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Limitations of recording on a Humax 1000S Freesat Box?

  • 21-09-2016 1:23pm
    #1
    Movie Maestro
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    I have a couple of Humax 1000S Freesat boxes and am very happy with them. Unfortunately the limitation of only being able to record one channel while watching another has become a real pain.

    I understand this is because there are only 2 tuners in the freesat box. I know I could go off and purchase an Enigma2 box to get around this but the technical setup required does not interest me at all and I couldn't be arsed to be honest :)

    Is there any chance that Humax will launch a freesat box that would allow multiple playback and recording of channels such as SkyQ or Virgin Media or is the only solution to go the Linux enigma2 route?


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
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    Unless you have a receiver which can accept a wideband LNB, such as Sky Q, you will be restricted somewhat in the amount of tuners you can use. A Linux box with two inputs will still be restricted to channels on the same polarity/band.


  • #3
    Movie Maestro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 764 ✭✭✭Movie Maestro


    Karsini wrote: »
    Unless you have a receiver which can accept a wideband LNB, such as Sky Q, you will be restricted somewhat in the amount of tuners you can use. A Linux box with two inputs will still be restricted to channels on the same polarity/band.

    So it seems I'll have to live with this limitation for now until a freesat receiver is available which can accept a wideband LNB, thanks for the info Karsini. I won't hold my breath:rolleyes:


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