodmans GDB1 Extras: Has a timer. No longer available. Last seen at £75 More details on our Goodmans page
	Goodmans GDB2 Outputs: 2 x SCARTs Extras: Has a 5 event timer No longer available. Last seen at £75 More details on our Goodmans page
	Goodmans GDB4 Appears to be a repackaged version of the GDB3, with an external power supply, to keep the unit size down. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough (no modulator), audio phono Last seen for £59.50 from John Lewis. Know a supplier?
	Goodmans GDB5 - Combined digital TV and digital radio This is a combined Freeview and DAB digital radio set-top-box. Has a 5 event timer. Scrolling display for radio text. Became available in May 2004. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough, audio phono Last seen for £69.99 from Argos Know a supplier?
	Goodmans GDB400 - Combined digital TV and DVD player This is a combined Freeview and DVD player - also supports playback of CD, CDR , MP3 and Kodak picture CD. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £122. Know a supplier?
	Goodmans GDB7CA Freeview box that supports subscription services and supports 7-day EPG . Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £54.99 from Argos Know a supplier?
	Goodmans GDB9 / GDB10F2 Twin Tuner. 7-day EPG . Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £79.99 from Argos Know a supplier?
	Goodmans GHDD1785 DVBT PVR to allow recording of Freeview onto hard disk. Hard Disk: 80Gig (40 hours) Tuner: Twin Other: 7-day EPG. Pause live TV Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £130 from Argos Know a supplier?
	Grundig GDT1000 Extras: Has a timer. Similar in spec to the cheaper GDT1500. Output: 2 SCARTs and an RF loopthrough (no modulator) Not available. Last seen for £92. Know a supplier?
	Grundig GDT1500 Extras: Has a timer Output: 2 SCARTs and an RF loopthrough Not available. Last seen for £50. Know a supplier?
	Grundig GDT2000 Released in April 2003 Output: 2 SCARTs and an RF loopthrough Not available. Last seen for £90. Know a supplier?
	Hauppauge DEC1100-T One of the smallest boxes around, the DEC 1100-t supercedes the DEC 1000-t, and is designed for receiving, decoding and displaying Digital Terrestrial Free-to-Air TV and Radio on a standard analogue TV set or video recorder (and not via your PC, as with other Hauppauge products). The DEC 1100-t has a modulated output for TVs without a SCART socket. Discontinued, but listed for £47.99 from Amazon For more, see our Hauppauge DEC1100 page
	Hauppauge DEC2000-T Receive digital TV on your PC. Run either in full-screen mode making your PC monitor behave as a TV, or having a smaller TV screen sitting in the corner of your desktop while you work. This box also comes with a SCART output, so you can connect to a standard TV or video. It also has a modulated output for TVs without a SCART socket. Manufacturers site: Click here Not available. Last seen for £108. Know a supplier?
	Hitachi HTD-K185 - Home Cinema System Home cinema system - Freeview receiver, DVD player, FM tuner (with RDS) and home cinema with six speakers. Built in Dolby Pro Logic II decoder. Not available, although often on Ebay.co.uk. Last seen for £200. Know a supplier?
	Humax DV-1000T - With DVD Player Freeview receiver with combined DVD player. Supports playback DVD, MP3, Audio CD, VCD, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, and DVD+R/RW. Channel sort by name or number, digital teletext, timer Output: 2 x SCART, RF modulator, Dolby Digital out Not available. Last seen for £80. Know a supplier? More details on our Humax page
	Humax F2-1011T It seems that this box doesn't support MHEG (interactive) services. Outputs: 1 x SCART, RF loopthrough Not available. Last seen for £56. Know a supplier?
	Humax MGTU1 Comes with a 7-day Electronic Programme Guide. Card slot suitable for subscription services Output: 2 x SCART, RF modulator Last seen for £45-£80 24-7 Electrical , John Lewis and Empire Direct. Know a supplier?
