It’s clean in appearance, loaded with images for a more visual-based means of interaction as well as convenient text descriptions.
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Sky’s UI is one of the best in the business in our opinion, offering a convenient means of finding on-demand content, recordings and browsing the TV guide. Its form factor is much more attractive than the utilitarian design of the Virgin V6 box. The Sky Q is a smart looking box, with a design that arguably set the tone for all the set-top boxes that followed like the BT TV Box Pro. Pricier machines, however, had better be great. If a machine represents good value generally, we’ll be a little more lenient on a bad remote. Smarts are to be expected, and we’ll test these to judge whether they’re implemented well and live up to expectations Finally, every element is judged against the price. Other features we look out for are the number of tuners supported, connectivity and how do the catch-up features work. If a set-top box says it supports apps in 4K HDR, we’ll be looking for apps that actually carry support for those features. And what about content? How much content is available, which apps are supported and is support in terms of features up to the standards we’d expect. Is the user interface intuitive? Is it easy to navigate and what forms of navigation does it support? All these things will help determine how good the user experience is. Is the remote easy to use and responsive to presses. Interface is a big part of how we review set-top boxes. When possible, we compare that picture quality to what is expected from the television itself, to gauge what, if anything, these set-top boxes are bringing to the picture. We watch a lot of TV on these set-top boxes, paying attention to the image and sound quality. Learn more about how we test set-top boxes Best Freesat box: Freest 4K TV Recorder – check price.Best Freeview box: Manhattan T3-R – check price.If a set-top box doesn’t pique your interest just yet, then have a look at our best streaming devices if you want to ditch PVR and satellite altogether. If you’re looking to move from one TV provider to another, have a look below to see what’s on offer.
We’ve settled on options for Freeview and satellite users. There’s also those streaming services, and we’ll look and assess which ones the boxes have for those who want access to the streaming services along with their more ‘traditional’ TV services. We look at their video and audio performance, assess how easy it is to navigate their interfaces and test out their recoding features. We’ve reviewed plenty of them and this list here is that of the best set-top boxes we’ve tested. The likes of Sky, BT and Virgin all make set-top boxes, as well as other brands such as Humax and Manhattan. Not everyone has time to watch the latest shows as and when they come out. As well as that, there are different storage options for those who like to record and keep content. Set-top boxes come with a wide array of functionality, with support for 4K UHD content, HDR content and multi-room functionality. But the good ol’ set-top box is evolving with the times, getting smarter and packing lots of features in a one-box solution. With the Internet streaming becoming more prevalent, the way in which we consume is changing as OTT video services and platforms become more popular.
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