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Alternative to Humax?
Anyone know if there is or will be an alternative freesat PVR. A bit of competition might bring prices down. To expensive for me currently.
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There are none yet, but should be in the not too distant future - but Humax are well known for producing high quality products at a reasonable price, and generally don't drop their prices to compete with cheaper, lower quality, products.
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There are none yet, but should be in the not too distant future - but Humax are well known for producing high quality products at a reasonable price, and generally don't drop their prices to compete with cheaper, lower quality, products.
£300 is way to rich for my budget, and I may have to go for a new cheaper (less good) one. I've tried googling but found no news of alternatives. Any details as to what and when? |
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Agreed it took their Freeview box years to come down from £200.
£300 is way to rich for my budget, and I may have to go for a new cheaper (less good) one. I've tried googling but found no news of alternatives. Any details as to what and when? |
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Agreed it took their Freeview box years to come down from £200.
£300 is way to rich for my budget, and I may have to go for a new cheaper (less good) one. I've tried googling but found no news of alternatives. Any details as to what and when? I would imagine by the middle of this year there may be a couple of alternatives?. |
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Supposedly Metronic are bring one out?, no idea of price or timescale though - but an HD PVR is an expensive item.
I would imagine by the middle of this year there may be a couple of alternatives?. I actually don't care about the HD bit- can't afford an HD tv anyway, but I doubt anyone'll bring out a budget HD-less PVR. |
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Thanks for the info.
I actually don't care about the HD bit- can't afford an HD tv anyway, but I doubt anyone'll bring out a budget HD-less PVR. A twin tuner SD PVR at £150-£200 or so would have sold well. |
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I always thought that it was silly not bringing out an SD only PVR, and still do - there's hardly any HD anyway, and many people still don't have HD sets or any interest in HD.
A twin tuner SD PVR at £150-£200 or so would have sold well. |
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I always thought that it was silly not bringing out an SD only PVR, and still do - there's hardly any HD anyway, and many people still don't have HD sets or any interest in HD.
A twin tuner SD PVR at £150-£200 or so would have sold well. |
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Anyone know if there is or will be an alternative freesat PVR. A bit of competition might bring prices down. To expensive for me currently.
You could upgrade a PC to be the equivalent of a Humax for about £180. ![]() ..although you wouldn't currently get Series Link. |
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..although you wouldn't currently get Series Link.
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Anyone know if there is or will be an alternative freesat PVR. A bit of competition might bring prices down. To expensive for me currently.
Alba will surely produce a carpper and cheaper PVR... The Technisat PVR will surely be more expensive! |
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There will be: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...4#post30814154
Alba will surely produce a carpper and cheaper PVR... The Technisat PVR will surely be more expensive! |
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... many people still don't have HD sets or any interest in HD.
What I really want is a FreeSat receiver, HDD/DVD Recorder and built-in VHS player. Expect I'll have to wait years, but I couldn't wait so got the Humax as soon as I could. |
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Yup, I'd say there was definately a call for a non HD version of freesat PVR. My Mother doesn't have HD tv and would have bought a PVR but doesn't want to pay £300. She would have paid around £150 for SD one though.
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What I really want is a FreeSat receiver, HDD/DVD Recorder and built-in VHS player. Expect I'll have to wait years, but I couldn't wait so got the Humax as soon as I could.
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There are several alternative player/recorders already in the market - at least via Maplin (the only place I've checked so far). There's a list here - people with some experience of any of these please add your notes!
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...UOUp5pTg&hl=en |
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There are several alternative player/recorders already in the market - at least via Maplin (the only place I've checked so far). There's a list here - people with some experience of any of these please add your notes!
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...UOUp5pTg&hl=en |
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Well there does seem to be a significant price (and availability!) differential between the official Freesat+ box from Humax and other boxes. For those who don't mind a little experimentation, the fact that you can choose and attach your own HD instead of relying on the internal one provided by Humax would itself appear a good reason to look around a bit or wait.
I am assuming that this forum topic is for discussion of boxes that record and help you watch the range of Freesat channels rather than simply for Freesat+ branded boxes. Though doubtless most free satellite DVR boxes coming to market will eventually be Freesat+ branded. |
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I am assuming that this forum topic is for discussion of boxes that record and help you watch the range of Freesat channels rather than simply for Freesat+ branded boxes.
However, I do think it is important that discussion of non-freesat+ branded boxes makes it clear that they are not freesat+. The distinction is not going to be obvious to a number of people, and I remember seeing posts on the freesat forum where people have bought a generic FTA box thinking it was freesat and then been disappointed. |
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I am assuming that this forum topic is for discussion of boxes that record and help you watch the range of Freesat channels rather than simply for Freesat+ branded boxes.
![]() If you want to discuss FTA boxes then this is the wrong forum. Quote:
Though doubtless most free satellite DVR boxes coming to market will eventually be Freesat+ branded. |
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No, it's ONLY for Freesat+ boxes
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I think it should be quite legitimate to discuss non freesat+ branded boxes in the contest of comparing them with freesat+ branded boxes and their ability (or otherwise) to provide a freesat-like service. Where else could such a discussion take place?
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I think it should be quite legitimate to discuss non freesat+ branded boxes in the contest of comparing them with freesat+ branded boxes and their ability (or otherwise) to provide a freesat-like service. Where else could such a discussion take place?
If you want to discuss the merits of freesat+ HDR's then you currently have a choice of Humax, Panasonic and Technisat. |
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Unless a box is produced under licence from freesat it won't offer a freesat-like service.
As I said before, some people may be fooled into thinking they offer an actual freesat+ service and will be disappointed when they discover the freesat features that are lacking. Others (a small minority, I suspect) will appreciate the benefits that they offer by not being freesat+. Either way, it is important that there is a forum in which these issues can be discussed. This is the best forum as it is the one in which there is the greatest knowledge of freesat+. As has been discussed in another thread, freesat is not widely publicised and there is a lot of confusion in the general public as to what freesat is. A number of people (some members of DS and, I suspect, a larger number of lurkers) use this and the freesat forum to find out about it. Discussion of freesat-like boxes in comparison with freesat+ boxes will inform them, and perhaps prevent them from making an expensive mistake. |
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