Humax’s new Freesat box is neater and streamier

Summer is pretty much here, so you might as well cancel your Sky subscription and save yourself a bit of ice-cream money. Maybe, in case you get a bit weary of all the sunbathing, paddleboarding and BMXing, plug this Freesat box into the end of your satellite dish cable. Over 200 channels in the EPG, 13 in HD, plus Humax’s latest now has built-in Wi-Fi for streaming Netflix or various terrestrial channel on-demand apps. It’ll also record to a hard drive if you plug one in. No monthly fee – Netflix notwithstanding – and the box only costs £100. Who knows, once the cold comes back, you might find you don’t need that big-money TV subscription.  

Fraser Macdonald consulting editor

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Fraser used to wear a Psion Series 3 palmtop in a shoulder holster. Perhaps he still does.Either way, his lifelong mission - including fourteen years for Stuff - has been to see whether the consumer electronics industry can ever replicate that kind of cyborgian joy.So far: nope. Despite a plan to combine a action camera and Olympus Eye-Trek goggles to become Man Who Sees The Vision Of A Man Three Inches Taller Than Himself.He also likes mountain bikes, motorbikes, cars, helicopters. Still thinks virtual surround is witchcraft. Dislikes jetskis, despite never having been on one.