FERGUSON F101HDSAT Freesat Receiver - Freesat

antenna1 · 07-11-2009, 21:58

Just spotted another new freesat receiver for sale http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/pro...USON-F101HDSAT

Andy2 · 08-11-2009, 00:23

Hmmm - they don't seem very sure whether it's a FreeSAT or FreeVIEW box

Winston_1 · 08-11-2009, 00:54

It's a Freesat box, it says so on the front panel.
What they don't know is that there are more channels than 30 on Freesat (and Freeview as well).

Is this another Harvard clone or something new? If the latter I wonder if it has diseqc.

chancooluk · 08-11-2009, 08:48

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Originally Posted by Winston_1

It's a Freesat box, it says so on the front panel.
What they don't know is that there are more channels than 30 on Freesat (and Freeview as well).

Is this another Harvard clone or something new? If the latter I wonder if it has diseqc.

Looks like its a metronic clone, there is no difference apart from the name...

Andy2 · 08-11-2009, 10:42

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Originally Posted by Winston_1

It's a Freesat box, it says so on the front panel.
What they don't know is that there are more channels than 30 on Freesat (and Freeview as well).

Is this another Harvard clone or something new? If the latter I wonder if it has diseqc.

Yes, but they also point out that 'you may need an aerial upgrade to receive Freeview'

antenna1 · 08-11-2009, 11:37

Any one know what the ferguson web site is i can not find it on the internet

Nigel Goodwin · 08-11-2009, 13:34

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Originally Posted by antenna1

Any one know what the ferguson web site is i can not find it on the internet

Ferguson haven't existed for years - Thomson bought the name (and closed all the company). Currently the rights to use the name have apparently been sold to Comet, probably on a short term basis.

So there is no Ferguson website, as there's no Ferguson company - from the sound of what others have said here, Comet are buying Freesat boxes from Metronic and having them badged Ferguson.

antenna1 · 08-11-2009, 17:02

It does look like the metronic have other stores stopped selling the metronic as i have not seen it for sale any where else any more. Also i did find a ferguson website but i do not think it is any thing to do with the uk receiver http://www.ferguson-digital.eu/

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Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin

Ferguson haven't existed for years - Thomson bought the name (and closed all the company). Currently the rights to use the name have apparently been sold to Comet, probably on a short term basis.

So there is no Ferguson website, as there's no Ferguson company - from the sound of what others have said here, Comet are buying Freesat boxes from Metronic and having them badged Ferguson.

Nigel Goodwin · 08-11-2009, 19:08

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Originally Posted by antenna1

It does look like the metronic have other stores stopped selling the metronic as i have not seen it for sale any where else any more. Also i did find a ferguson website but i do not think it is any thing to do with the uk receiver http://www.ferguson-digital.eu/

Presumably it's someone else Thomson have sold the rights to?.

07-11-2009, 21:58	#1
antenna1 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 163	FERGUSON F101HDSAT Freesat Receiver Just spotted another new freesat receiver for sale http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/pro...USON-F101HDSAT

08-11-2009, 00:23	#2
Andy2 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,602	Hmmm - they don't seem very sure whether it's a FreeSAT or FreeVIEW box

08-11-2009, 00:54	#3
Winston_1 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 543	It's a Freesat box, it says so on the front panel. What they don't know is that there are more channels than 30 on Freesat (and Freeview as well). Is this another Harvard clone or something new? If the latter I wonder if it has diseqc.

08-11-2009, 11:37	#6
antenna1 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 163	Any one know what the ferguson web site is i can not find it on the internet