	Humax PVR-8000T - Hard disk recorder Features: Personal Video Recorder (PVR). Freeview receiver with a built-in hard drive. Available with two hard disk sizes: 40Gig (up to 20 hours), or 80Gig (up to 40 hours). Record programmes in digital quality without videotapes, channel search, electronic programme guide. Live pause, timeshift and slow motion. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF modulator, SPDIF, stereo phono Not available. Last seen for £120 from Empire Direct . Know a supplier? More details and a full FAQ on our Humax page
	Inverto IDL-7000T Freeview 80Gb Digital Video Recorder (PVR) with 80Gb Hard Disk (60 hours of recording), Twin Tuner Receiver, PiP Channel Search, 14 Day Programme Guide, Series Record (Weekly/Daily), Instant Replay and rewind live TV. Trick Playback Modes Output: 2 SCART and RF loopthrough with modulator Last seen for around £175 fromAdvancedMP3players
	Inverto IDL-800T Basic unit that supports digital text and now-and-next Output: 2 SCART and RF loopthrough Last seen for £35 from Dixons
	I-Player+ Features: Internet and email access from your TV, built-in games, caller display, support for broadband and subscription services. With USB socket for printer, broadband, webcam, etc... Output: 2 SCARTs, RF loopthrough and optical audio out. Discontinued at BT Shop in December 2006. Was �70. More details on our iPlayer page
	Labgear LAB DTT100 Features: 1 button setup, automatically scans for new channels. Uses Setpal technology. Output: 1 SCART and an RF loopthrough (with modulator). No phono outputs Last seen for £98.96 . Know a supplier?
	Lidcom LCFTV1 Released December 2003. Outputs: 1 x SCART, RF loopthrough, stereo phono Not available. Last seen for £50. Know a supplier?
GDB2 case	Lodos DVB-T3 We've heard of low-priced Freeview receivers branded Lodos (we've also heard this referred to as Lodus) becoming available in October 2003 for around £50-£60 from Sainsburys and Safeway stores. This appears to be a version of the Goodmans GDB3 in a Goodmans GDB2 case, imported and re-branded by Sainsburys.
	Matsui DTR-1 Basic Freeview box launched in April 2004 Output: 2 x SCART and RF loopthrough Listed, but out of stock for £49.97 from Dixons
	Matsui DTR-2 Output: 1 x SCART and RF loopthrough Listed, but out of stock for £34.98 from Dixons
	Matsui DTAR10 - Digital TV and digital radio This is a combined Freeview and DAB digital radio set-top-box. Output: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough and audio outputs Listed, but out of stock, price £57.97 from Dixons
	Matsui TUTV1 Features: Fully interactive, auto tune, remote control. Card slot suitable for subscription services. Available Feb 2005. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £39.99 from Dixons
	Mitsubishi BD68STB Output: 2 x SCART and an RF loopthrough Listed, but out of stock for £59.57 from Currys
	Nokia Mediamaster DVB9850T One of the early onDigital / itvDigital boxes. Digital audio out, and channel indicator. 2 SCARTs and an RF loopthrough. Card slot suitable for subscription services. Listed on our Nokia page Availability: No longer available. Try Ebay.co.uk
	Nokia Mediamaster 121T Extras: Freeze, Parental lock. More details on our Nokia page Output: 1 SCART and an RF loopthrough (with RF modulator) Discontinued, but available for £60 from Parabolic
	Nokia Mediamaster 221T Features: Personal favourites list, navi-bar menus, built-in games, 8 event timer.More details on our Nokia page Output: 2 SCARTs, RF loopthrough (modulator), 2 x phono, S/PDIF digital audio, serial port Can be made compatible with subscription services with an additional CAM Not available. Last seen for £90. Know a supplier?
	Pace DTR210T Output: 2 SCART with RF modulator, digital audio out. More details on our Pace Page Not available. Last seen for £70. Know a supplier?
	Pace DTR730 / DTR735 FTV One of the early onDigital / itvDigital boxes. Availability: No longer available. Try Ebay.co.uk
	Pace DTVA-T One of the first of the post-onDigital boxes to appear. Output: 1 SCART (No RF loopthrough) Not available. Last seen for £70. Know a supplier?
