EchoStar HDS-600RS

146 reviews

Dec, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 146 reviews of EchoStar HDS-600RS. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the EchoStar HDS-600RS is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for EchoStar HDS-600RS

alaTest has collected and analyzed 135 user reviews of EchoStar HDS-600RS from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.

81% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by : Steve May (t3.com)

Echostar HDS-600RS Freesat HD PVR review

Innovative combination of TV recording and Slingbox TV anywhere

Oct, 2011

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Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

Echostar HDS-600RS SlingLoaded review

The Echostar HDS-600RS SlingLoaded is a clever streamer that gives you a Freesat HD fix wherever you go

Watch Freesat HD anywhere ; easy to use ; good picture quality ; attractive design

Mobile app could be better ; needs a hefty broadband connection for best quality

If you spend time on the road, the Echostar is an ideal way to catch up on your TV

Jun, 2011

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Expert review by : Steve May (homecinemachoice.com)

Echostar HDS-600RS review

When Slingbox first launched, placeshifting, as it quickly became known, was a technology to watch out for. Everyone got excited about the idea of using the internet to stream video from their home recorder.

A solid PVR performance; easy to use; integrated Sling Placeshifting functionality

SlingMobilePlayer app is expensive; poor quality streamed images to mobile devices and PCs

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : Steve May (pocket-lint.com)

EchoStar Freesat HDS-600RS

The Freesat audience may comprise Sky wobblers and value seekers, but that doesn't mean they should be denied a little innovation to call their own. Enter the HDS-600RS, world's first personal video recorder with integrated Slingbox. With its sloping...

Seamless integration of Slingbox placeshifting, easy to use Freesat+ PVR, distinctive design

SlingMobilePlayer app is expensive, video streaming quality struggles with a slow net connection, no media playback via USB

With its sloping sides and funky indentations Echostar’s HDS-600RS may look more like confectionary than consumer electronics (definitely a bit Marmite) but it’s still a brilliant combination of placeshifter and PVR.

Apr, 2011

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Expert review by : Stuart Miles (pocket-lint.com)

EchoStar SlingLoaded HDS-600RS hands-on - Pocket-lint

EchoStar, the company that owns Sling Media is launching a Freesat powered PVR in the UK to take on the likes of Humax, Sony, and Samsung. The new box,

Mar, 2011

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Echostar HDS-600RS review

This Freesat PVR streams TV to your phone, tablet or laptop, wherever you are

A great PVR with impressive streaming talents, but phone viewing should be better

Apr, 2011

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Echostar HDS-600RS Review

A great PVR with impressive streaming talents, but phone viewing should be better

The EchoStar HD-600RS is the world’s first PVR loaded with Slingbox technology, giving it the ability to transmit live TV and recorded video over the net to a laptop, tablet or phone.To get up and

Apr, 2011

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EchoStar - SlingLoaded HDS-600RS

Although times may be economically hard for many of us, thanks to the advent of Freesat we're not forced to swell the coffers of Sky in order to have access to scores of satellite TV channels. ...

The EchoStar SlingLoaded HDS-600RS cleverly and stylishly extends the range of the conventional Freesat PVR to allow distance viewing on mobile phones and tablets as well as hefty record capacities - but it is expensive. BEST POINT: Simple setup and...

Jun, 2011

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Expert review by : Nigel Whitfield (reghardware.co.uk)

Echostar HDS-600RS Freesat HD recorder

Review Freesat, launched three years ago, hasn't quite caught the imagination in the same way as Freeview HD, but if you don't have terrestrial coverage, or you want more channels than Freeview provides, without having to go for pay TV, it's a good...

Overall, Echostar’s HDS-600RS does the job as well as any other Freesat recorder. For most users, the big question is whether or not it's worth paying the £50 quid or so extra – £70 if you include the smartphone app – to be able to watch TV wherever...

Jun, 2011

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