Having owned a Humax 9200 Freeview pvr for over 3 years now I'm about to purchase their Freesat PVR (as soon as I can find one!). While using the 9200 epg I can continue to see and hear the program I am watching. The program guide appears in the bottom half of the screen, and I can navigate around it while the top left of the screen shows info about the program highlighted in the guide.
I used to have a Sony CRT IDTV which had a similar excellent program guide.
I've just changed to a Philips full HD LCD TV, which has excellent picture and sound but awful epg (Philips, you should be ashamed of yourselves, its a disgrace!!) When the guide is selected, it fills the whole screen and you can't even hear the program sound. As for navigating round it or seeing program information, don't even ask !!!
Because the Philips epg is so useless, I watch everything throught the Humax.
So, is the epg on the Foxsat HDR similar to the 9200 ? Can I still see and hear the program I am watching when I select the guide?
PS: From what I've seen, the Sky epg is almost as bad as the Philips. Do they have any plans to upgrade to anything better?
I used to have a Sony CRT IDTV which had a similar excellent program guide.
I've just changed to a Philips full HD LCD TV, which has excellent picture and sound but awful epg (Philips, you should be ashamed of yourselves, its a disgrace!!) When the guide is selected, it fills the whole screen and you can't even hear the program sound. As for navigating round it or seeing program information, don't even ask !!!
Because the Philips epg is so useless, I watch everything throught the Humax.
So, is the epg on the Foxsat HDR similar to the 9200 ? Can I still see and hear the program I am watching when I select the guide?
PS: From what I've seen, the Sky epg is almost as bad as the Philips. Do they have any plans to upgrade to anything better?