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[Closed] anyone on here network their humax freeview/freesat hdd recorders

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any experience of the above please? how well does it work etc


 
Posted : 18/02/2012 1:52 am
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Marketing induced feature creep? Restricted by the degraded availability of content (same as on the web).

Both BBC iPlayer and ITV player Interfaces look OK and work 'fine' at ~2mbits/sec.

ITV player brings adverts as you would expect. Guess that bandwith and network quality matters will impinge on the overall experience. No HD content appears to be present. Watched 5 minutes of The Saint with Roger Moore and 5 minutes of last weeks Click - before writing this for you.

On first impression it seems like BBC prefer variable bitrate content whereas ITV prefer initial loading lag (may be wrong) - at 2am though I doubt link congestion is much of a factor. Maybe that is all down to the encoding - it has been too long, and it is too late in the day.

Both channels looked perfectly watchable quality. Not tried the VOD stuff BoxOffice365 (ch907).

On balance :

After excessively watching normal TV since birth I have rotted my brain beyond oblivion and the need for these new fangled features!


 
Posted : 18/02/2012 3:05 am
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I've an hd2 - I find out very good being online. Can watch I player in very good quality, and you tube OS a bonus.
Not got itv player yet...

I did a manual upgrade/instal from the humax website using a USB sick, as it wouldn't update over the air...

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Posted : 18/02/2012 8:21 am
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does the networking let you access the recorded programs from your PCs?


 
Posted : 18/02/2012 12:33 pm
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my foxsat is networked. it did have a hack on it which enabled me to move files on and off the hdd wirelessly and stream video via my laptop but this has since been overwritten by a factory software update. on demand sevices work fairly well.


 
Posted : 18/02/2012 12:50 pm
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thanks for the replies,but i would be really interested to know if anyone uses two humax devices and how they work togethar


 
Posted : 18/02/2012 1:27 pm
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I had two devices. But they mated and now I've a litter of 20 filling up my AV unit....

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Posted : 18/02/2012 2:19 pm