	Pace Twin Digital TV Recorder Personal Video Recorder (PVR)... Record programmes in digital quality without videotapes. Watch one digital channel whilst recording another, Pause Live TV, 10 hours hard disk recording time. Output: 2 SCARTs and an RF loopthrough (modulated), stereo phono, S video connector and Optical SPDIF For more details, see our Pace page Availability: Sadly discontinued, but try Amazon or Ebay.co.uk
	Packard Bell TCX170 With Auto Tune and Auto Standby facilities Output: 2 x SCART, digital audio output, and RF loopthrough Listed, but out of stock for £49.97 from Dixons
	Panasonic TUCT20 Output: 1 SCART, 2 phono, and RF loopthrough with modulator Manufacturers site: Click here Not available. Last seen for £75. Know a supplier?
	Panasonic TUCT30 Update to the TUCT20 with fully automatic set-up, automatic widescreen switching, high quality RGB pictures and stereo sound. It also has a 7 day EPG and a 24 event timer. Output: 2 SCART, 3.5mm stereo, and RF loopthrough Manufacturers site: Click here Listed, but out of stock for £49.97 from Dixons
	Panasonic DMRES60D DVD Recorder/PVR/Freeview 200Gb HDD Recorder, Freeview Tuner and DVD recorder. DVD RAM & DVD-R/RW recorder. DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, +R, +RW, DVD video, DVD audio, CD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD, MP3 playback. Quick start and record. Extended time recording (up to 16 hours on 9.4Gb RAM disc). Last seen for £549 from Littlewoods Extra.
	Panasonic TUCTH100 Pause live TV, 80Gb HDD, 40 hours recording, time-slip function (record & playback), twin tuner, 24 event recording. Output: 2 SCART, Digital optical out, and RF loopthrough Last seen for £262.23 from Dixons. Know a supplier?
	Philips DTRSA200 Supports 7 day EPG Output: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £49.99 from Argos Know a supplier?
	Philips DTR500 Seven day programme guide, Fast Zapp channel switching. Released November 2004 Output: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough, stereo audio out, digital audio out Last seen for £78.26 from Bennetts Electrical Know a supplier?
	Philips DTX6370 One of the early onDigital / itvDigital boxes. No longer available. Try Ebay.co.uk
	Philips DTX6371 One of the early onDigital / itvDigital boxes. No longer available. Try Ebay.co.uk
	Philips DTR100 Output: 2 x SCART, RF modulator, stereo audio out Not available. Last seen for £69.99. Know a supplier?
	Philips DTR1500 Doesn't support 7 day programme guide. Output: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough, stereo audio out, digital audio out Not available. Last seen for £54.99 . Know a supplier?
	Pioneer DBR-T210GB and Pioneer DBRT2010 One of the early onDigital / itvDigital boxes. No longer available. Try Ebay.co.uk
	Pioneer DBR-TF100GB Features: Screen capture and image store. 10 event timer. Remote control supports multiple TV sets. Software & channels auto-updated. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough (with modulator), digital audio out Not available. Last seen for £70. Know an online supplier?
	Sagem ITD58 Features: Digitally interactive. Digital text. DVB subtitles. Auto set up / scans for new channels. Now and next electronic programme guide. Outputs: 1 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £19.99 at BT Shop. Know an online supplier?
	Sagem ITD60 Features: Quick guided first installation, RF loopthrough. Outputs: 1 x SCART, RF modulator Not available. Last seen for £40. Know an online supplier?
	Sagem ITD64 Features: 7 day Electronic Program Guide (EPG), interactive. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £44.99 at Comet
	Sagem ITD66 Features: Digital photo card slot (view your digital photos on TV), 7 day Electronic Program Guide (EPG), sleep timer, 7 favourite lists, and parental lock. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for around £75 from Comet and Argos Know an online supplier?
	Sagem PVR72160 PVR to allow recording of Freeview onto hard disk. Released Aug 2005 Hard Disk: 160Gig (up to 80 hours) Tuner: Twin Card slot for subscription services Other: 7-day EPG. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough, optical audio Last seen for £179.99 at Comet
	Sagem PVR6240T Personal Video Recorder (PVR)... Record in digital quality without videotapes. Twin Tuner that allows to watch and record two programmes simultaneously. 40 GB integrated HDD to record up to 20 hours of programmes. Time shifting and Instant replay features. 7-day EPG. Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £129.99 from Argos Know an online supplier?
