Advantages: Large memory, twin tuners, easy to use Disadvantages: Some minor problems still unresolved, noisy
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 my TV so I can watch nice crisp digital TV, our PVR's work with cable or satellite TV. 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 ...
buzzard_cad 05.02.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Humax PVR9200T
Advantages: Easy to set up and use, picture quality, storage space Disadvantages: None that I can think of other than being expensive
I was looking for a new PVR late last year and the general concensus form the press was that this was the best unit on the market. The only downside reported in those reviews was that the programme guide took a long time to load up. In my experience this was not a problem - although the programme guide loads up from scratch every time you turn the unit on - if you usually leave the unit on standby this is never really a problem.
The picture quality is top notch and the unit was really wasy to set up. As is always the case with digital TV recorders it took a bit of fiddling to get the picture settings on the unit and TV (16:9 on both)in sync but once that was sorted out the picture was crystal clear.
Recording progammes is really easy - just highlight them on the programme guide or use the series record function. One ...
Advantages: Picture, sound, recption Disadvantages: Remote control
I had a Thomson 160GB PVR and it was awfull, it kept crashing, wouldn't come out standby, Picture kept breaking up and it was noisey. I put up with this for 2 years and i'd had enough, so i bought a Humax 9300T PVR 320GB. What a fantastic box, the picture doesn't break up and is much sharper, it's whisper quiet when on and off, it's got a 320GB hard drive so you can record the programs you like to watch, you can also do a series link so you can record a whole series of a program, it has accurate recording so if a prgoram starts learly or runs late it will automatically adjust to record the whole program. It has HDMI slot for if your tv is HD ready and also it will power your indoor arial. in standby it only uses 0.9w of electric compared to my old box which used 17.8w. In my opinion the remote is a bit fiddly but once you have used it ...
supersprinter150 27.08.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Humax PVR-9300T
DVB digital TV tuner / HDD recorder (HDD required)
Width
13.2 cm
Depth
2.4 cm
Height
8.2 cm
System
Features
Time shift function
Audio system
Output Mode
Stereo
Connectors
Optical Digital Output
Built-in
Digital player (recorder)
Device Type
Digital player / recorder (HDD)
Supported Digital Audio Standards
WAV, WMA, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, AC-3
Supported Digital Video Standards
AVI, XviD, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, VOB
Features
JPEG photo playback
Digital tv tuner
Digital TV Tuner Type
DVB-T
Tuner Qty
1
Connections
Connector Type
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
S-Video input
Digital audio output (optical)
Composite video input
Manufacturer's product description
TViX PVR has HDD space, it give you ability with various recording features like direct recording, scheduled recording (EPG) and repeated manual recording as well. By easy upgrading and expanding the capacity of HDD like PC upgrading, it can back up the recorded file to/from the PC. TViX PVR implements all the features like EPG/scheduled recording/PC-connectivity and this will let user enjoy all the fruits of the digital broadcasting as well as the supreme audio and video qualities. With TViX PVR you are able to record your favorite programs by setting the scheduler. In case of weekly programs, just change the cycle. Yes, you don't need to set the time every time.
