I thought the picture was below the usual Humax standard, maybe due to the fading etc. of the various actions. Initial set-up was easy but available facilities under "SETTINGS" were limited - good for the non-technical but unsatisfying for others. The internet coupling is planned to be automatic, inc. DHCP, and if you need a fixed network address this must be arranged in the router. I do not like the EPG (Programme Guide), particularly the vertical scrolling (no on/off setting), the dull black/green layout and the chosen font. I formatted to NTFS a 1TB Intenso HDD (available at Maplin) which the HB found at once and is easily able to power from one of the USB sockets. Everything about Recording is straightforward. Most menus are easy, with adequate HELP texts, but no respectable handbook is available to download. Subtitles and (BBC) Teletext are a breeze. This £100 bargain is very small, partly because at last Humax have omitted the SCART socket but retained the three phono sockets. Two USB sockets are adequate for WIFI (but I prefer a LAN cable) and recording. Non-Freesat seems to mean "as long as it is Astra2" as the HB could find nothing on Astra1 and there is no DISEQ setting. The remote is not quite the same as the illustrated one for other 1000 series models but it looks as if all buttons are present and a few have been relocated. The remote feels fine and I hope it will prove to be much more durable than previous Humax ones!
For what seems to have nearly all the features of its bigger brothers, the HB is wonderful value. Add a 1TB HDD as I have and it's unbeatable! And I've not even explored FREETIME yet!
