The Goodmans GDB9 Digital Set Top Box is yet another example of "you get what you pay for". I purchased this freeview box for £25 a matter of months ago from a Supermarket, of which I had nothing but problems since. All I wanted was a set top freeview to stick in the bedroom so I could watch TV in bed on a sunday morning. The last thing I wanted was the hassle of having to retune this every time I wanted to watch TV, yet only returning up to 10 channels. The first month of owning the product, I was satisfied. The TV guide had a good feature of allowing you to continue to watch the TV program in the top corner of the guide whilst you were ...  Read the complete review

As you will have gathered by now, much of my focus recently has been on the subject of Freeview, free-to-air TV. Isn't it good of me to research all these different boxes for you so that you don't have to end up buying a dud? We have a number of TVs in the house and so, if we are to benefit from the huge range of TV and Radio channels that are now available by digital broadcast, each needs to have its own digital set-top box. I've tried a few now and as my reviews have indicated, I've come across a few real bummers. One thing has astounded me; the overall quality of manufacture of these devices, and I'm not pointing at any particular manufacturer, is simply ...  Read the complete review