Ok,
couple of things been bugging me for a while that Humax should address in the next box:
1. Channel change direction inconsistency - the silver circular button is pressed up wards to go down the channels when viewing.
eg to down from BBC 1 to BBC 2 you press the upper side.
However, in the epg you press the down side to go down the channels ie the opposite way around.
Would it not make more sense to use the down side to go down the channels in both instances instead of one side for viewing and the opposite side in the epg? Sometimes I occassionally forget which way to go because of the inconsistency and its also a very clumsy way to operate a box having the same function working in opposite directions depending on whether you have the picture on or are in the epg.
2. Series Recordings - could it no be implemented so that the Humax can detect related series in the schedule and offer a series recording?
eg. Last night I had Bondi Rescue (Zone Reality) set to record on a series recording. It was showing in the epg as usual as 7-7.30pm and 7.30-8.00pm. In fact it turned out the 7-7.30pm was the last one of the series although the epg showed "Bondi Rescue" immediately following it.
It turned out when you expand the epg information the hidden bit shows "- Bali" ie. "Bondi Rescue - Bali" - it's an entire new series of shows sitting in the previous series same slot.
The result of this was the 1st programme recorded but the 2nd programme did not because the EPG / recorder see it as an entirely new series and thus it requires an entirely new schedule to be set.
Had I not happened to watch it live last night and notice that the second programme wasn't recording I could have missed the entire Bondi Rescue - Bali series. Luckily I did see it and set a new scheduled recording.
My point is though, could the Humax not be made to spot a related series and offer a series recording?
I understand not everyone would want this on all of the time as constant offerings might be intrusive, but maybe something could be incorporated on a series recording by recording basis whereby as you set a series recording you have the option of asking the box to keep an eye out for related series thus efefctively enabling it off by default but settable to on for specific individual series recordings when they are set.
couple of things been bugging me for a while that Humax should address in the next box:
1. Channel change direction inconsistency - the silver circular button is pressed up wards to go down the channels when viewing.
eg to down from BBC 1 to BBC 2 you press the upper side.
However, in the epg you press the down side to go down the channels ie the opposite way around.
Would it not make more sense to use the down side to go down the channels in both instances instead of one side for viewing and the opposite side in the epg? Sometimes I occassionally forget which way to go because of the inconsistency and its also a very clumsy way to operate a box having the same function working in opposite directions depending on whether you have the picture on or are in the epg.
2. Series Recordings - could it no be implemented so that the Humax can detect related series in the schedule and offer a series recording?
eg. Last night I had Bondi Rescue (Zone Reality) set to record on a series recording. It was showing in the epg as usual as 7-7.30pm and 7.30-8.00pm. In fact it turned out the 7-7.30pm was the last one of the series although the epg showed "Bondi Rescue" immediately following it.
It turned out when you expand the epg information the hidden bit shows "- Bali" ie. "Bondi Rescue - Bali" - it's an entire new series of shows sitting in the previous series same slot.
The result of this was the 1st programme recorded but the 2nd programme did not because the EPG / recorder see it as an entirely new series and thus it requires an entirely new schedule to be set.
Had I not happened to watch it live last night and notice that the second programme wasn't recording I could have missed the entire Bondi Rescue - Bali series. Luckily I did see it and set a new scheduled recording.
My point is though, could the Humax not be made to spot a related series and offer a series recording?
I understand not everyone would want this on all of the time as constant offerings might be intrusive, but maybe something could be incorporated on a series recording by recording basis whereby as you set a series recording you have the option of asking the box to keep an eye out for related series thus efefctively enabling it off by default but settable to on for specific individual series recordings when they are set.