TV Freeview Recorder

[FC United of Manchester]

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.

 

[robbied1]

Arent they built in with the tv ?

 

[FC United of Manchester]

Arent they built in with the tv ?

My TV doesn't record.

 

[Bonzo]

My dad had a Humax whick kept freezing, he took it back and got a Panasonic HD Freeview and its great, never froze yet and he's had it ages.

 

[Sam Handwich]

Bt Youview is Humax . Or meringue

 

[FC United of Manchester]

Bt Youview is Humax . Or meringue

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

 

[TheSpecialone]

I've got one of these.

HUMAX FVP-5000T Freeview Play Smart Digital TV Recorder - 2 TB

Up to 1000 hours recording; Catch-up TV & Streaming; WiFi / Ethernet; Pause / rewind / record live TV; Series Link - record an entire series; HDMI / USB

www.currys.co.uk

Does exactly what I want. Only thing I miss is there is no display on the front with the time. My old one did have before it packed in

 

[Deleted member 40035]

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

 

[Sam Handwich]

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

That looks correct. Mine freezes very rarely and has only ever done it while in standby. Quick Japanese reset and voila

 

[Hansel]

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.

 

[PTR]

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.

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.

 

[SPUFF]

Can your subscription ‘box’ not hold a memory stick?

 

[Longy]

BT Youview+ Set Top Box (500Gb)... BT Youview+ Set Top Box (500Gb) Recorder with Twin HD Freeview and 7 Day Catch Up TV - no subscription (Renewed): Amazon.co.uk: TV

Bought one of these for me a few years ago & recently got one for my mam & Dad. Does the job.

 

[Belch]

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!

www.humaxdirect.co.uk

 

[AndrewP]

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.

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.

 

[Effrafax]

Why the fuck record anything off council tele? Iplayer, ITV hub etc

 

[Longy]

Why the fuck record anything off council tele? Iplayer, ITV hub etc

I record BBC4 most Fridays. Just means I’ve got a box full of cracking music programmes that night not be readily available on 4od

 

[arthursboy]

Humax Freesat, got it a few years ago , spot on.
Has a planner etc to record from.

 

[Lewberry pie]

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.

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

Why the fuck record anything off council tele? Iplayer, ITV hub etc

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.

 

[burro nunn]

Why the fuck record anything off council tele? Iplayer, ITV hub etc

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.