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Humax HDR Fox T2 review
http://www.which.co.uk/technology/tv-and-dvd/reviews/pvrs/humax-hdr-fox-t2/review/
The easy to use and reliable Humax HDR Fox T2 is a twin-tuner Freeview HD PVR. It can tune into both the standard-definition Freeview channels, and the new Freeview HD service. Does this PVR box offer the right balance between functionality, features and performance?
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Posts (12)
 wrote: | Tommac wrote: Subtitles problem   This is a really good pvr with excellent picture quality and controls. I can't vouch for the internet access as I use the a wi-fi dongle on the smart TV.My only complaint is that, while not deaf, I like to watch all programmes with the subtitles switched on, as I hate missing the occasional word due to slight age-related hearing impairment. Unfortunately recorded programmes on this pvr have the annoying habit of occasionally displaying the subtitles up to 20 seconds ahead of the action. This completely ruins the delivery of comedy punch lines and plot surprises.If the subtitles lagged the action that would be fine, but as it is it's really infuriating at times. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | MRB2013 wrote: HUMAX FOX T2 500MB WITH USB WIFI DONGLE I agree with most points made by mgp001below. When I bought the PVR two years ago I also bought the newly released Wifi dongle for £29. This works well through two brick walls and 10m from the router running at 12-14mbps.The PVR freezes inexplicably about once per month but can be restarted by switching at the mains plug. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | jah100 wrote: HDR-FOX T2 / SONY CONNECTION I'm generally happy with the PVR apart from the increasingly frustrating fault whereby the screen on the TV 'snows' requiring the HDMI connection on the TV to be replugged. Tried to contact HUMAX with no success and also spoke to John Lewis who could not help. The TV is a SONY KDL-37W5810 and is 3 years old. Can anybody help? Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | mgp001 wrote: Humax HDR-Fox T2: An update (my review 14/07/2012) I read in the April 2013 issue of Which? on p. 68 that the machine "has no built-in wi-fi which means that you have to put up with messy cables if you want to connect the PVR to the internet". Yes, it's not "in-built" but you can buy a dongle from Humax, which is what I have done, if you wish to use the Humax internet portal. I have a router using the 802.11n wi-fi protocol. The Humax dongle is plugged into the rear USB port of the PVR. The wi-fi signal has to traverse two rooms from the router to the dongle. My broadband speed averages 3,597 Mbps as measured over many months. I do not regularly use the Humax internet portal because I tend to record programmes I'm interested in. But on occasions I might miss one and then I have used the BBC iPlayer to catch up. I find that this work very well indeed with good picture and sound quality. However, when I last look a few months ago the portal does seem a bit primitive; I understand that Humax buy this in from a company that has undergone some changes. This company, I believe, is ANT Galio who also supply internet portal software to companies such as Samsung. I now have quite a few recordings since I wrote my preceding review and find that being able to group recordings into folders is very useful. It declutters the playlist. What really continues to irritate me is the remote for the reasons previously stated. Another irritant I have discovered is that there are not enough options to sort EPG search results. It is worth noting that it is possible to copy (back up) recordings to an external hard drive. With the rear USB port being taken up permanently by the dongle it may be more convenient, in order to avoid fiddling about at the rear of the unit, to use the ethernet port. (I believe there may be limitations with HD recordings.) I have not yet tried archiving but I have successfully tested copying a folder with 3 SD episodes of "The Churchills" to a regular 8GB USB stick plugged into the front USB port. The copy of these 3 1-hour episodes took 25 minutes. Also, I'm a little surprised that Humax seem not to take on board consumer criticism. Still, they're flourishing worldwide. The acid question that remains for me concerns the reliability of the unit. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | CMR401741571 wrote: Flakey software A good piece of kit spoilt by the box freezing very easily when using the channel guide. Software being manually updated, as suggested by Humax, has not fully cured the problem. The only cure is a power-down hard re-boot.Scrolling the programme guide is painfully slow after my old PACE 2600C box which this replaced. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | Traveller wrote: Excellent HD PVR except for one thing ! This is an excellent machine as many people testify, it works flawlessly in HD and SD. However there is one fly in the ointment that I find constantly irritating and cannot understand how Humax can slip up like this.The remote control is black with small black buttons with tiny lettering. They do not show up in the half light of our preferred viewing levels. We have to turn up the lights to use it. Very Very dissapointing.Humax should take notice of the design of the LG remotes, very easy to use in low lighting with large buttons and lettering and light coloured against the black of the remote. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | HampshireTom wrote: Excellent PVR. Host of the internet Portal apps don't work This is my first PVR and I think it is an excellent product. Its PVR functions are excellent and performance (starting and programme guide) very good. My only gripes are that the remote control labels are too small and have poor contrast and are therefore hard to read in dim light unless you have perfect vision and that most of the Portal apps don't work. The portal is not a core feature of the PVR. It makes use of a wired Ethernet connection to broadband to access Internet based apps. The most important one, BBC iPlayer, works fine as does YouTube. I think I have managed to get the Flickr and Picasa ones working before the recent over the air upgrade. Other apps including the Internet radio app do not work. That internet radio app lets you choose from thousands of stations but then crashes the PVR once you have made your selection.I would not want this to put you off: it is a superb PVR and the iPlayer and YouTube apps are a bonus. If the internet radio feature is important to you though, you will be disappointed. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | TheEngineer wrote: Excellent Had a first edition Humax for six years and decided to go HD for Christmas. Excellent performance, quicker start-up and better user interface than older one, now able to see HD, Red Button exceptionally quick - 4 year old Panasonic HD TV red button is incredibly slow.Parents have Panasonic PVR and that is unbelievably and unnecessarily complicated Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | 2011-07-31 11:36:29.347 wrote: Not a easy as people make out Seems to work fine at basic level good picture etc. Problems though in setting up. Instructions seem to be written for someone who has had a pvr before. So no explanation of what to do if inbuilt wizard does not work as described. Many abbreviations and terms not explained, assumption is you know what they mean.Not clear how you can record say 2 or 3 weeks in advance as programme guide is only for 7 days. Unlike my old video recorder where you put in date and time there seems no facility to do this. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | 4caster wrote: Rain inside the aerial lead alsummers might check whether there is an external reason for his Humax being unreliable. I had two go wrong, until I discovered that rainwater was entering the top of the outdoor aerial lead and coming all the way down into the machine! That will wreck any equipment. When it is raining heavily (you won't have long to wait!), remove the aerial lead from the Humax and look into the end of the lead (in a good light). If it is glistening with water, don't connect anything to it until you've got the aerial sorted out. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | Pianoman wrote: Pianoman My Mother who is a complete technophobe wanted a PVR that was easy to use and could record her programmes whilst she was out. It took me about 10 minutes to set up (using the inbuilt wizard) and a further 10 minutes explaining the functions to my mother. All relevant cables were supplied and it was just a case of putting the aerial in the back of the box, an HDMI cable from the box to the tv and the job was done. Picture quality is superb and my mother even got the hang of recording full series.An excellent product - thanks to fellow reviewers for their input and comments in helping choose this PVR. Hope this has been of help. Pros: Cons:
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| wrote: | tjc101 wrote: tjc101 humax hdr foxt2 brilliant machine.tried panasonic dmr hw120ebk with my 36inch picture frame toshiba but picture quality was poor,tried humaxhdr foxt2 and picture quality was far far better.thank you humax fantastic machine. Pros: Cons:
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