I'm going to be cancelling my virgin tv and have freesat installed instead. I was looking getting the 1100S but from what i've been reading here there seems to be issues with reboots and hdd " failures " with models including this one.
Is it best to hold on and see if humax resolve the issue or is there a different make which is similar to the 1100S?
thanks.
Hi welcome to our forum. So far Humax are the only maker of 2nd generation freesat+ boxes. I would watch this forum as we already know Humax have identified the problem and are testing a fix.
Thanks. Will keep an eye out, the dish won't go in till next month so hopefully it'll all be fixed by then 
REPASSAC -
When you get one remember to register it with Jumax and you will get the two year warranty rather than the one year.
will do, thank you.
If it helps I have had my Humax HDR 1100-S for five months now. It cost me £180 and I've already saved almost that much in SKY (bandits) fees. I have never had a moments trouble with it other than issues with me working out how the ruddy thing functions. So far no complaints at all other than lots of black keys on the remote control which make it hard to see which is which until one becomes familiar with the layout which is quite different to a SKY (bandits)remote control.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE read
https://myhumax.org/forum/topic/not-recording-no-hard-drive-hdr-1000s500gb
and many, many other posts related to ongoing problems with these boxes. 'Problems' have been known about for a very long time and talk of a fix now is welcome but surprising. You may not have a choice but personally I would build in a lifetime of 2.5 years for these boxes.
I have been reading the other threads and waiting on updates on it to see if the issue has been resolved. I'm planning to have freesat installed towards the end of november, i've got an older foxsat box in a cupboard somewhere which i'll use until the current box issues look to be fixed.
hughmclaughlin - 1 hour ago »
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE read
https://myhumax.org/forum/topic/not-recording-no-hard-drive-hdr-1000s500gb
and many, many other posts related to ongoing problems with these boxes. 'Problems' have been known about for a very long time and talk of a fix now is welcome but surprising. You may not have a choice but personally I would build in a lifetime of 2.5 years for these boxes.
Yes, great machines. I've had mine almost from the start with very few issues. I had far more problems with Sky+ than I have experienced with the 1000s.
hughmclaughlin - 2 hours ago »
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE read
https://myhumax.org/forum/topic/not-recording-no-hard-drive-hdr-1000s500gb
and many, many other posts related to ongoing problems with these boxes. 'Problems' have been known about for a very long time and talk of a fix now is welcome but surprising. You may not have a choice but personally I would build in a lifetime of 2.5 years for these boxes.
My HDR1000S is approx 4 yrs old. It had a new 2TB drive installed shortly after buying it. It's still working very well. Have experienced the no recordings on boot a few times (cured by a simple re-boot), but never the permanent loss others report.
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