Well well well, (3 holes in the ground

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Theres been a lot of action since i last posted on this, my very own thread!
Thanks to everyone for their genuine comments about my plight. I'll take the Humax HDR back and see what happens. If i'm still allowed on here i'll post back and tell you how i got on? Might not be for a week or so depending on my travel plans with work.
An interesting debate as to whether or not i should have posted on the Sky forum to see if anyone had any luck getting a refund with an HDR box, but, based on the responses i think most forums would have done the job as there is no real definitive answer it would appear. I recall taking a TomTom back to Tesco after 362 days of ownership and fighting its foibles from day 1. I did resets, firmwares, tweaks and all sorts and it refused to work for more than an hour without crashing. I explained i had tried and tried to fix it but to no avail and they offered me a full refund. I then immediataley purchased a replacement (different but equivalent model though) and as it was cheaper they even gave me some money back. I'm hoping for a similar reaction from Currys if i tell them that i have been waiting all year for an update following advice from the manufacturer.
If today's update is anything to go by soem of the foibles may have been fixed, some havent. I know i cant take something back just because of a foible but i'm fairly sure the box will still misbehave.
Regardless, this is my plan of action and i'll see what happens.
Good luck all, i guess all us hardcore forum goers are all stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea. not sure which is which but i dont think the sky / freesat debate will ever end.
Thanks again for all your helpful comments. I'll take some of the other comments with a pinch of salt, i'm sure they were all meant in jest.
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jono