Humax PVR9200T

We bought our Humax PVR-9200T not long after moving into our new house in December 2005. We decided on the Humax PVR as it came with a Freeview set up and the facility to record programmes along with a host of other minor functions. For those of you in the dark ages or still on analogue TV, PVR stands for 'Personal Video Recorder' and is essentially a computer type hard drive contained in a TV receiver box. This PVR is a link between my aerial and ...
...I decided to use the Humax for a year before writing a review on it, however I feel that I am now writing about something that is nearly obsolete with the recent push for High Definition TV (HDTV). We chose the Humax PVR-9200T based a few things. First there was a glowing review of an older Humax PVR on this website followed by some friends tell us about the wonderful Humax that they had just picked up. We happened to be around their house for a ...

buzzard_cad 05.02.2007 · Read full review
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There is no doubt that HDR's are already starting to revolutionise the way people watch television, and this one does the business nicely. The main benefit is that you can "Time shift" your TV viewing, just like recording a programme to VCR for later. How does this HDR differ from using a VCR you ask? Well here are the main points:- * In-built freeview decoder, which means that subject to reception, you can receive all of the freeview channels. ...
...all you have to pay is your TV licence. (Note that this box is freeview only, if you don't get a freeview signal, this box will NOT record the 5 traditional analogue TV signals) * You don't have to swap tapes around, or worry about capacity, simply select the programme you want and it is recorded to the disk (as long as you remain within the huge 160 GB limit, which equates to about 100 hours of TV; some channels have a higher rate of GB/hour than ...

Guinness2702 24.06.2006 (12.01.2007) · Read full review
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...glad I did! The Humax 9200T is a basically a freeview player that has a built in hard drive. For anyone that has ever heard or used Sky + then this is exactly the same thing. Firstly if you were to look at the box itself then it is certainly something you will easily forget. It is a big square box essentially! It is not overly attractive at all. On the front you will see numerous buttons which let you change channel as well as pause live TV. There ...
...which shows the time and what channel you are watching. To the right of the machine is a flap which houses the card reader (for Top Up TV). On the back are the usual sockets with the noticeable absenteeism of a HDMI socket. The remote control is also very ugly. It is quite big and is one of these remotes where the bottom half slides down to reveal more buttons. The majority of the buttons you will use are on the main bit of the remote but there ...

mynameisrui 14.08.2008 · Read full review
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...via the Over-the-Air downloads which Humax broadcast from time to time. Picture quality is indeed excellent, with no interference, vivid colours and high contrast. The receiver itself makes recordings which are every bit as perfect as the broadcast signal. You can pause and rewind the live broadcast if the telephone rings, and you can also watch a recording as its taking place. With the twin-tuner, you can watch one channel and record another, or ...
...guide is straightforward and easy to understand. It is easy to select the programme you need to record and 'book' it to record by pressing OK on the remote. To play a recording back, just select it from the recorded list. However the TV guide takes AGES to load once you turn the receiver on. Finally a USB port on the front panel enables transfers of recordings from the machine to your PC. This requires a fair amount of prior knowledge as the supplied ...

Diamondblade2006 23.11.2007 · Read full review
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...you have arrived. The Humax 9200 is one of the best Freeview PVR's on the market and in my opinion is the best one. Scanning the Internet looking for a decent one is no easy task, forget the cheaper ones that claim to offer all of the features you need because they probably won't. By paying that little bit extra certainly gives you a whole lot more. This PVR comes with so many features you would actually think that it was more expensive. This PVR ...
...now, no more! The Humax 9200 has the nicest looking menu system and simplicity is king with this machine. It has the easiest to learn and use system ever and you can probably be up and running using it in about 10 minutes. The recorded playback is amazing. The quality of the picture and sound is undistinguishable from the original live broadcast and unlike the old VCR tapes they will not degrade over time. The PVR comes in 2 colours is Silver ...

quest_treker 29.12.2007 · Read full review
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Our old VCR broke ages ago, and we never bothered replacing it, as we could watch DVDs on the playstation, and there never seemed to be anything on worth watching! However, we decided it was about time we replaced the old VCR, and this seemed the best option. Once we'd managed to get it all tuned in and working, it was great, but getting there was a bit of a hassle. Firstly not all channels would work (in particular ITV channels didn't work). Then ...
...past and it would all be messed up again (and a lot of lorries drive past our house!). After a few software upgrades, a bit of aerial fiddling, and a lot of patience, it does now work perfectly, all channels. Now it does work, it's very useful, you can record two things at once, or record on one channel and watch another, which is great when there are people in the household with different tastes! The TV guide is also really easy to use, and you ...

clarebarker 14.07.2008 · Read full review
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...Humax, the shop didn't sell Humax but the shop assisstant said those in the know buy Humax. So I bought this and 2 years later I have to say that since purchase it has been a valued member of out family. Installation and set up is a complete doddle, plug it in, watch the screen and wait. After set up the whole system has performed flawlessley. The EPG system is simple and very easy to naviagte. Program recording is very very simple. Since purchase ...

