New Humax Foxsat and Terrestrial Boxes

danjo

Report from Freesat:

Humax last night announced details of their next generation Freesat receivers due to launch in Autumn 2010.

The Humax FOXSAT-HD2 single tuner Freesat HD digital box will replace the existing FOXSAT-HD and include additional features such as PVR functionality via USB storage device (similar to how the TechniSat HDFS currently does). The receiver will also have an automatic re-tune function and be able to read file formats from USB including MP3, JPEG and XviD, as well as access media streaming over your home network.

The Humax FOXSAT-HDR2 twin tuner Freesat+ HD digital box, successor to the existing FOXSAT-HDR, will include new features as above, apart from USB recording instead opting for the increased size of a 500GB hard drive compared to the existing 320GB.

At the same time as announcing this information, they also confirmed an almost identical product range for the Freeview platform, due to launch in February 2010 in keeping with the availability of high-definition channels for the first time on terrestrial television.

evilivor

danjo wrote: »

Report from Freesat:

Humax last night announced details of their next generation Freesat receivers due to launch in Autumn 2010.

The Humax FOXSAT-HD2 single tuner Freesat HD digital box will replace the existing FOXSAT-HD and include additional features such as PVR functionality via USB storage device (similar to how the TechniSat HDFS currently does). The receiver will also have an automatic re-tune function and be able to read file formats from USB including MP3, JPEG and XviD, as well as access media streaming over your home network.

The Humax FOXSAT-HDR2 twin tuner Freesat+ HD digital box, successor to the existing FOXSAT-HDR, will include new features as above, apart from USB recording instead opting for the increased size of a 500GB hard drive compared to the existing 320GB.

At the same time as announcing this information, they also confirmed an almost identical product range for the Freeview platform, due to launch in February 2010 in keeping with the availability of high-definition channels for the first time on terrestrial television.

Looks pretty. Wonder if it'll take a year to get the bugs out…

JDxtra

danjo wrote: »

Report from Freesat:

Humax last night announced details of their next generation Freesat receivers due to launch in Autumn 2010.

Autumn 2010!! A bit far out, isn't it? It could be nearly year between announcement and general availability. :eek:

And where's the combo Freesat/Freeview PVR? Now that would be nice...

Tony

JDxtra wrote: »

And where's the combo Freesat/Freeview PVR? Now that would be nice...

Not really the freeview system is not compatible with ROI DTT which uses MPEG 4

celticfc

Tony wrote: »

Not really the freeview system is not compatible with ROI DTT which uses MPEG 4

TBH if the like of Humax are to bring one of the Freeview/Freesat combo HDR's out you'd be almost certain they could handle DVB-T2 for the imminent Freeview HD service, so they should work with our MPEG-4 broadcasts.

The MHEG-5 stuff may not however.

slave1

500gig = opportunity lost seeing as hard drives are getting bigger and cheaper, hardly and price difference between a 1tb and 500gig and by the end of the year will be less, HD recordings chew space up
Other than that I'm happy enough with mine