decided on freesat whats better humax or echo star

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after reading freeview and freesat for afew days ive decided freesat is best for me

but why is there a limited choice in box recorders

i have nailed it down to the popular humax 500 gb unit or the echo star 500 gb unit

i quite fancy the idea of slingshot ?
is it useful?
are there any key differences , as price is similar and features seem similar ?

any advice at all ?? thanks:thumbsup:
 
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There are exactly five PVRs and Humax is the name that's mentioned most around here:
freesat+ HD TV recorder - freesat.
As Freesat is a specific product limited to the UK, with specifications laid down by the organisation, there's really very little incentive for international manufacturers to provide ranges of machines for it.
I don't know anything about the Echostar's "Sling Media's unique place-shifting ability", if that's what you mean.
Apart from that each machine has variations but they all have to be made to the same basic specification.
 
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Echostar allows you to watch recordings remotely using paid for apps, Humax has a patched firmware that allows open access to recordings to many devices without expensive client app. One thing that only the Echostar will do is transcode recordings into a low quality format suitable for streaming out onto the web, if I travelled a lot I'd go for that, otherwise the Humax.
 
many thanks for reply

the reason i favoured the echo unit was as far as my v limited knowledge led me to believe i could watch telly on my motorola xoom 10 inch.android tablet

i have looked on market place and cant see an app . is it v expensive . i like the idea of streaming to.a.tablet and.though.this was the answer..

can u enlighten me to how it works.and why its.expenive . i have looked and read reviews on amazon and.checked the unit.out in john lewis

if the humax box.csn transfer/.stream i havent seen.this.anywhere.

thanks in advance..
 
wow. humax foxsat here i come . many thanks.

just need to find best price :p
 

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