	Sagem PVR7280T PVR to allow recording of Freeview onto hard disk. Released Aug 2005 Hard Disk: 80Gig (40 hours) Tuner: Twin Other: 7-day EPG. Supports subscription services Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £180 from Argos Know an online supplier?
	Samsung SIR / U2001 According to a comment in our forum: "Re-launched early June 2003 with latest features and updates. Great looking box, small and stylish. Easy set-up. Picture and sound excellent. Quick channel switching." Outputs: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Not available. Last seen for £65. Know an online supplier?
	Samsung SDT7000+ Details unknown at time of writing. Note that according to Comet, this box does not support interactive services Outputs: Unknown Not available. Last seen for £99.99 . Know a supplier?
	Sony RDR-HX510s -PVR & DVD Recorder Features: Analogue tuner with 80 Gig hard disk and a DVD Recorder. Plays pre-recorded DVD's & CD's. Records on DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R DVD+RW Blank Media. With SMARTLINK Outputs: 2 x SCART. Last seen for £250 - £310 from Currys and Empire Direct. Know a supplier?
	Sony VTX-D500U One of the early onDigital / itvDigital boxes. No longer available. Try Ebay.co.uk
	Sony VTX-D800U Features include a 10 event timer, digital text, parental lock and favourites list. Can be used horizontally or vertically (with stand). Became available in July 2003. Supports Smartlink. Output: 2 SCARTs and an RF loopthrough Last seen for £50 from Argos and £79 from Currys
	Techwood TWDFV1 Announced June 2004. Output: 1 x SCART. RF loopthrough (no modulator) Listed, but out of stock, for £27.97 at Currys
No pic available	Tevion STB 714 Low-priced box available from the Aldi chain. Appears to be getting bad reviews. See our review site Know of a supplier? Contact us.
	Thomson DHD-4000 Twin Freeview Recorder Features: Personal Video Recorder (PVR)... 40Gig hard disk (for around 20 hours of TV) and a twin tuner, allowing you to record one digital TV channel onto harddisk whilst watching another. Output: 2 x SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £99.99 from Bennetts Electrical . Know a supplier?
	Thomson DTI-2300/ Thomson DTI-2305 Freeview receiver with slot that supports subscription services. Output: 2 SCARTs and an RF loopthrough with RF modulator Last seen from £30 from Comet, Bennetts Electrical and Currys. Know a supplier?
	Thomson DTI-550 Output: 1 SCART, RF loopthrough Last seen for £29.86 from Bennetts Electrical
	Thomson DTI-1000 Extras: Eight event timer, two channel audio output, parental lock Output: 2 SCARTs and an RF loopthrough (Appears some versions have a modulator, and some don't). Not available. Know an online supplier?
	Thomson DVT-1100 - DVD & CD Player Digital teletext. Auto set up. Parental lock, 10 event timer. Extras: Built-in DVD / CD player Output: 2 SCARTs, RGB and RF outputs No known suppliers at this time (Dec 04). Last seen at approx £100
	Wharfdale DVD2900F - DVD & CD Player Freeview with DVD player - Supports DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R and CD-RW playback. Dolby digital sound. 5.1 Digital Theatre System (DTS) compatible (separate AV receiver and speaker set required). Supports 7-day EPG Outputs: 2 x SCART, stereo audio out Last seen for £54.99 from Argos.

Key: With modulator Hard disk recorder

* RF loopthrough - Your main TV aerial connects into set-top box, and the box has an aerial output socket that can be used to feed a TV or video recorder regardless of whether the Freeview box is on or off. For a fuller explanation, see our Glossary
* RF modulator - Modulated output indicates that a box can 're-broadcast' the output onto a new TV channel, so that your TV or video can 'tune in' to the Freeview signal (this is especially useful for TV and video equipment that don't have SCART sockets). For a fuller explanation, see our Glossary

Newer boxes?

If you're looking for a new Freeview box (from £30), see our Freeview Boxes page

New boxes are available from: Dixons, Comet, Currys, Argos , John Lewis, Empire Direct, Littlewoods Direct, Digitalboxshop and 24-7 Electrical .

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