Humax Foxsat HDR - Any stock found?

patmac · 20-01-2009 06:02PM

These are available now in Argos. I have just bought one for £300 delivered to a friends house in Newry and will collect next week.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...EFOXSAT-HD.htm
If you look to be alerted by email they will tell you when they are available.

chris1970 · 21-01-2009 12:11AM

fat-tony wrote: »

Can you confirm that this box is locked to NI postcode?

what's the difference??, will set it up tomoro let you know ,weather being too bad for climbing up the ladder,

evilivor · 22-01-2009 01:02PM

From Join Freesat blog

Join Freesat Blog wrote:

Shortage Of Freesat Everywhere

Freesat must be absolutely furious at the moment, having announced a fantastic 200,000 sales in 8 months since May 2008, it appears that the majority of retailers have no stock of the biggest selling products.

Alba Group have not distributed any Grundig or Goodmans SD/HD boxes since October/November 2008, and with Argos now owning the Bush brand, these are unlikely to be seen for sale anywhere but Argos. We are waiting for confirmation from Alba Group, but it’s been hinted that a 2nd generation box is in development which might mean no supply until February or maybe even March!

There’s no such issue with Humax’s HD Freesat box (FOXSAT-HD), they are still available everywhere, but the PVR version (FOXSAT-HDR) remains in very short supply, with no distribution since before Christmas! Humax have indicated that the PVR’s will be available from the major retailers and independents this week, but not in large volumes, with increased quantities expected from February. We of course will let you know when/where stock becomes available, alternatively visit Maplin who are taking pre-orders with an estimated delivery date of 14 days.

Panasonic’ supply of Freesat IDTV’s seems fine, no major issues on any of their screen sizes. John Lewis have said to a number of potential customers that the 42in Freesat Plasma (TH-42PZ81) has been discontinued. Panasonic have confirmed to us that this is certainly not the case and both the LCD and Plasma’s have all been selling very well.

Hopefully all these shortages are just a blip, a result of Christmas shutdowns etc; using the excuse of the present economic climate shouldn’t be much of a factor given that the large majority of the distributors have firm orders placed, they just can’t get the supply.

paulski999 · 22-01-2009 01:56PM

Recieved email notice, and just ordered mine...

Hi,

Maplin Freesat HDR has Humax HD freesat+ PVR in stock @ 299.99. Click Here to go to the site.

Please note: Stock can quickly sell out soon after we notify you by email. This email was sent 22/01/2009 12:33:45 PM

paulski999 · 22-01-2009 07:14PM

Order online from Maplins - said in stock when purchased, got order number so though yipee, called customer care, they said - oh dear there are hundreds ahead of you, we're getting more in Feb, no idea when and you'll have to wait until then!! AFFS

jas72 · 23-01-2009 01:21PM

hope they get some stock in I'm coming to NI from belgium this feb and want to take one back to belgium with me so I can kick sky and it's 17 quid per month out. Only reason I pay the 17 quid is for sky+

Bozacke · 23-01-2009 03:18PM

Just saw, Play.com has the Humax PVR-9150T 160GB Twin Tuner TV Recorder for £134, but no price in Euros since they don't ship electronics to the Republic, but I can order and have shipped to a friend in the North. I assume this isn't the HD model, but it seems to be good value with the current exchange rate, any advice?

kuro_man · 23-01-2009 03:34PM

Bozacke wrote: »

Just saw, Play.com has the Humax PVR-9150T 160GB Twin Tuner TV Recorder for £134, but no price in Euros since they don't ship electronics to the Republic, but I can order and have shipped to a friend in the North. I assume this isn't the HD model, but it seems to be good value with the current exchange rate, any advice?

I think thats an SD terrestrial (freeview) tuner (with mpeg2 codec only). If so, it useless in ireland

Bozacke · 23-01-2009 04:46PM

Hi Kuro Man,

Your right! The page I initially saw it on, it was right next to the Humax FOXSAT HD Ready Set-Top Box (with no PVR), so I assumed it was also a freesat box, but upon closer examination, I realise it isn't. Sorry if I caused any confusion.

chris1970 · 23-01-2009 11:28PM

chris1970 wrote: »

what's the difference??, will set it up tomoro let you know ,weather being too bad for climbing up the ladder,

NO ITS NOT LOCKED TO N.I POSTCODE, TRIED A FEW POST CODES , NW8 WORKS FINE ON ITS OWN, THINK IT DEPENDS ON HOW GOOD YOUR SIGNAL IS (GETS POSTCODE CONFORMATION FROM EUROBIRD APPARETLY), NOT TUNED PROPERLY YET THOUGHT GOT FREESAT WORKING, INTERACTIVE RED BUTTON ETC, BUT NEED TO FINE TUNE SATELLITE TOMORROW, NO BBC HD YET, BUT ITS SHOWING UP ON SCREEN, BUT SIGNAL WEAK , USING A MONO BLOCK, DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THIS HAS A BEARING ON SIGNAL STRENGHT?, OR WILL FINE TUNING SORT THIS OUT, CHEERS

byte · 23-01-2009 11:52PM

^^ Please don't post in caps, it's seen as shouting and frowned upon.

chris1970 · 24-01-2009 01:53AM

Apologies....

