Humax Foxsat HDR

tuggy12

With the Humax Foxsat HDR is it possible to start watching a recording while that recording is still in progress?

I can do this with my Panasonic DVRs but it's not clear from the Humax website whether this can be done with the Foxsat HDR.

Any info appreciated.

BargainGalore

Yes it is.....

You can record two feeds and watch a 3rd sometimes depending on which channels or playback a recording

Sobraon

Until a definitive answer comes along suggest you try it on a demo machine (Superfi?). This link appears to track the cheapest availability for the Foxsat HDR http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.php/digital-boxes/humax-foxsat-hdr

BargainGalore

Well I have had mine since November when they came out

I was recording tonight @ 9pm BBC 1 waking dead also 9pm BBC 2 Dragons Den on tour and watching Atlantic Convoys: The War at Sea which was on at 7pm but watched it at 9ish. Think that's definite dont you unless you think I am making this up

S0litaire

I LOVE my Humax HDR ^_^

YES you can watch a recording in when it is in progress (I do it all the time to skip adverts!!)

YES you can (in certain circumstances) record 2 different channels and watch a third different channel at the same time.

lfc321

You can definitely watch something that is still recording - we do this all the time. You can also pause live broadcasts (which amounts to the same thing)

BargainGalore wrote: »

Yes it is.....

You can record two feeds and watch a 3rd sometimes depending on which channels or playback a recording

Whether you can record 2 things at once depends how many cables you have from your dish. As BargainGalore says, if you have two cables from the dish you can record two things and sometimes even watch a third. I don't think you could do this with only one cable (not sure, though, because we have two).

tuggy12

Thanks all, my question has been answered perfectly.

BargainGalore

Yes you do need twin cable and a twin lnb but doesn't costs much more than having a single lnb and cable and is actually better as I believe there has been issues with upgrading the firmware with just one lnb/cable fitted

Its not a bad product but freesat still has some way to goo to exceed freeview, the major plus is bbc HD and ITV HD will be channel son rather than a few hours a week.

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BargainGalore wrote: »

Its not a bad product but freesat still has some way to goo to exceed freeview, the major plus is bbc HD and ITV HD will be channel son rather than a few hours a week.

Agreed, I far prefer Freeview to Freesat.

almillar

Channel 4HD has got to come along soon. Freeview has a few good channels that Freesat doesn't. I find the Freesat SD picture is usually better too as I think the satellite pic has more bandwidth than the Freeview one.
But the thing that bugs me about Freesat, and I guess Sky too, is that I can't record the red button stuff. This is possible on Freeview by going to channel 301 etc but I don't know of a way on satellite.

savemoney

Freeview quality is better than freesat I have both systems, only exception is when its HD on freesat. BBC HD has lowered in quality over the last few weeks

C4 hd is coming in the new future but you need freeview hd box which arent out yet and only in certain regions due to digital switchover. A major freeview rescan is due end of this month to eventually allow for hd