Confused by the choice of digital TV services? Compare them in the table below. Click on the logos in the table to see more about each service. (Not all services are available in all areas.)
| One-off payment |
|---|
| Provider | Cost | Channels | Additional extras |
|---|---|---|---|
 0870 111 0390 www.freeview.co.uk |
Digital boxes from £20 to £70 | Up to 40 digital TV channels | Freeview playback digital TV recorder £90 to £300 |
 0870 606 1111 www.freesatfromsky.com |
£150 (includes installation) | Over 200 digital TV channels plus over 80 digital radio channels | |
 0845 313 0053 www.freesat.co.uk |
Digital boxes from £50, HD digital boxes from £120. Standard installation £80 |
Over 80 digital TV and radio channels, including HD programmes subscription-free | Subscription-free HD |
| Subscription |
|---|
| Provider | Cost | Channels | Additional extras |
|---|---|---|---|
 0870 242 4242 www.sky.com |
from £16 - £45 depending on package. Standard installation by Sky engineers £30, weekend installation £60 | Up to 140 digital TV channels plus over 200 free-to-air channels | Sky HD, Sky broadband, Sky talk. Sky+ £149, Sky HD £249* |
 0800 052 2525 www.virginmedia.com |
The basic package is free or up to £20.50 when you take a virgin phone line (£11) installation £30 | Up to 140 digital tv channels | Virgin broadband, Virgin phone. V+ box for recording costs £150, £5 per month for service |
 0800 678 1984 www.bt.com/vision |
One off set up charge costs £30. BT Total Broadband subscription (from £7.95 p/m) required** | Up to 40 Freeview channels | V-boxTM 80 hour digital TV recorder |
 0844 415 8158 www.topuptv.com |
Top Up TV plus Digital TV recorder costs £99.99 | Up to 40 Freeview channels plus programmes from pay-TV channels | Optional upgrade to Top Up TV Anytime or Sentanta sports from £9.99 per month (plus £10 connection fee for Sentanta sport) |
