Originally Posted by machare:
“It is going to depend on how the twin tuner PVR works. Would it know that Astra 1 is only available on one of the inputs?
According to to Bob_Cat's post you can't schedule non Freesat recordings using the initial release of the firmware.
AIUI you can only manually record the current programme.
In theory this kind of operation is possible, but subject to the limitations above. Hopefully in a couple of weeks time someone will have tried it.
Put it this way:
I think it is more likely to work if both inputs have the same choice of LNBs/satellites, and I have made some purchases based on this assumption!”
I agree with all this, and this was the reason for my initial post, I was intending to have set up two individual DISEQC switches, with the same options for the three LNBs I have available, ie 1:Astra2, 2:Astra1, 3:Hotbird, so each input could work independantly, but if it wont initially be able to record off anything other than Freesat, then I don't think it's the box for me. If you only want to record Freesat then it seems pretty good.
I've been reading the Fortec Star website about the Passion Plus which I know only has one tuner, but will receive ITVHD which is the main reason for my replacing my Manhatten and is more suited to multi sat viewing and will still record to an external hard drive.
I could still use my Manhatten on another DISEQC switch, but twin tuners are not really the reason for considering the Humax, more the multi sat HD rec and ITV HD recording; and as I have a Virgin V+ box and a Sky HD box I can already record four things on these two boxes so it's the ITV HD I want to be able to record.
I think I may wait until the Humax comes out and see what people think of it.
I cant help thinking I could buy a Passion+ and a standard Humax Freesat HD box for nearly the same money, and have Freesat HD on the other telly in the other room too then.