Surprised the Sky+ box isn't in your list. Used by millions in the UK (& mainland Europe!). Have you considered this? Also Freesat is new on the market. Same satellite, different receiver box.

Pace Sky+ is in the list but didn't want to start paying money to sky when there appears to be a lot of free stuuf out there.

Really wanted those of you who have freesat or fereeview boxes set up and working for comments please, also best way to use Hi Def (Blu-ray) dvd is it the PS3 route or a better way

Have you,or an engineer,tested the signal strength received by your aerial?

Has an upgrade of aerial been suggested as an option for improved Freeview reception?

If you are definitely in a poor reception area,then Freesat would appear to be your only option if you do not wish to subscribe to Sky.

Of the Freesat boxes available,comparative tests in AV magazines have shown the Humax to be the best all round performer.

Their Freesat PVR is currently rarer than hen's teeth.

If tests reveal that Freeview is an option,then you have an extremely wide choice of equipment.

Having had an aerial upgrade,the Freeview tuners in my Humax 9200,Topfield 5800,and Panasonic EX87 HDD/DVD recorder produce excellent PQ.

However,I cannot comment on what boxes would be controllable with your B & O remote.

I used to have Sky+ which worked excellently with a Beo4, but recently moved where I cannot get Sky, so switched to a Topfield 5800 - I can confirm that as a user interface this is a horrible machine, and would recommend to stay clear.

I have a BT Vision box in the bedroom (not Beo4 controllable) that has a superb interface and fully recommend as being better than Sky. Apparantly this will become multi-roomable, at which time the 5800 will go in the bin.