I am looking to replace my Humax PVR-9300T. It still works perfectly fine most of the time, but has the age old problem of skipping during playback of some recordings.
I am happy just using Freeview channels and don’t need internet based programs or catch up services.
So far I have tried both Humax FVP-4000T and Humax FVP-5000T, and found both of them to be very slow and glitchy. Also trying to perform any function is quite long winded, requiring about three button presses to get where you want to go, when one would suffice. I even tried a BT Youview Box but found that without an internet connection it is not possible to even do the initial set up. After the set up it did work flawlessly for a couple of days though, but then it started getting glitchy and went down hill from there.
IMHO, none of the afore mentioned boxes are anywhere near as good or reliable as my trusty old 9300T (once was). Yes, they can receive internet channels, but other than that, to me they are just a huge faff.
I have been doing some digging and have concluded that the Humax HDR Fox T2 is the daddy of all the older Humax boxes and is probably the closest thing I am ever going to get to a 9300T.
Before I do buy one, I was wondering if anyone could answer a couple of concerns I have.
1. Does it require an internet connection to set it up or will it work straight off with just an aerial? The reason I ask this is because I have limited data mobile broadband and also do not want to rely on internet connections if I ever need to do a factory reset in the future.
2. I have seen Youtube videos of it being set up with just an aerial, but then I saw one one sold on Ebay ( https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Humax-HDR-FOX-T2-500GB-Freeview-HD-Digital-TV-Recorder-/225676974382?epid=110846012&hash=item348b65592e%3Ag%3AhdoAAOSwJAhktS27&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4GiwV2RnMSDWOEuC%2B5ZQV0vtY6NwxLg3iuum%2Fh41oCH7wAELF82v2XqLwWPdXhhOa3A%2B%2FIwyYAz%2Bxa3%2BYDg8TYGTPTohCk5Aj6iOKiWT640kM3BLiEw4yZHQ3090axaiW5hC5mKGvU4NLntwAesXNV7gf%2BWDaJMqT7GwbX517eOYrwHwpMBKKNWPAcbNBKhaqeyZm7lPBhGzA0DT%2Fvg7Xa%2FcWnSfxVx5Pm2XQgBF0l6teT1prDKNKC3ywHn0p8dLUyspIcyYCUmDY2%2B%2BSL8HCMzYaCIO3ujPXMsLE8tZXfGr%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4Ta4rXCYg&nma=true&si=lHUlPsrvtyjE2Bfkg%252Fv6b0Y%252Ffj8%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 )and noticed one of the photos in the listing shows the setup screen which looks suspiciously like the Youview set up, requiring ethernet cable. I initially thought the Fox T2 was just Freeview, is there also a Youview version?
3. Like all Humax machines, I am fully aware they can develop faults/glitches/bugs etc. What particular glitches is the Fox T2 prone to?
Oh, and before I go, I have a tip for anyone thinking of buying a Humax (or anything else for that matter) off Ebay and sees one they like described as ‘Opened-Never Used’, this usually translates as ‘I’ve been using it for the last 5 years but I kept the box’. 
