Freesat PVR Blog

Humax Foxsat 500GB released

2010-03-03T12:02:00.000-08:00

The Humax Foxsat HDR is now available with a 500Gb hardrive instead of 320gb. This means you can record even more of your favorite TV Shows. Only a select few retailers are able to stock the product, Amazon being one of them. The 500gb Humax Foxsat HDR retails at around £300. Amazon do seem to have some for as low as £269.

Remember that if you already have a 320gb hardrive you can still save additional programmes to an external hardrive or storage device. This is done through the media settings.

The Freeview HD Fox T2 is Stiff Competition Foxsat HDR!

2010-03-03T11:57:00.000-08:00

The HD Fox T2 is the first digital set top box for Freeview that receives High Definition TV. There will be a choice of 5 HD Channels (Sport, Drama, Kids, Wildlife and Films). You can receive Freeview through your existing TV aerial. The HD Fox T2 (or Freeview HD Box) is available from Comet or Amazon
from £176.99.

What do you do when the Hardrive is full?

2010-01-21T02:50:00.000-08:00

Although the Humax Foxsat HDR has a whopping 320mb of memory it is quite easy to fill all the memory with all you favorite films and shows. If you want to still keep these programs and still record more TV you can save programmes to your PC or external hardrive.

To transfer files (TV Programmes etc), you connect a USB storage device such as a memory stick or a portable hardrive to the back of the Humax Foxsat HDR via the USB slot.

It is the Humax Foxsat HDR file manager that allows you to transfer files from the 320 gb Hardrive to the external USB device. You can then connect the external USB device to your PC and watch the programmes on your PC. Alternatively you could even save files (TV programmes) onto an external hardrive and watch them from there on your Humax Foxsat HDR.

If your PC won’t play the Humax Foxsat HDR recorded programmes you could try another media player such as VideoLan. This media player is free to download from www.vedeolan.org.

To buy and compare prices of the Humax Foxsat HDR see your main website.

BBC Iplayer on Freesat

2010-01-17T05:40:00.000-08:00

To watch Iplayer on the Humax Foxsat HDR or Humax Foxsat HD you first need to own one. To purchase click here.

You will also need an actual broadband speed of 1Mbps to watch BBC iPlayer, or 2Mbps to watch in high quality. Make sure you check your broadband speed is sufficient.

You'll need an Ethernet cable to connect your Humax Foxsat HDR to your router. Alternatively you can connect wirelessly with a home plug adapter.

Click here for the BBC set up Video. This video shows how to set up your Iplayer on the Humax Foxsat HDR.

Humax Foxsat HDR on the Web

2010-01-15T11:41:00.001-08:00

From Sky to Humax Foxsat HDR in 11 days: A Story about Andrew: Quote from www.skyuser.co.uk: “after 5 days without any tv I decided to look into other alternatives and bought a Humax Foxsat-HDR for £250 from Argos and on day 11 decided to cancel all of my SKY tv subs and save £67.50 per month. On day 11 phoned SKY cancellations and after the retentions dept gave me the run around going through all of the various packages and options for about 15 minutes they agreed to cancel my SKY tv subs but I would have to give the obligatory 31 day's notice. I have canceled everything SKY and will now save £83.42 per month.” .......I’m really glad your happy with your Humax Foxsat HDR.

Where to point the Satellite for receiving Freesat on your Humax Foxsat HDR: Point the dish at the Astra2A/B/D & the Eurobird1 satellites. These are in the same direction, 28.2E & 28.5E respectively. For full use of the Humax Foxsat HDR, i.e record, pause and rewind TV you'll need two cables from the LNB, which means a twin "universal" LNB - but you might wish to fit a quad (4-port) LNB for "future proofing". You might already have this if you’ve had Sky Plus. Otherwise ask your engineer to fit it.

I Player using Humax Foxsat HDR: The BBC have began a message board where recent problems with the integration of the I Player and the Humax Foxsat HDR are recorded. The iPlayer on the Humax Foxsat HDR is currently being trialled. For full up to date information click here.

Comment (14^th January 2010): This BBC iPlayer BETA version for the Humax HDR is truely fantastic. The help suggestion to link back to the iPlayer web site was very useful as I didn't realise you had to punch in the secret code to start the programme! Once I did that it worked immediately. Now I don't have to squint at a computer screen to watch programmes. Well Done BBC and Humax!

Terrabyte version of the Humax Foxsat HD-HDR: There are companies that have adapted the Humax Foxsat HDR to have increased memory. However please make sure that when you purchase your Humax Foxsat HDR you have a full warrantee with any adaptations that have been made to the product. All Humax Foxsat HDR’s that have been sold by Humax currently only have a 320 GB memory. The additional memory is also attracting a higher price (£400).

Humax Foxsat HRR Padding: Padding is the term for the overlap recording at the end of recording. This can cause a conflict. But I’ve noticed with my Humax Foxsat HDR it will just cut off the last few minutes of the overlap and record the new programmes from the start. So far this hasn’t caused too many problems.

Humax Foxsat HDR Resolution

2010-01-14T12:01:00.000-08:00

Some people seem to be experiencing some problems with the resolution. If you need to change the resolution of the screen you can do so by pressing the V-Format button while watching a program. This will show the current resolution.

Each time you press the V-FORMAT button, the resolution changes in the following sequence:
576i; 576p; 720p; 1080i; Original.

Used & new Humax FOXSAT-HDR Freesat+ 320GB HD Digital TV Twin Tuner HD Recorder are available from £200 from Amazon.

Humax Foxsat HDR with IPlayer

2010-01-14T11:44:00.000-08:00

For the Iplayer facility to work on your Humax Foxsat HDR you will need an internet connection. This will be the usual Cat 5 cable that is connected to your reouter.

The Humax Foxsat HDR doesn't currently have the Wii Fi facility but if your technically minded you could configure a spare router as a client bridge or wireless bridge. However proceed with caution and do not expect this method to work unless you know what your doing.

Ordinarily the Humax Foxsat HDR will pick up Iplayer once the internet cable is connected to the back of the Humax Foxsat HDR. All Humax Foxsat HDR's sold in the UK since November 2008 will have a Cat 5 cable connection at the back. You will not need to purchase a newer model.

Only a few of us have the Iplayer facility at the moment. This is because Humax are testing the software. Full roll out is expected shortly.

Why not visit our main website to get the best price Humax Foxsat HDR - some are even as low as £200.

Watch, record & pause BBCHD with the Humax Foxsat HDR

2009-04-24T11:21:00.000-07:00

HD: High Definition TV from BBC HD

The Humax Foxsat HDR is the first PVR for the BBC & ITV's Freesat Service. With the Humax Foxsat HDR you can pause, rewind and record High Definition Television for free. Watch all four BBC HD video's to see what you need to watch HDTV. The first video is about the BBC's High definition channel. The second Video is about what equipment you need for HDTV, the third is about HDTV Service Providers and the fourth is about BBC HD and surround sound.

Humax Foxsat Reviews

2009-04-14T11:28:00.001-07:00

The Humax Foxsat HDR has already been subject to much review. Most people are very happy. However there are some issues with the remote control design.

Click here for Comet Reviews. The reviews are at the bottom of the page, underneath the Humax Foxsat HDR. Comet have over 8 pages of reviews on this product.

Click here for Argos Reviews. Argos give the Humax Foxsat HDR 4.7 Stars from over 200 customers.

Dixons and Currys use Reevoo for their reviews who score it as 8.9 out of 10.

Most people seem to be saying that the picture quality is better than SKY.