The first next generation Freesat+ box with free time, the Humax HDR-1000S, will appear in UK stores this week. Delivering the new smart on-screen TV guide, the HDR-1000S allows users to move effortlessly between live digital channels and on demand programmes from BBC iPlayer and ITV Player.

Available to buy from John Lewis, Currys, Comet, Argos, Euronics and a range of other independent electrical retailers, the Humax HDR-1000S Freesat+ box will be priced at around £279. It will deliver the new free time service, which offers the following features in a single guide, all subscription-free:

– A backwards TV guide to watch programmes that have already been on
– An ‘at a glance’ Now & Next view to show you what’s on the minute you sit down
– A new Showcase section with recommendations on what programmes to watch now, in the future and on demand

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