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Old 12-09-2012, 08:59
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I love this 4 year old HUMAX HDR for many reasons but WHY do you
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Old 12-09-2012, 10:35
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In 3 yrs my box has never crashed and done exactly what they say on the tin !!!!
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Old 12-09-2012, 11:16
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I don't love it - that's reserved for Sky due to the programme content but I do like the HDR. It's reliable and does what it should do. I encountered the occasional quirk but the important thing is that it records what I want it to. It's actually just an overflow for my Sky box to free up tuners so we often ignore it for a couple of weeks until we feel that it might have enough stuff on the disk to warrant watching. There's not many PVRs in my experience that you will happily leave to their own devices safe in the knowledge that they'll just get on with it.
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Old 12-09-2012, 14:19
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I would never use the word "love" (or "hate" for that matter) about a piece of equipment but here are some things which I like about the Foxsat (some of which I did mention in the other thread).

I bought the Foxsat principally because it was suggested as a direct replacement for Sky+, and indeed it is. All I had to do was move the cables from one box to the other and it just worked.

I've had mine only a few weeks so it's much too early for me to comment on reliability. I can say that since I started putting it in standby overnight it has worked flawlessly.

The folders/file manager. This makes for a much tidier and easier to navigate UI for recordings.

The Prev/Next buttons in the EPG, enabling a view of two hours/one day forward/back; and the Back button to go back to the current time.

The clear presentation of the timeline, especially when watching the buffer.

The programmable remote, with no buttons hidden under a sliding flap.

Catch-up TV.
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Old 12-09-2012, 14:28
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I would never use the word "love" (or "hate" for that matter) about a piece of equipment but here are some things which I like about the Foxsat (some of which I did mention in the other thread).

I bought the Foxsat principally because it was suggested as a direct replacement for Sky+, and indeed it is. All I had to do was move the cables from one box to the other and it just worked.

I've had mine only a few weeks so it's much too early for me to comment on reliability. I can say that since I started putting it in standby overnight it has worked flawlessly.

The folders/file manager. This makes for a much tidier and easier to navigate UI for recordings.

The Prev/Next buttons in the EPG, enabling a view of two hours/one day forward/back; and the Back button to go back to the current time.

The clear presentation of the timeline, especially when watching the buffer.

The programmable remote, with no buttons hidden under a sliding flap.

Catch-up TV.
Yes love or hate is a bit strong I just like the HUMAX HDR, But I am looking forward to getting the new HUMAX HDR 1000s
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Old 12-09-2012, 16:53
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Had mine for 3 years and it just works and I'm more than happy with it. You get the odd quirk but all the boxes have quirks and many are barely usable. Software updates have removed some rough edges and it is genuinely supported by the manufacturer which is significant and doesn't happen with some other brands.

I certainly wouldn't use anything else.
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Old 12-09-2012, 21:29
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Yeah, "love" is too strong a word.

Let's just say it wasn't as ugly as the other girls in the village when we got hitched.
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Old 12-09-2012, 22:40
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Yeah, "love" is too strong a word.

Let's just say it wasn't as ugly as the other girls in the village when we got hitched.
I love it , It now has Botox/Viagra (Customised Firmware) in the features department. How many other Freesat+ boxes/TVs have ITV player ? Despite it being promised

Some of the following includes the free Custom Firmware

How many others let you transfer recorded content to a usb drive when your internal HDD drive runs out of storage and let you replay it from the same drive without needing to copy it back. (and archive edited SD content to DVD)

How many others let you use both tuners on a single cable connection to get close to a dual cable connection ?

How many others let you use SCR lnb to feed two hdrs on a single cable with no recording restrictions ?

How many others let you set manual recordings with a full repeat pattern to let you record channels like CH5 who don't use AR and not a clue how to use series CRIDs ?

How many others, let you display the series and programme crids to let you understand why there are problems when the broadcaster screws up. ?

How many others give you the choice of downloading a new epg or using the cached epg ?

How many others allow you to use multiple lnb's (diseqc) to add multiple satellites to non-freesat mode, having done so let you view in Freesat mode and use manual reordings ?

How many others let you record HD without encryption manually ? (and archive HD content in HD to DVD blanks (AVCHD) or blu-ray blanks. Including editing the content using other software)

How many others let you acess the internal hdd contents and download/upload content directly fom a PC ?


How many others let you control the box from anything with a web browser, including single click favorites and macro button sequences.

How many others let you stream SD content to other locations inependently of the main box user is doing, and stream HD content (or record it ) a minute or so behind real time) ?

How many others let you access your pvr from anywhere in the world and let you set recording reservations. ?

Just a few of the capabilities. what is really annoying is so called pvr enthusiasts mostly used to older open user software kit like Topfield pvrs fail to recognise the linmitations imposed by the broadcasters on HD content. Ever wondered why Topfield never made a 5800/5810 pvr for the UK market ?

One other point relsting to the HDR knockers, anyone else wondered why the Foxsat knockers when told the answer to there problems resort to the stating it takes one or more extra keypresses,what planet or they on ?, clearly not interested in the solution
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Old 13-09-2012, 00:58
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The best thing about my Foxat HDR is that with the modded firmware I can record the Red Button streams and capture stuff not being shown on the single Freeview Red Button stream (ie MotoGP quali etc). Sadly an advantage that is shortly to disappear for no good reason with the cutting back of the Red Button service to a single stream on all platforms.
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Old 13-09-2012, 12:51
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I have the foxsat hdr & humax 9300t , both do exactly what they are advertised to do. I had the modified firmware installed , but found it to confusing re samba ect ( my brain hasn`t evolved) pity humax couldnt do it themselves.
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Old 13-09-2012, 18:50
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I love it , It now has Botox/Viagra (Customised Firmware) in the features department. How many other Freesat+ boxes/TVs have ITV player ? Despite it being promised

Some of the following includes the free Custom Firmware

How many others let you transfer recorded content to a usb drive when your internal HDD drive runs out of storage and let you replay it from the same drive without needing to copy it back. (and archive edited SD content to DVD)

How many others let you use both tuners on a single cable connection to get close to a dual cable connection ?

