Bush's first entrant to the Freeview HD market undercuts the comparable model from Humax by some £70 - almost half price.

Bush’s first entrant to the Freeview HD market undercuts the comparable model from Humax by some £70 – almost half price. However, with such a low price tag, don’t expect to the get bells and whistles and upgrade capabilities of devices like the Humax.

Bush DVB680 Freeview HD Box Cheapest Price

Bush DVB680 Freeview HD Box Review

Bush have launched this DVB680 HD Freeview box with an RRP price of £149.99, however it seems the price has come down even before it was released. The Bush brand is perhaps more commonly known for entry-level electronics and at first sight this appears to fit the bill. Not quite as visually appealing as the Humax Fox-HD T2, you could be forgiven for thinking it was a standard definition Freeview box. However, many people will argue that as long as the box does its job and outputs high definition pictures from the Freeview platform, looks are irrelevant – and to a point, we are inclined to agree.

This model comes with both scart and HDMI outputs, however why you would want to use the scart is a mystery as you would lose the benefit of HD. Maybe Bush are thinking that in time, all of the older standard definition Freeview boxes will be phased out, and even people without HD ready TVs will buy these set top boxes to use for the standard definition channels. Interestingly, neither scart or HDMI leads are included, so make sure to buy a cable at the same time.

Fairly standard is the 7 day electronic programme guide, subtitles and ‘now and next’ programme information. However, less standard is the inclusion of an network/ethernet port. There are no details as to why this has been included at present, however it could be used in future to allow internet connectivity and BBC iPlayer functionality as you can now get on the Freesat boxes.

Finally, it’s nice to see that manufacturers are considering the cost of leaving electrical items in standby mode. This unit uses 12 watts of power when being used, and under 2 watts in standby.

Bush DVB680 HD Freeview Box Specification

• Freeview HD receiver (not recorder)
• Single Freeview HD (DVB-T2) tuner
• 7 day EPG & ‘Now and next’ programme information
• Scart and HDMI sokcets (leads not included)
• Upscaling to 1080p
• Network/ethernet port
• 12 watts power in use, 2 watts in standby mode.
• Dimensions: Height 40mm, Width 170mm, Depth 295mm
• Weight 0.9kg

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