Originally Posted by mbsnr:
“Just to add my 2 cents worth - I'm with all that have said that Humax should have released an update sooner. I don't have a HDR at present and the bugs listed have stopped me moving away from Sky. Some may say that those bugs are trivial but as I have stated previously, I live in an area prone to power outages and so I should not have to purchase a UPS to reliably record TV! [Due to the power outage bug]. As such Sky still gets my money as I have no confidence that the Humax box will currently offer the same TV experience as the Sky+ box does. It's as simple as that - I'm a potential customer that's fed up waiting for this update and is seriously thinking about the competition that has recently appeared. I doubt I'm alone.
Also I can't use iplayer due to my geo IP location so having an update that includes it isn't a must in my book. (Yes I know that the HDR is aimed at the UK market but there must be 1000s of these boxes in ROI and elsewhere).
Anyhow that was my 2 cents worth...”
I can understand where you are coming from, and your reluctance to invest in A Humax Freesat PVR.
I am in the fortunate position of being able to keep my Sky + and get the Humax. Don't believe all the tales of woe you see on this forum. I have had mine for 6 months now and it has not let me down once . No lock ups no missed recordings great. It has features that need improving one namely the deletion process.
Compare that to my Sky + which locks up every week. Certainly during the past 6 months. Have Sky issued an update
NO.
This brings me to my main point. I have
Digifusion Freeview PVR No updates in 3 years.
Sky+ No updates for at least a year
Bt Vision No updates for at least a year.
HumaX fREESAT pvr No updates in my 6 months.
So in my opinion Humax are no worse(Or better) than any other STB makers. Give them a break. I think expectations are to high. Yes Humax should have attended to some of the problems some suffer. However, many of us have Boxes that do what it says on the tin.