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Buying a 'Grade A' 9300T

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DevonLad

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My sister has limited funds and has asked me to get her a hard drive recorder.

The Humax Shop currently has the PVR-9300T/500-G for £99, which seems like a good price (the best I have seen elsewhere is about £140).

I am assuming the 9300T has been discontinued for quite a while and that these are customer returns?

Any thoughts/experiences of buying 'Grade A' kit from Humax would be appreciated.

Any reason to avoid the 9300T?

Any suggestions for other Humax twin-tuner models to consider, up to say £150? (She is looking for a 'basic' PVR and does not have an Internet connection)

| Mon 25 Feb 2013 11:58:18 #1 |
Martin Liddle

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DevonLad - 42 minutes ago »
Any reason to avoid the 9300T?
Any suggestions for other Humax twin-tuner models to consider, up to say £150? (She is looking for a 'basic' PVR and does not have an Internet connection)

The 9300T has a number of moderate problems and it isn't clear whether Humax will update the software to fix them. For just slightly more than her £150 budget (£159) you can get an HDR-FOX T2 which is a significantly better PVR than the 9300 and software updates for it are still trickling out. If her requirements only require a single tuner then a Grade A HD-FOX T2 plus a USB hard drive would be another option that is well within budget.

| Mon 25 Feb 2013 12:45:52 #2 |
Biggles

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DevonLad - 1 hour ago »
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I am assuming the 9300T has been discontinued for quite a while and that these are customer returns?
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The 9300 is still current on the Humax UK web site.

| Mon 25 Feb 2013 13:26:38 #3 |
DevonLad

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Thanks for your help.

She has decided to go for the 9300T/320 @ £89. My local retailer wants £170 for the same (not Graded) model, so it's a bit of a bargain I think.

| Tue 26 Feb 2013 11:28:52 #4 |