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Old 27-08-2009, 23:43
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I can confirm we haven't been able to add any specific software that provides streaming between the boxes or from PCs.......
... it isn't impossible for someone to write an MHEG application to do streaming from a local network and that I had modelled that concept.
Streaming would have been excellent. Nice quietish box near the TV, no need to go and buy a PopcornHour product.... or yet another remote on the coffee table!

I'd settle for just FTP so that we could shift recordings to the disk before watching - a more elegant solution than USB storage sneakernet!


Kind of a shame to have USB-connected backup supported, which clearly has to take account of bandwidth issues at critical times and observe the DRM issues, but not extend that to file transfer via the network. Similarly taking all this time to refine streaming of content that somebody *else* considers I will want (with all the bells and whistles that he service will require) whilst not allowing any other form of domestic streaming or playing from remote devices.
It is rubbing the consumer's nose in it a bit.
I was always going out on a bit of a limb in the optimistic hope that the advertised ethernet port would be used in a way which was interesting to me - so I recognise that I've got few grounds for complaint.... but what is likely to be delivered is going to rub salt in the self-inflicted wound.


This is why I haven't been to explicit as to our ambitions for the product because, in the end, once we sat down and did the work we found some of our ambitions were not achievable.
Our TV has 3 x HDMI. One for the Foxsat, one for the Blu-ray, one for the rather disappointing Netgear "Digital Entertainer". My old Pace Twin Freeview PVR is not much used now. I'm holding out for the H264 HD capable Freeview PVRs, at which point we will be out of HDMI connectors on the TV. I guess that for many the likely mix will be a) disk player b) sat or terrestrial PVR c) domestic streamer or game PC.

IMHO there's a place in the market for combi devices to reduce the clutter and HDMI count. Some manufacturers go down the PVR + DVD/BluRay some may go down the PVR/media-player. I'm concerned that whatever software we see for the Foxsat-HDR may be the last for that product as enough time has gone by that you are probably looking to newer products now e.g. Freeview HD PVR or something with more features like Humax's iCord products that I've looked at in the past.
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Old 28-08-2009, 00:03
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Our TV has 3 x HDMI. One for the Foxsat, one for the Blu-ray, one for the rather disappointing Netgear "Digital Entertainer". My old Pace Twin Freeview PVR is not much used now. I'm holding out for the H264 HD capable Freeview PVRs, at which point we will be out of HDMI connectors on the TV. I guess that for many the likely mix will be a) disk player b) sat or terrestrial PVR c) domestic streamer or game PC.
Ive solved that by having a DVI to HDMI and an optical cable to my surround sound system.

I can play mkv files perfectly on a 40" screen, a couple of cables could have saved you buying the netgear.
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Old 28-08-2009, 02:07
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Having Bob's ear on here is invaluable and his honesty and that of Humax is refreshing. It would be nice for those who had problems with their Sky boxes to have had someone from them ready to provide real information rather than the BS that you get from their CS.
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Old 28-08-2009, 08:39
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We have much greater ambitions for next generation products because the next generation hardware will sustain more features and from day one we can plan. Freeview HD is certainly as much an exciting prospect as the continued growth of Freesat.

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Old 28-08-2009, 09:20
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...you are all being watched
Unike BBCi
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Old 28-08-2009, 10:14
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We have much greater ambitions for next generation products because the next generation hardware will sustain more features and from day one we can plan. Freeview HD is certainly as much an exciting prospect as the continued growth of Freesat.

Bob
On our next update is this the Iplayer update (coming end of this year) or are we expecting a update to fix all the bugs, many people I know are holding back because of this, we have waited over a year just to get this far, and the update we got was to fix further updates in the future.

Its a good product but lacks in real features that many of the other humax range has, there are many bugs that need to be addressed - a lot of people have invested £300 in this product and I'm not happy to invest more money in a next generation product that fails to deliver - with other Freesat PVR machines coming onto the market I can see a lot more people leaving the humax brand.
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Old 28-08-2009, 10:24
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The bug fixes and iplayer are going to be together, thats been confirmed. I highly doubt everything will be fixed and I expect to be disappointed by the bug/gui/usability fixes after waiting for so long.
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Old 28-08-2009, 10:33
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It's invaluable to have Bob_Cat reading and posting on here.I have cringed over a few comments aimed at him and the Humax staff.He is here to be informative and helpful.See if you can get the same thing from a Philips or Panasonic etc product.The Humax support is one of the main reasons I invest in their products.
Thank you.
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Old 28-08-2009, 11:24
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... and I expect to be disappointed by the bug/gui/usability fixes after waiting for so long.
Don't forget that a pessimist is seldom disappointed.
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Old 28-08-2009, 12:53
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Don't forget that a pessimist is seldom disappointed.
Im a QPR fan so thats completely right and if youre a Saints fan, youd know the feeling too.
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Old 28-08-2009, 13:16
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Don't forget that a pessimist is seldom disappointed.
Ah, but what of the case where someone was positive and optimistic in their expectations in the first place and then cruelly disappointed?

BTW I am a Saints follower too and know exactly that feeling

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Old 28-08-2009, 15:39
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You may also be interested to hear that I have on the odd occasion been remonstrated for depth of my postings on DS...

Although I was glad to hear that BBCi started posting on here because of me. I also know that many others lurk here, you are all being watched!

Bob
Always glad to hear from you Bob.

We all know there's going to be negativity at times. If there wasn't, you guys would be gods at your jobs!!

I'm posting on the BBC HD blog at the moment about the PQ problems. However, there's a difference between negative feedback and flaming and I think in the most part what happens on here (and BBC HD forums) is feedback.

I'm glad to see both you and Andy on here and hope you'll both stick around through the good and the bad.
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Old 01-09-2009, 13:07
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We have much greater ambitions for next generation products because the next generation hardware will sustain more features and from day one we can plan. Freeview HD is certainly as much an exciting prospect as the continued growth of Freesat.

Bob
Lurkings good.... at least you get to see it

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Old 02-09-2009, 13:34
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We have much greater ambitions for next generation products because the next generation hardware will sustain more features and from day one we can plan. Freeview HD is certainly as much an exciting prospect as the continued growth of Freesat.

Bob
Not much use to those of us who can barely get a decent freeview signal.

Plus, how many generations of hardware has Windows eaten through and still not delivered the goods?

We are more interested in our current £300 investment, not the next!

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