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Old 27-11-2015, 19:59
Big-les
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I am thinking of replacing my Humax 9200 which is having trouble processing all the data being thrown at it these days resulting in delayed response to remote commands. Initially I was looking at the Freeview Play DMR-HWT150 but as I have catch-up functionality on my TV I could save myself some cash and go for the older DMR-HWT130 which as a bonus has a front panel display which I prefer. My question is simply is the DMR-HWT130 still working well or is it starting to suffer like my 9200?
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Old 07-12-2015, 09:32
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I am thinking of replacing my Humax 9200 which is having trouble processing all the data being thrown at it these days resulting in delayed response to remote commands. Initially I was looking at the Freeview Play DMR-HWT150 but as I have catch-up functionality on my TV I could save myself some cash and go for the older DMR-HWT130 which as a bonus has a front panel display which I prefer. My question is simply is the DMR-HWT130 still working well or is it starting to suffer like my 9200?
I bought the DMR-HWT130 to replace my 9200T for the reasons you gave. Overall I am happy with it. These are my main pros and cons for the Panasonic over Humax.

Pros:
Accurate and Series Recording works.
HD and Internet enabled.
Remotely programmable (not perfect but good enough)

Cons:
No search in EPG.
EPG has buttons for ± 24 hours but only scrolls 30 mins at a time horizontally.
Can't transfer programmes, but I use get_iplayer now.

To connect to the home network I use powerline adapters as they are cheaper and more reliable than the Wi-Fi options.
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Old 07-12-2015, 11:46
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Powerline adaptors, cue Winston!
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Old 07-12-2015, 17:50
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I bought the DMR-HWT130 to replace my 9200T for the reasons you gave. Overall I am happy with it. These are my main pros and cons for the Panasonic over Humax.

Pros:
Accurate and Series Recording works.
HD and Internet enabled.
Remotely programmable (not perfect but good enough)

Cons:
No search in EPG.
EPG has buttons for ± 24 hours but only scrolls 30 mins at a time horizontally.
Can't transfer programmes, but I use get_iplayer now.

To connect to the home network I use powerline adapters as they are cheaper and more reliable than the Wi-Fi options.
Thanks Peter for your reply and thanks for bringing get_iplayer to my attention. I was beginning to think the Panasonic forum wasn't active, presumably their machines don't have many problems.

A few days after my original post I bought a DMR-HWT130 as I felt supplies were drying up, like you I am pleased with it although the plastic case was a bit of a surprise. Lack of an EPG search function is a bit of an irritation especially as my Panasonic TV has it so come on Panasonic include it in your PVRs, arguably a more useful feature in a PVR. It's not even available on the new 150/250 Freeview Play models. I have a Wi-Fi to ethernet bridge if I want to connect the 130 to the net but as I said in my first post my TV does the catch-up service. I notice on the Panasonic support site that the latest software version available there is 1.30 but my machine has 1.31 installed, are Panasonic a bit slack with their support site or does someone know of another reason for my 1.31 version?
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Old 07-12-2015, 18:10
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To connect to the home network I use powerline adapters as they are cheaper and more reliable than the Wi-Fi options.
BAD MOVE. Powerline adapters are bad technology that will cause interference to your neighbours. If wi-fi is unreliable run CAT5/6 cables which are cheaper still and more reliable still.

http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/powerline.html
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Old 07-12-2015, 18:48
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Powerline adaptors, cue Winston!
Now I understand, but can we keep the discussion to the PVR in question.
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