Humax Foxsat HD PVR

Kev, on January 31st, 2010
I have had the Humax since Christmas, so far I am very happy with it. Its nice to have some HD content back (Dumped sky some months ago) I have found it easy to use after a little re-reading of the vague instruction manual. I find the picture a little on the soft side but better than my old Sky boxes. Could do with a bigger hard drive say 500gb but not a problem after using the delete button. Well impressed

Dave, Wales, on October 26th, 2009
Brilliant Product.Works even in the RAIN,unlike Sky.the only moan is the sound,I have turn the T.V volume up and Foxsat way up.But I recomend this You will NOT regret.

Richard, Cheshire, on March 3rd, 2009
This machine is brilliant. Good menu's, access to HD, nice touches like programmable skip forward time, most information is accessable through the menu such as which programms are scheduled to record, which have been recorded, EPG and all that stuff as well as a superd picture and its dead quiet. One negative, the graphics are a bit hard to read and there is so much info on a page that its sometimes easy to miss what you want to know. If your driving a CRT through it, the graphics are even harder. Some people have moaned about the warm up time. It seems longer the more is on the hard drive ( I havn't measured it, it just seems that way) but its not that bad if you switch it on befor anything else. It apparently has a very low standby current. If all your other kit is switched off completely this is possibly the most environmentally friendly set up available. If all your other kit is left on standby then the low current usage of the Humax is irrelevent. The unit is small and unobtrusive, reaction to remote commands is pretty fast but not quite as fast a a Sky response, however most commands return far more informatiuon that Sky does. A great peice of kit and for under £300 from John Lewis, a bit of a bargain although no doubt, there are othe cheaper machines from other suppliers. Given past past experience, I'd stick with user recommendation. Not always is price an indication of quality, useability or good functionality. (Topfield).

Huw Home, on February 21st, 2009
Great

Dave, Exeter, on February 18th, 2009
I have had one of these for about a month now. It is a fantastic piece of equipment. Great picture and GUI, remote control layout is not as intuitive as Sky remote though.

Shelton, Sheffield, on February 9th, 2009
Great piece of equipment,good picture but pricey at present.

Dian, Bacup, on February 6th, 2009
Just picked up from Argos and connected in less than ten minutes,absolutely fanatastic picture quality,Only fault is bright lights on front.

Walt, birchwood, on February 3rd, 2009
Finally managed to get hold of one at Argos, great picture and very easy to setup. Only one drawback the length of time to boot from standby and front light very bright.but all in all well worth the money as no monthly outlay.

Ruth, Shipton, on February 1st, 2009
Finally managed to buy a Humax HD PVR, excellent picture, only drawback too few HD programs to watch on ITV.

Richard Warrington, on January 31st, 2009
Finally managed to get one from Argos. Excellent picture. Little bit pricey but worth the wait.Beats my Sky system hands down for saving money.

Albie,Irlam, on January 30th, 2009
Bought the Humax,but hard to tell the difference because the Sony Bravia KDF-E50A12U has a brilliant clear picture to start with,but on the Bedroom TV Absolutly fantastic quality on HD,leaves my old Sky HD looking dismal.

Bushman: Hampshire, on January 28th, 2009
So much better than Thompson Sky+HD at launch - some improvements would be nice but nevertheless very pleased.

Steven Aylward, East Sussex, on January 18th, 2009
freesats pvr (gold dust) it looks like Currys in the south coast has them fareham, worthing get in quick as there were only 4 in each branch.