Thank you Graham for all of your responses.
You are certainly kept busy on this Forum.
Shame about the lack of DLNA timescale, but never mind.
I think I will just go ahead and buy it anyway. The reason I am into Freesat is that I live near the coast in Norfolk and the FREEVIEW reception around here is so unreliable. FREESAT is superb in its reliability. Also the Free time facility will be most welcome for the Independent channels when they arrive.
Thanks again for your help.