With Channel 4 HD joining us in 2 months time, I wanted to raise the issue of a menu option for those that want it to swap the SD/HD channels in the EPG Humax Foxsat and HDR receivers.

BBC 1 HD on 101 (BBC 1 SD on 108)
ITV 1 HD on 103 (ITV 1 SD on 119)
Channel 4 HD on 104 (Channel 4 SD on 126)

Something similar was done recently by Sky, but they forced those changes rather than making them something the user can choose in the menu itself. Is this something Humax would look at putting in to the next software update, as an actual feature or as a hidden bonus like the Diseqc menu etc?

Freesat insists on fixed channel numbers in the epg so this won't happen.

Beyond deleting channels and swapping the bbc regions at 101 and 102 there is no customisation possible in Freesat mode

The broadcaster could choose to provide an option in the EPG for the user to change their preferred version of a channel using the alternate region facilities, but I have yet to see anyone other than BBC1 regions do this.

Would it even be possible to add BBC 1 HD to the regions list, so it would appear on 101 anyway if desired? I would hope that in time, ITV will allow users to select whichever region they wish for 103 and ITV 1 HD could be on that list too, same for Channel 4 HD when it launches.

Just change your postcode to put whatever fta ITV region you want at 103, you can then put any regional variant of BBC1 and BBC2 at 101 and 102. You always get ITV1 London at 977.

I know this, but I would like ITV 1 HD as the channel on 103! I'd also like to select BBC 1 HD as the channel on 101 and Channel 4 HD as the channel on 104, hence why I asked if there could ever be a menu option for those that wanted it. If only ITV/C4/C5 channels were included in the Customisable Channels list then users could have the top 5 showing whatever regions or HD simulcasts they wanted. 101-105 would still be the 5 main PSB's but users could have any region or HD version they wanted.