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...previously researched PVRs and the Humax 8000 model had rave reviews. However, it only had one tuner, which did not readily give the recording features I wanted. So, when the later 9200 appeared, I investigated and was pleased with its specification. So I bought one last week. So far, it has proved excellent. The niggles- Not fussy on silver, prefer black, so I placed it inside my video cabinet. Noticing a slight hum, I realised the cabinet base ...
...packing. Very quiet now! The benefits- 1. The freeview channels are stable and the picture and sound good. (there is an output for the hi fi). 2. Recording is very easy, just bring up the 7-day program (1click), move round the program boxes and click on the program. Job done! It is possible to record 2 programmes at the same time. 3. Recording is in stereo, and the item recorded is easily located on a menu (with its date, time and title). No need ...

oldgadger 17.01.2006 (29.02.2008) · Read full review
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...with using and maintaining the Humax 9200T. Not least of the help subjects is updating the Humax internal software to enable new features. Highly recommended. One feature new users may question is the slow loading of the EPG. This is a design feature and can be explained by visiting the above site too. A 2 year maker's Warranty makes this a great buy. ...

jenniferfh 06.08.2007 · Read full review
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This is a fantastic Digital Recorder. It is easy to use and allows you to record programs one at a time, daily, weekly or in a series. It also receives software upgrades over the ariel so this box is has more functionality then when we originally purchased it. this is the first time that has happended with electronic kit!! We love it and the amount of space on it means we tape nearly everything we want to see and watch off this box rather than the ...
...unable to do, is to download any of our recordings, which is a shame as we have a small child and it would have been nice to create a subset of the favourites. You can protect your files and prevent them being erased by accident. Can not recommend it enough. Price ranges from £170 - £200. so worth shopping around for. For those who like to see it I have copied the spec from the website humaxdigital.com; which is also excellent. ""PVR"" Includes ...

muppetmum 20.02.2008 (03.03.2008) · Read full review
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...and finally settled on the Humax 9200T. It sets itself up out of the box, what could be simpler. Programming is really straightforward too with just a click of the OK button in program guide. No longer do you have to decide which of two programmes on at the same time you wish to record, just get them both with the 9200T's twin tuner. You can also watch a third (though there are limitations based on the combination of channels you are recording). ...
...works everything out - hopefully Humax will be addressing that with further updates later in 2007 (taking advantage of changes to Freeview that are coming). So this machine will change the way you record TV. No more fumbling around for tapes and wondering what the quality will be like when you come to play it back. No more trying to cram your holiday recording needs into long play. Definitely recommended. ...

hugzee 01.01.2007 · Read full review
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This is one of the best purchases I've ever made. I never watched enough TV to justify paying £30+ a month to Sky, but I wanted E4 and More4 and a way of recording TV. It feels like this box was custom-made for people like me. Firstly, you get access to all 40+ Freeview channels and all the normal digital radio stations. Luckily you can organise them and delete any you are not interested in to reduce the menu. So bye bye Bid-up TV and QVC etc (though ...
...a Personal Video recorder (PVR), which records the digital TV signal onto a Hard drive inside the box. Playback is perfect quality and there are no cassette tapes to store. The box automatically records whatever you are watching, so you can pause live tv and rewind up to half an hour. This is great for reviewing those controversial sporting decisions. The interface is really intuitive and recording just a matter of selecting from the electronic program ...

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...shopping and was recommended the Humax box ( not the most expensive one) by the assistant in Currys, and I am delighted with the purchase. From unpacking to fully working took about 10 minutes. You plug in the aerial and power, switch on and set the box to automatic set-up. It then scans for the available channels and you are away. The electronic programme guide is clear and very easy to use. Equally easy is the record function. You can either ...
...- you need a female to female serial cable to connect the box to a computer if you want to update the operating system software when its released on the humax website -(costs abotu £8 from Maplin electronics) All in all a very competant package at a good price. ...

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Sorry but I can't agree with other reviewers about this product! I purchased to replace a Digihome 80GB pvr and I must admit to being very disappointed with the Humax in comparison. It does not merit the £100 extra in my opinion. The picture and sound are not as good, in fact they are not as good as my tv's built in Freeview tuner! The cooling fan noise is intrusive and annoying and is noticeable in the background all the time. I have found the EPG takes forever to populate and if a full 7 days is required then leave it on and go to bed for the night. Gimmicks above quality appear to be Humax's philosophy. ...

pjon 06.09.2007
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...as the others, then the Humax will let you know). You can even transfer programmes to your laptop - great for us as we often spend weekends away in our camper, where we can snuggle up and catch up on our viewing. Humax also provides software updates over the air, adding and improving features - for example, the last upgrade added some useful features like rewinding live TV and a couple of others. We're really thrilled with our unit - we've had it ...

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