How many others let you use SCR lnb to feed two hdrs on a single cable with no recording restrictions ?

How many others let you set manual recordings with a full repeat pattern to let you record channels like CH5 who don't use AR and not a clue how to use series CRIDs ?

How many others, let you display the series and programme crids to let you understand why there are problems when the broadcaster screws up. ?

How many others give you the choice of downloading a new epg or using the cached epg ?

How many others allow you to use multiple lnb's (diseqc) to add multiple satellites to non-freesat mode, having done so let you view in Freesat mode and use manual reordings ?

How many others let you record HD without encryption manually ? (and archive HD content in HD to DVD blanks (AVCHD) or blu-ray blanks. Including editing the content using other software)

How many others let you acess the internal hdd contents and download/upload content directly fom a PC ?


How many others let you control the box from anything with a web browser, including single click favorites and macro button sequences.

How many others let you stream SD content to other locations inependently of the main box user is doing, and stream HD content (or record it ) a minute or so behind real time) ?

How many others let you access your pvr from anywhere in the world and let you set recording reservations. ?

Just a few of the capabilities. what is really annoying is so called pvr enthusiasts mostly used to older open user software kit like Topfield pvrs fail to recognise the linmitations imposed by the broadcasters on HD content. Ever wondered why Topfield never made a 5800/5810 pvr for the UK market ?

One other point relsting to the HDR knockers, anyone else wondered why the Foxsat knockers when told the answer to there problems resort to the stating it takes one or more extra keypresses,what planet or they on ?, clearly not interested in the solution
Yes, the flexibility was an unexpected and welcome trait.

And with you talking about "Humax knockers", I think I'll draw a veil on this particular line of thought, before it becomes intolerably sexist!

(If it isn't too late already.)
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Old 13-09-2012, 18:53
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One other point relsting to the HDR knockers, anyone else wondered why the Foxsat knockers when told the answer to there problems resort to the stating it takes one or more extra keypresses,what planet or they on ?, clearly not interested in the solution
Graham - I agree with most of your advantages, but the fact you think people who dislike the box are on another planet suggests you don't value the correct and simple functioning of "guide", "library", and "delete" very highly. These are quirky, slow, and atrocious on the HDR (in that order). There are other boxes where they work perfectly, intuitively and instantly.

People who use "guide", "library", and "delete" more often than DiSEqC, SCR, FTP and DLNA are being quite rational if they prefer other boxes.

I'll admit that most of the discussion of the pros and cons (from both sides) is so irrational that it beggars belief. None of them are perfect, but all of them seem quite well described on DS by now. As I suggested in another thread just now, people should read more before they buy If they have a specific query, I'm sure someone here will answer it.

Cheers,
David.
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Old 17-09-2012, 14:00
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I've had my HDR since they first came out and am delighted with it. Very few crashes or failures, what failures there have been are nearly all attributable to broadcasters' inability to get the CRIDs right! Just when the box was threatening to become "long in the tooth", along comes Raydon's custom firmware, pushing it way out in front again! I also use it as a music store, not only can you play MP3's on it but with the custom firmware they get shared on the local network too. I also have some photos on it, shared in the same way. Excellent!
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Old 18-09-2012, 13:13
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Have had the box since day one, does what it says on the tin, great custom firmware, for remote scheduling etc. and can be easily used by the wife and kids
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Old 18-09-2012, 16:29
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I've had my HDR since they first came out and am delighted with it. Very few crashes or failures, what failures there have been are nearly all attributable to broadcasters' inability to get the CRIDs right! Just when the box was threatening to become "long in the tooth", along comes Raydon's custom firmware, pushing it way out in front again! I also use it as a music store, not only can you play MP3's on it but with the custom firmware they get shared on the local network too. I also have some photos on it, shared in the same way. Excellent!
I take it you mean by playing MP3's on it you mean you mean you can link an ipod to play through it, sorry if it sounds a bit thick but I have tried playing my ipod through my surround system (jacked in) but the quality or connection is not quite good, if I paly CD's through my DVD player linked to the surround the quality is good, if I could some how link in to the foxsat i would get better choice with changing CD's all the time.

Sorry if I've hijacked this thread just slow to try things, well, you have to understand them first!

Thanks in advance
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Old 18-09-2012, 16:34
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I take it you mean by playing MP3's on it you mean you mean you can link an ipod to play through it, sorry if it sounds a bit thick but I have tried playing my ipod through my surround system (jacked in) but the quality or connection is not quite good, if I paly CD's through my DVD player linked to the surround the quality is good, if I could some how link in to the foxsat i would get better choice with changing CD's all the time.

Sorry if I've hijacked this thread just slow to try things, well, you have to understand them first!

Thanks in advance
No, I think he means he had loaded music into the Foxsat and can play them using the Foxsat. If you load Pictures as well you can get a slide show with background music.
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Old 23-09-2012, 21:54
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All I can say is finally if Carlsberg made freesat pvrs it would be the Humax foxsat HDR !!!!
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Old 23-09-2012, 22:19
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I think you are confusing Carlsberg with Carling.
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Old 24-09-2012, 17:50
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nope Carlsberg lol
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