JamesB - 3 minutes ago »
What the boxes don't like is previously used flaky Sky installations.
Happy to report that my HB1000S has shown no signs of irrational animosity towards my 20-year-old previously-used Sky installation.
Yes but there are Sky installations then there are Sky installations. Some look like they have been done by a bricky not a bona fide installer.
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johnway - 5 days ago »
Thanks for link - have registered for eagerly awaited software update emails.
Are these hard drive issues affecting both the 1100 and 1000 boxes? I suspect so as they share the same software.
Returned the problem 1000 box to Humax Direct: still waiting for a refund settlement by them - could be escalated to a significantly not as described PayPal claim soon.
My other 1000 box, which I bought at the same time as the problem box, is working fine (why?).
If Humax sort out the hard drive problem then I would gladly buy another 1000 box. 'Till then the missus has to use the old Sagemcom, which on the whole has been quite reliable over a number of years.Full refund received from Humax Direct !! Nice result but I would have much preferred a reliable and stable PVR in the first place - is this too much to ask for in this day and age? In the meantime my EchoStar PVR has apparently stopped receiving HD channels and my Sagemcom has lost all recordings ffs !! No more electronic purchases without full 5 year guarantees from now on.
I have two Humax boxes and one Panasonic - they're all that stable I could balance nitroglycerin on them - what more could you ask for?
What the boxes don't like is previously used flaky Sky installations.This is interesting but I don't understand how a previous Sky installation (flaky or not) can effect subsequent Freesat/Freetime installations. Could you elaborate?
If there are poorly fitted F-connectors, dish a fraction out, LNB or cable with water ingress. Some of the Sky installations are notorious - I have seen a few myself. Any of these are likely to make the box misbehave.
I'm somewhat sceptical. Most fault reports on this forum seem to get cured through an eventual software update or a replacement box or a change to the setup.
What the boxes don't like is previously used flaky Sky installations..
This is interesting but I don't understand how a previous Sky installation (flaky or not) can effect subsequent Freesat/Freetime installations. Could you elaborate?
If there are poorly fitted F-connectors, dish a fraction out, LNB or cable with water ingress. Some of the Sky installations are notorious - I have seen a few myself. Any of these are likely to make the box misbehave
A poor installation is a poor installation no matter what service it was installed for (Sky or Freesat). But the problems related here are not due to poor signal level or quality. In every case reception is probably good, as the fault is with recording alone, unrecorded viewing is unaffected as would not be the case if signal level or quality was the issue.
JamesB - 1 week ago »
Glad it worked out for you. What will you buy instead?
Nothing at the moment - will wait to see if this hard drive problem gets resolved first. In the meantime my other HDR-1000 is OK (fingers crossed) but I have noticed that the drive spins up frequently when on stand by even though I have never paired it or even used the freetime app.
The disappearing recordings issue is a well known phenomenon. I have experienced this ever since I purchased the box a couple of years ago. It happens on an infrequent basis and a power disconnect and reconnect a few minutes later has always cured the problem. My 2000T behaves similarly only with that a simple reboot cures it.
The disappearing recordings issue is a well known phenomenon. I have experienced this ever since I purchased the box a couple of years ago. It happens on an infrequent basis and a power disconnect and reconnect a few minutes later has always cured the problem. My 2000T behaves similarly only with that a simple reboot cures it.
So not so stable you could balance nitroglycerin on them then?
I think it would be more sporting if he balanced nitroglycerin on his head.
Surely most people keep their nitroglycerin in the fridge. Next to their slippers.
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