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rockchick113
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I'm looking to upgrade my old humax, which I have to keep formating the HDD. I've been looking at youview but which one humax or bt. I know they are both the same box but does the bt do anything different?
Any general reviews would be greatful.
Jane x
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  • missile
    missile Posts: 11,763 Forumite
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    Hi,


    I changed my Humax to BT and I am very pleased with the Youview box.
    "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
    Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:
  • grumpycrab
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    edited 29 April 2015 at 10:53AM
    (just deleted a load of rubbish); assuming you're not a BT TV subscriber there's no difference in functionality.
    What I will say is avoid the small BT Youview box. The tuners aren't as good as the ones in the "full sized" boxes.
    If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.
  • rockchick113
    rockchick113 Posts: 407 Forumite
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    I'm not a bt customer, it's that the price varies between the humax and bt.
    Jane x
  • missile
    missile Posts: 11,763 Forumite
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    I have the small Youview box and prefer it's nice neat shape. I have not found any issues with the tuner.
    "A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
    Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:
  • grumpycrab
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    edited 29 April 2015 at 11:02AM
    missile wrote: »
    I have the small Youview box and prefer it's nice neat shape. I have not found any issues with the tuner.
    I may have a duff unit; not sure if this applies to the full-sized units too but power usage is a pain with the small one. You have 2 modes. Either
    - ECO mode is on and the disk powers down when not in use; disadvantage is it takes 2-3 mins to power up (dont worry this doesn't lose recordings!) OR
    - ECO mode off and the disk is on 24/7
    If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.
  • grumpycrab
    grumpycrab Posts: 5,025 Forumite
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    saxonman wrote: »
    I'm not a bt customer, it's that the price varies between the humax and bt.
    Which one are you looking at?

    youviewbox.png

    or (NOT TO SCALE!)

    newg4youviewplus1box.jpg
    If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.
  • Paully232000
    Paully232000 Posts: 2,108 Forumite
    grumpycrab wrote: »
    Which one are you looking at?

    youviewbox.png

    or (NOT TO SCALE!)

    newg4youviewplus1box.jpg

    I have the first one and lasted a year before I had to have BT come out and swap it for a new one.
    Wasnt a hassle, although i did lose all the recordings from the first one.
  • rockchick113
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    grumpycrab wrote: »
    Which one are you looking at?

    youviewbox.png

    or (NOT TO SCALE!)

    newg4youviewplus1box.jpg


    It's the bottom one I've seen on Amazon at £149.99, the humax t2000 is £174.99 both are 500gb
    Jane x
  • grumpycrab
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    I'd get the bigger one (my reasons above). Wherever/if you get a T2000 get a 2 year warranty at
    http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/wregistrations.php
    If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.
  • rockchick113
    rockchick113 Posts: 407 Forumite
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    grumpycrab wrote: »
    I'd get the bigger one (my reasons above). Wherever/if you get a T2000 get a 2 year warranty at
    http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/wregistrations.php

    Cheers for the info.
    Jane x
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