patmac · 29-01-2009 12:57PM

Well I got my new box from Argos (delivered to the North) and set it up yesterday. Initially I was disappointed as it didn’t seem to be much of an improvement on the SkyBox that I had for the last 9 years (I had recently cancelled my Sky sub and was accessing through ‘other channels’). But wow it’s a big improvement. First off, the picture quality on the SD channels is crystal almost HD like must be something to do with the connection and BBC HD is very good. The PVR is so easy to use with 80 hours of HD recording and 200 hours of SD as well. The only downside is that I have only a single LNB and haven’t got round to installing the 2nd cable yet and this affects what channels you can watch when recording. Well worth the money though.

snaps · 29-01-2009 02:51PM

I see that play.com is doing the goodmans freesat SD reciever for £129!!!! A real bargin!!!!!!!!!LOL

patmac · 29-01-2009 03:17PM

snaps wrote: »

I see that play.com is doing the goodmans freesat SD reciever for £129!!!! A real bargin!!!!!!!!!LOL

It's not the same, no HD and no Hard Drive recording facility.

muincav · 29-01-2009 05:42PM

1 Humax Foxsat HD Freesat Digital TV Recorder available in Argos Armagh for £293.59 + £20 delivery to the Republic....get in there....:D:D:D

Tony · 29-01-2009 06:50PM

patmac wrote: »

It's not the same, no HD and no Hard Drive recording facility.

LOL mean lots of laughter

sesswhat · 29-01-2009 08:57PM

muincav wrote: »

1 Humax Foxsat HD Freesat Digital TV Recorder available in Argos Armagh for £293.59 + £20 delivery to the Republic....get in there....:D:D:D

Website also says 1 available to reserve online and collect at Omagh, Enniskillen and Dungannon.

muincav · 29-01-2009 09:25PM

sesswhat wrote: »

Website also says 1 available to reserve online and collect at Omagh, Enniskillen and Dungannon.

put in post code BT61 8DB and you will find Armagh and if you phone they will deliver here for £20....try it.

muincav · 29-01-2009 10:14PM

Too late it is gone in Armagh but was there at time of posting!!!!!!

nazoil · 30-01-2009 01:16AM

muincav wrote: »

put in post code BT61 8DB and you will find Armagh and if you phone they will deliver here for £20....try it.

Do you have a number to ring?

muincav · 30-01-2009 12:05PM

nazoil wrote: »

Do you have a number to ring?

Argos Armagh-Unit 4, Spires Retail Park, Moy Road, Armagh - 0845 165 7696:p

coffee to go · 30-01-2009 12:18PM

Still one for collection in the Dungannon store by the looks of it.

td1 · 03-02-2009 03:59PM

I ordered one over a week ago on maplin.co.uk; have received email and postal invoice both of which have indicated that it's out of stock and will be delivered as soon as it's back in - I emailed maplin customer service to ask if they could say when but haven't heard from them yet!

paulski999 · 03-02-2009 05:18PM

ordered one over a week ago on maplin.co.uk; have received email and postal invoice both of which have indicated that it's out of stock and will be delivered as soon as it's back in - I emailed maplin customer service to ask if they could say when but haven't heard from them yet!

I did the same, but it was in stock when purchased - was lucky at the time, (subscribe to http://www.humaxfoxsat.co.uk/ which checks stock accross suppliers) I rang customer service who told me that there was hundreds of customers ahead of me, checked online, saw that it was dispatched and delivered within 3 working days... Moral of the story if system says its in stock then grab it, you skip ahead of others who pre-order box.
Not fair but what happens...

Headshot · 07-02-2009 10:14PM

any news on the availablily of these boxes ?

Mark#1 · 08-02-2009 11:27PM

kerbdog wrote: »

You can record HD and SD content to the internal HDD - unsure about external USB drives/sticks, haven't done any testing with those yet with HD content.

FWIW, I rang Humax a few weeks ago to ask if I would be able to view files transferred from the Foxsat HDR's HDD to a USB memory stick, on a Faxsat HD. I was told that this would be possible when Humax activate the USB port on the Foxsat HD.

hargo wrote: »

As the UK freeeview is upgrading to mpeg4 is it likely that the Freesat Humax HDR will upgrade to include this later this year or that such settop boxes will arive on the scene from other manufacturers.

I know one response said this was not for real, but just to be clear - are we saying that it is or isn't likely that Humax will upgrade the Foxsat HDR to include a dual-MPEG4 tuner to allow PVR functionality with Irish DTT, in addition to its Freesat PVR functionality? This would be the shiz-nitz, wouldn't it?

I've posted elsewhere this response I got from Humax back in August 08, when I asked about them making an MPEG4 PVR that would suit Irish DTT, but it may be relevant to post it here again:

"We don’t have the product which can support MPEG 4 DTT and PVR functionality, but we are considering to develop this kind of product.
But, this is very initial stage, so I have only very restricted information about this.
I am sorry that I cannot give you more information."

Mark

nazoil · 12-02-2009 03:50PM

muincav wrote: »

put in post code BT61 8DB and you will find Armagh and if you phone they will deliver here for £20....try it.

Just tried it and rhey tod me they wont deliver. Any advice on how to get around this?

old boy · 12-02-2009 08:03PM

try a curiour company, they should be something contacting about them in the bargain alerts forum

12-02-2009 09:08PM

http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/page/moreinfo.cfm/Product_ID/4717

£293.57

+

£30 Shipping to Rep.

Pre order at the moment tho.

Humax Foxsat HDR - Any stock found?

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