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Which Humax Foxsat HDR for fringe areas?
Since the great news of C4HD arriving on freesat, I'm now after a Humax Foxsat HDR, but I need it for a fringe area, i.e. Spain.
Does anyone know if the internals (apart from the hard drive) are any different between the 320gb (released 2006) and the newer 500gb (released last year) - I'm guessing so. More importantly does anyone know if the tuner and strength (sensitivity) is the same or different between these boxes - crucial in fringe areas. I've ran many Sky boxes in Spain (currently running the Pace TDS850NB) and so know how crucial a strong sensitive tuner is. Thanks in advance for any help / advice anyone has. bluescape |
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Apart from the hdd size they are all identical hardware.
If it's any help the hdr's tuners are considered amongst the most sensitive. Loss of access to ftv transponders using a sky box with a card is more likely to make a significant difference. |
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Thanks for the fast response graham - It looks like I'll be getting the 500GB box then.
Just one last question, does the FOXSAT HDR run hot? As well as several Sky boxes, I've also got a FOXSAT HD (no recorder) when they where first released years ago, but despite its small size I've always found it runs very hot - a general problem with humax boxes at the time I seem to remember. |
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Running hot? Not noticeably.
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Thanks for the fast response graham - It looks like I'll be getting the 500GB box then.
Just one last question, does the FOXSAT HDR run hot? As well as several Sky boxes, I've also got a FOXSAT HD (no recorder) when they where first released years ago, but despite its small size I've always found it runs very hot - a general problem with humax boxes at the time I seem to remember. ![]() Incidentally if the HD works where you are in Spain the HDR will (same tuners). |
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Wifes had mine on for last two hours - it's just warm.
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Thanks again grahame and everyone.
It looks like a sky cancellation and a Humax 500gb box are the order of the day - TV at least till the end of 2012 when the new spot beam Astra sat's go up / switch on, and everything is likely to go pear shaped for british satellite TV over here - oh well!! Cheers for all the advice bluescape |
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It looks like a sky cancellation and a Humax 500gb box are the order of the day - TV at least till the end of 2012 when the new spot beam Astra sat's go up / switch on, and everything is likely to go pear shaped for british satellite TV over here - oh well!!
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