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Just ordered my Humax PVR
Just ordered my Humax Freesat PVR from Dixons, got it for £250.57 inc VAT and delivery.
Fingers crossed it will be with me Friday as standard delivery is 2-3 days. Can't wait to get my hands on it as l would like to replace BTvision and then dump BT Broadband for Be. I am sure it won't be long before l am modding it with a 1TB drive. Is the iPlayer working yet? Do peeps already have there broadband connected to the PVR? |
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Is the iPlayer working yet? Do peeps already have there broadband connected to the PVR?
Humax say there will be a bug-fix firmware release before the iplayer implentation. No dates yet. Rgds. Les. |
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According to the latest freesat press release - "IPTV services such as BBC iPlayer due in the Autumn".
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I'm waiting until I see what the IPTV functionality has to offer before taking the plunge.
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Just ordered my Humax Freesat PVR from Dixons, got it for £250.57 inc VAT and delivery............
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Could this price reduction signify that Humax are planning to release a new version of the box at the old price point, or is it just the result of normal market forces driving the price down? Graham. |
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Still £293 at Argos. They seem to be last when it comes to lowering prices.
I'm not buting one now, I've decided, I'm gonna wait and get a DSAT/DTT receiver for ease of use. Just need to find one that has a nice OSD and PVR functionality. Might even wait until UK HD DTT has launched so I can get a dual receiver with DVB-T2 functionality as well.
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Cheapest l saw using Pricerunner and Kelkoo was for £255 at Amazon, not sure if that included delivery or not.
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Cheapest l saw using Pricerunner and Kelkoo was for £255 at Amazon, not sure if that included delivery or not.
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A lot of people are selling it for around £250 now.
Could this price reduction signify that Humax are planning to release a new version of the box at the old price point, or is it just the result of normal market forces driving the price down? |
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The latter I imagine. Sales rank has now gone up to 64 on Amazon, must be making a fortune for Humax!
I wonder if all the sales are going to DS readers. ![]() Graham. |
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Aaargh. Stupid wife went out and missed the delivery on Friday of my new box. Won't be delivered till Wednesday now. As l work away from home during the week, won't get my grubby hand on it until Friday evening.
Worst bank holiday weekend ever. |
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Just ordered my Humax Freesat PVR from Dixons, got it for £250.57 inc VAT and delivery.
Fingers crossed it will be with me Friday as standard delivery is 2-3 days. Can't wait to get my hands on it as l would like to replace BTvision and then dump BT Broadband for Be. I am sure it won't be long before l am modding it with a 1TB drive. Is the iPlayer working yet? Do peeps already have there broadband connected to the PVR? If you absolutely want to be safe, use an external enclosure and run a sata lead out through the bottom. |
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Make sure you use a PVR drive not a computer drive.
If you absolutely want to be safe, use an external enclosure and run a sata lead out through the bottom. http://www.hummy.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=5965 |
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Sorry Graham not got time to read the whole thread.
What caused this? Its hard to see how an externally mounted drive could cause lock ups in a healthy HDR as only the data's going externally via SATA and SATA's pretty robust. Also, the OS / firmware is on chip in the HDR not on the hard drive so any corruption there would only mean a loss of a programme not box function. The Icy Box BTW is reported by some to have data problems. Its also passively cooled. I have one for my pc. Never had any data problems but my HDR wouldn't recognise it, hence why I went the internal route. |
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Sorry Graham not got time to read the whole thread.
What caused this? Its hard to see how an externally mounted drive could cause lock ups in a healthy HDR as only the data's going externally via SATA and SATA's pretty robust. Also, the OS / firmware is on chip in the HDR not on the hard drive so any corruption there would only mean a loss of a programme not box function. The Icy Box BTW is reported by some to have data problems. Its also passively cooled. I have one for my pc. Never had any data problems but my HDR wouldn't recognise it, hence why I went the internal route. Graham |
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