Originally Posted by White-Knight:
“So at the moment I'm not sure the Humax has a direct mid market competitor to which people could turn anyway.”
“So at the moment I'm not sure the Humax has a direct mid market competitor to which people could turn anyway.”
Yes, that is the problem. Humax have no competition in this arena so they don't NEED to do anything and hence it would appear they aren't bothering to. If there was a good working alternative machine my HDR would already be on ebay.
I too purchased the HDR based on my experience with the PVR 9200, that was a very buggy machine and crashed lots in the early days but, and I suspect only because there was competition in the market, Humax made the effort and turned it into a good reliable device.
I decided to switch to DSat for my main receiver and recorder because there is no such thing as good and reliable DTT reception in my area no matter how good the box is or how big your antenna is (currently using DAT75+MRD+Distribution Amp for DTT).
After a couple more recent problems ( a) Top Gear failed to record (Sun 26th) while box was left in standby, b) a crash the other day when my daughter accidentally pressed channel down from BBC1 and hit the Teletext channel ) I'm ready to give up on Humax and I am seriously considering spending the extra and getting a Panny.





