Good make of Freeview recorder?

[johnk]

Which are the manufacturers reliable Freeview digital recorders. I want one that records 2 programs at the same time. I have a Hitachi but it is so temperamental I feel like throwing it in the bin!!

[VHG]

Humax have one of the best reputations

http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/

[sunny-dave]

Humax - as good as it gets :

Normal list price about £250 from amazon

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

But I bought one of these 'graded' versions direct from Humax - absolutely perfect and effectively 'new'

http://www.humaxdirec...uct.asp?ProdRef=10104

It will also access BBC iPlayer if you connect it to the internet - works very well for me :)

[birdie1971]

I agree with the previous two answers. I have a Humax Fox T2 HD freeview box and it's a joy to use. It also has a rather cool undocumented feature – you can record two different channels and watch a third channel at the same time as long as the two channels you're recording are being broadcast on the same multichannel (MUX). It's like having three tuners in one box!

[torksey]

I agree with birdie1971, I have the same Humax although I didn't know about the record 2 and watch one. It has been very easy to operate, also its remote can be programmed to operate my TV and my DVD player so I only need the one remote control.

[birdie1971]

^^^ Check out this list -

http://www.unsatisfac...are.co.uk/dtt/dtt.cgi


Have a look at the MUX column. For example, both ITV and Channel 4 are on MUX channel 2. So you could record a programme at (say) 9:00pm on ITV and another programme at the same time on Channel 4 – doing so would only use one of the two 'tuners' in the Humax. You could then watch any other channel you like.

I hope I've explained that all right.

[johnk]

Looks like it's a Humax for me especially with what Birdie has found.

[sfby]

Humax for me too - had one for 5 years with only one minor problem -about once a quarter the whole thing hangs & I have to turn it off and on at the mains - no recordings or settings lost though. If mine died I'd get another tomorrow without hesitation.

[Old_Geezer]

i have a Humax (among others in other rooms). It needs the power recycling every now and again or it will fail to update the guide. I think it must have some kind of computer type memory leak or something. Bit annoying really. But they all have one problem or another.