Humax FOXSAT-HDR Freesat+ 320GB HD Digital TV Twin Tuner HD Recorder - Installation Recommended (Old model)

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If the fault moves with the PSU you do indeed have a PSU fault and it may be possible to do something about it. Unless you’ve been living on Mars for the last year, you’ll know that Freesat is a subscription-free service that provides the ideal solution for people who can’t get Freeview or don’t want to pay Sky’s monthly fees. uk/itm/3m-Solder-Remover-Wick-Mop-Desoldering-Sucker-Braid/301664637833) - press the end onto the joint with the iron and it soaks up the solder (then cut off and discard that bit). What’s particularly helpful is the way every menu screen is accompanied by a legend at the bottom showing what buttons you need to press.

Samba is designed to allow you to view a network device say in windows explorer and transfer files from and to from the device using something like windows explorer. Among other things it "tidies up" the transport stream data in the recording to remove references to non-existent audio, video and data streams. Size-wise, the Humax Foxsat-HDR is much slimmer than Sky's HD box and its blue-ish reflective fascia wouldn't look out of place on a Blu-ray deck.Don't assume you don't need to bother with a full format (for the sake of a couple of minutes I don't understand why some people resist formatting a usb stick properly), if you're having problems, which you are, do a proper full format to FAT.

No CAM modules are included with this receiver, there are currently no encrypted services listed on the Freesat EPG. You’ll also find an optical digital output that delivers Dolby Digital sound from broadcasts that support it, an Ethernet port for future IPTV applications (such as BBC iPlayer) and a second USB port that performs the same functions as the one on the front. So, whilst some look and feel elements will be very similar between the two, you should not expect them to be in any way equivalent.And should you try to record too many channels at once, the Foxsat-HDR will cleverly inform you of repeat showings – so you can record the show you're after at another time. Incidentally it works on the HDR-FOX-T2 because the vanilla box has both DLNA server and client built in (dtcp-ip capability means it can view encrypted HD on a second HDR-FOX-T2 box). Every single aspect of the operating system oozes sophistication and user-friendliness – the jazzy, vibrant menus put Sky+ to shame, using colourful, hi-res graphics and a straightforward structure, while in terms of responsiveness it’s one of the slickest digital TV receivers we’ve ever encountered.

My Foxsat is no longer connected to the network but, from memory, there is at least an option to convert all non-converted files when the box is powered up. Are you referring to converting for streaming and getting teh DLNA logo to show on the media list in the web interface. You get the whole host of features you’d expect, such as series linking, where multiple recordings get dumped into neat folders for ease of viewing in your Media List when you come to watch them. Just after the progress bar showed full a message flashed on the screen to say that the installation was successful. The Humax Foxsat HDR can record over 200 hours of standard TV and up to 100 hours of high definition TV effortlessly.

I used to also use the smb method to open a recording on a cable connected PC, as Graham says you have to wait until the full file is transferred over the network before the player can access it.

If you don’t have two separate feeds you can loop the signal through to the second input, but this only allows you to record one channel and view a second.

The box will, however, offer you the option of recording the HD version if it finds it available alongside the SD version, which is cool. Pressing the Opt+ button opens up the control options, letting you copy and organise content, as well as play it back. To set a recording on say Channel 4 HD once you have used the channel editor to make Channel 4 HD visible in freesat mode. The non-Freesat mode is nowwhere near as flexible for setting recordings and the EPG is extremely linited. I think It was also possible to force a rebuild which I needed to do initially - it was some time ago however.