TV Freeview Recorder

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FC United of Manchester

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Just ditched Virgin and just going with freeview TV (well apart from my erm subscription :) ) so need a new recorder box.

Humax, BT Youview & Manhattan seem to be the dominant names. Any recommendations or pros & cons from these would be welcome from existing users.
 


they are usually faulty so check reviews, my humax is forever freezing or needs a factory reset, my family member got 1 not sure of the make but aye its always knacking up
 
FC United of Manchester said:
From reading I think they are but different OS & EPG etc on Youview compared to standard Humax.
Might be wrong though, still trying to get my head round it all after 20 years of Telewest/Virgin :)
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That looks correct. Mine freezes very rarely and has only ever done it while in standby. Quick Japanese reset and voila
 
We've got a hard drive plugged into the tv. Can't remember the last time we used it. Nearly everything we want to watch later is on catchup.
 
FC United of Manchester said:
Just ditched Virgin and just going with freeview TV (well apart from my erm subscription :) ) so need a new recorder box.

Humax, BT Youview & Manhattan seem to be the dominant names. Any recommendations or pros & cons from these would be welcome from existing users.
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Humax make a lot of the Youview boxes. They're canny enough if you really need them.

Even if you don't have a smart TV, for £35 you can get a 4k Firestick and install all the catch up apps on it, and some, er, other stuff.
 
Been using a refurbished Humax for over 3 years without any problems, might be some codes knocking about to get the prices lower:

Refurbished Set Top Boxes | Humax Direct

Grab yourself a real bargain with these Freeview, Freesat, and YouView refurbished models. All come complete with a FULL 1 YEAR WARRANTY!
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Humax make a lot of the Youview boxes. They're canny enough if you really need them.

Even if you don't have a smart TV, for £35 you can get a 4k Firestick and install all the catch up apps on it, and some, er, other stuff.
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The 4k fire sticks are spot on. They're all I use these days. I have a sky sub but only switch it on once a week for viewerslogic.
 
FC United of Manchester said:
Just ditched Virgin and just going with freeview TV (well apart from my erm subscription :) ) so need a new recorder box.

Humax, BT Youview & Manhattan seem to be the dominant names. Any recommendations or pros & cons from these would be welcome from existing users.
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I've just sacked sky off and got a Manhattan box, works fine and they randomly sent me an email saying they're going to give me a 3 year warranty because they'd sent me some other emails by mistake which I hadn't read.

Decent of them I thought
Effrafax said:
Why the fuck record anything off council tele? Iplayer, ITV hub etc
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Just convenience really, can series link things and they won't expire like they do on demand, can keep cartoons and Disney on the planner for the kids when they're bored.
 
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Effrafax said:
Why the fuck record anything off council tele? Iplayer, ITV hub etc
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I do it for the odd time there's something I'd actually watch on channel 4/5/ITV, their on demand services are full of adverts.
Got an old USB stick in the back that works fine.
 
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