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Humax HDR-1010S freesat+ opinions?
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06-08-2014 5:11pm#1Hi all,
I want to get rid of Sky and was considering the Humax HDR-1010S freesat+ box. Does anyone have one of these and care to share your experience please? Are there any Freesat boxes that you guys would recommend above this?
Functionality I am looking for....
7 Day EPG
Series Link
Pause/Rewind live TV
Good remote and interface
Catch Up services would be nice
Not too expensive
Cheers:D1
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Some people prefer the older Humax Fresasat+ box but they're out of production now.
That machine you named will do all you've asked for but only ITV Player will work in Ireland for catchup.
If you have VPN BBC Iplayer works also
That said, rarely use it as you can set to record everything you want if you plan ahead. Btw buy the 1TB version.
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If you have VPN BBC Iplayer works also
That said, rarely use it as you can set to record everything you want if you plan ahead. Btw buy the 1TB version.
The EPG on the old humax box not as good as this new version imo
And with the freesat app you can also have the ability to record remotely0 -
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@ Kooga, did you previously have Sky and if so how does it compare to a skybox? Does the remote make a loud clicking noise when pressing buttons(read this elsewhere). Apart from amazon.co.uk where is the best place to buy these boxes, I'm looking for the black version but have only seen the white one on amazon
here - Is this the one you have mate? 0 -
@ Kooga, did you previously have Sky and if so how does it compare to a skybox? Does the remote make a loud clicking noise when pressing buttons(read this elsewhere). Apart from amazon.co.uk where is the best place to buy these boxes, I'm looking for the black version but have only seen the white one on amazonhere - Is this the one you have mate?
Try here
http://www.tvtrade.ie/satellite-receivers/freesat.html
or Richer Sounds Belfast will deliver - not sure what the price difference is between them.0 -
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Try here
http://www.tvtrade.ie/satellite-receivers/freesat.html
or Richer Sounds Belfast will deliver - not sure what the price difference is between them.
Thanks for that evilivor
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hi there i never had sky, i previously had upc on mmds and went FTA with a combo box. Recently i upgraded and opted for the humax box as i have a soarview tv so its was the best option.
Just to clarify the hdr 1010s is only available in white and it has built in wifi. yes that is the one i have
it is the exact same as the hdr 1000s which is black and no wifi.
Given that the ondeamnd stuff is geo blocked in ROI i would opt for for the hdr1000s 1tb in black.
I bought mine from richer sounds in belfast in june when i was up in belfast it cost me £239 as i had a £10 voucher being a vip member. vip membership is free.
Yest the remote makes a clicking noise buts its not loud.
Series link is excellent i am recording for the whole family without fail
e.g octanauts for the kids, walking dead on channel 5 coast on bbc etc etc.
Thanks for letting me know about the difference between the 1000s and the 1010s. I would ideally prefer a black box. As you say the catchup services are geoblocked anyway - do any of them work at all? I thought I read that ITV player works? What is the advantage of having wireless would you say? I would be getting 2 boxes, one in the living room(broadband router hard-wired) and one in the bedroom.
Just signed up for richersounds VIP thanks
Would you be able to put a small 22" LCD tv on top of this box as I have one in the bedroom.
One other thing, are there any problems recording from one channel and watching any other channel at the same time? I read an amazon review mentioning "that you have a limited choice of which programmes you can watch once your recording something".0 -
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Thanks for letting me know about the difference between the 1000s and the 1010s. I would ideally prefer a black box. As you say the catchup services are geoblocked anyway - do any of them work at all? I thought I read that ITV player works? What is the advantage of having wireless would you say? I would be getting 2 boxes, one in the living room(broadband router hard-wired) and one in the bedroom.
Just signed up for richersounds VIP thanks
Would you be able to put a small 22" LCD tv on top of this box as I have one in the bedroom.
One other thing, are there any problems recording from one channel and watching any other channel at the same time? I read an amazon review mentioning "that you have a limited choice of which programmes you can watch once your recording something".
If you have two inputs going in you will have no issues watching a channel and recording another, in fact, depending on the channel combination, you can record two channels and watch a third.
Let us know how you get on with it if you pull the trigger - I have one of the original Humax Freesat+ boxes (250gb capacity) and I'm thinking upgrading to take advantage of the new EPG and larger capacity. The only reason I've not done so is that it's been buttleproof since I got it - never given a problem.
BTW - I think both TV trade and Richer Sounds give a Boards discount worth asking for anyway.0 -
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If you have two inputs going in you will have no issues watching a channel and recording another, in fact, depending on the channel combination, you can record two channels and watch a third.
Let us know how you get on with it if you pull the trigger - I have one of the original Humax Freesat+ boxes (250gb capacity) and I'm thinking upgrading to take advantage of the new EPG and larger capacity. The only reason I've not done so is that it's been buttleproof since I got it - never given a problem.
BTW - I think both TV trade and Richer Sounds give a Boards discount worth asking for anyway.
Glad to hear the recording and viewing of other channels is fine. Cheers for the tip on the discounts too! Will keep you updated if I pull the trigger on this 0 -
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Glad to hear the recording and viewing of other channels is fine. Cheers for the tip on the discounts too! Will keep you updated if I pull the trigger on this
Richer Sounds have a sub forum on Boards too so it's worth getting a quote - i've ordered by both them and TV trade in the past and they've both been excellent.0 -
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For anyone in Ireland using the Humax HDR-1010S and no VPN I assume the scroll back functionality on the EPG to watch programs over the last 7 days which relies on the catchup services does not work at all
A quote from av forums in the Uk
'Manually setting the DNS entries now works - hurray!'
It seems since a firmware update in June 2014 DNS settings can be altered. If anybody cares to try that would be great. I haven't got my box yet.0 -
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UPDATE: OP here, thanks to everyone for your help and for answering my questions.
I finally pulled the trigger and bought 2x Humax HDR-1000S (500GB) boxes (ordered from Richer Sounds - thanks evilivor) and have installed them successfully! So far so good, the interface is very nice and functionality is spot on to replicate a Sky+HD box. Series link/live pause/rw etc. works great. The EPG is very intuitive and easy to navigate. I'm still finding my way around but overall it's been a very smooth transition I'm using buckingham palace as the postcode (thanks kooga). ITV player does work out of the box but obviously not iplayer and 4OD. I haven't tried changing the DNS details to get around this yet. Overall I'm very pleased with device and would recommend it to anyone thinking of leaving SKY 
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