Humax PT800 freeview box with 40Gb hard drive

This cracking freeview box works in a similar way to Sky + (but obviously with freeview instead).

It has a 40gb hard drive allowing you to store in excess of 20 hours of TV.

It can also pause live tv etc.

It had a 5 star review in home cinema choice etc when priced at £200.

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/cgi-...=WVTV/200402/0 58_WV_0204.pdf


It can be found on the dixons web site for £122 delivered if you use the following vouchers.

Freeview 10 YOUATWORK

put the first voucher in first then use the second one.

Originally Posted by F G Evans

This cracking freeview box works in a similar way to Sky + (but obviously with freeview instead).

It has a 40gb hard drive allowing you to store in excess of 20 hours of TV.

It can also pause live tv etc.

It had a 5 star review in home cinema choice etc when priced at £200.

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/cgi-...=WVTV/200402/0 58_WV_0204.pdf


It can be found on the dixons web site for £122 delivered if you use the following vouchers.

Freeview 10 YOUATWORK

put the first voucher in first then use the second one.

I cant get this to work, is the offer still open?

Originally Posted by F G Evans

This cracking freeview box works in a similar way to Sky + (but obviously with freeview instead).

It has a 40gb hard drive allowing you to store in excess of 20 hours of TV.

It can also pause live tv etc.

It had a 5 star review in home cinema choice etc when priced at £200.

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/cgi-...=WVTV/200402/0 58_WV_0204.pdf


It can be found on the dixons web site for £122 delivered if you use the following vouchers.

Freeview 10 YOUATWORK

put the first voucher in first then use the second one.

ah, got it to work now... BIG THANKS!

[Stereo Steve]

Sweet, had to go for this. Bargain.

Thanks very much.

have you had any luck?

my order is on with Dixons but its taking ages for payment to clear and the goods to be shipped. I placed order Sunday, still waiting for despatch info.

[eviljohn2]

Just ordered myself
It's Freeview10 if people are having trouble.

[alex250]

I have ordered too offer too good to resist after reading good things about the box

[ivanwilson]

Originally Posted by mattrixdesign

have you had any luck?

my order is on with Dixons but its taking ages for payment to clear and the goods to be shipped. I placed order Sunday, still waiting for despatch info.

I waited from last Friday (30th) but now have email and tracking number and it's on way

Originally Posted by ivanwilson

I waited from last Friday (30th) but now have email and tracking number and it's on way

their delivery is disgraceful, thats why avoid shops like that! However it was a bargain too good to be missed.

I made the transaction last Sunday, still waiting as it says - ORDER BEING PROCESSED

[ivanwilson]

Arrived today - easy set up, 7 day guide loaded in a flash. Worth the wait - delivery was free after all

[Quantum]

Now you have the unit could you answer a couple of questions about it please?

1. If you set it to record a programme in a few days time and there is a change in the time it is due to record will the unit record the programme correctly?

2. Can you set it to record all episodes of a programme - basically I need it to record all eps of casualty on Saturday and holby city aka Holby SH*7Y on Tuesdays for the misses.

Thanks
Paul

[ivanwilson]

Originally Posted by Quantum

Now you have the unit could you answer a couple of questions about it please?

1. If you set it to record a programme in a few days time and there is a change in the time it is due to record will the unit record the programme correctly?

2. Can you set it to record all episodes of a programme - basically I need it to record all eps of casualty on Saturday and holby city aka Holby SH*7Y on Tuesdays for the misses.

Thanks
Paul

1. Don't know Paul but I'm sure there's a thread somewhere.

2. There's no series link like Sky+ but you can set the timer to record at the same time every day or every week - that would do it.

[Sym_T]

Hi . . . New here! Thanks to F G Evans for posting the above offer. If anybody is still interested, I have just ordered mine, and the offer is still working !!! Reviews of this unit seem pretty good, for the price. Apart from the lack of a second tuner, this seems very good value.

S.

Mine arrived, its seems great however I can not tell for sure until I get my aerial replaced!

Any one know of any good Aerial installers in the Warrigton area?also
I am able to pass an RGB signal through the SCART Video In of the Humax and then out to the TV. Only have one RGB SCART and would like to share it between the DVD player and Humax STB, currently the STB is outputting S-Video.

[LV426]

Just be aware:

This item only has 1 tuner, so you can't use it to watch one freeview programme, whilst it's recording another. You can, of course use the analog tuner in your TV to watch channels 1 - 5 (in 4x3), whilst the box is recording a freeview programme.

AFAIK, there is no equivalent of PDC broadcast via Freeview (yet?) so a delay or reschedule of a broadcast will, I think, result in a missed recording. This will affect every such box, not just this one.