I am the owner of Humax FVP-4KGTR/GB/1TB Freeview recorder which I bought 3 years ago. Not sure if anyone else owns this particular model as there seems to be many of them
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Humax FVP-4KGTR/GB/1TB
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| Sat 9 Dec 2023 20:10:32 #1 |
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richardalbon - 4 mins ago »
I am the owner of Humax FVP-4KGTR/GB/1TB Freeview recorder which I bought 3 years ago. Not sure if anyone else owns this particular model as there seems to be many of themIt is better known as the Humax Aura and a fair number of people here own one, me included.
| Sat 9 Dec 2023 20:15:37 #2 | -
Hi Martin, Over the last 18 months I have noticed that streaming freeview programs hang after a couple of minutes. I have struggled to fix this including reseting to manufacturers settings
| Sat 9 Dec 2023 20:34:14 #3 | -
If your TV has all the streaming apps you need, don't bother with the Aura versions - they cause more trouble than they are worth. I don't use any of them on my Aura, never connect it to the internet, never put it into deep standby and it's pretty reliable for me. The ability to record 4 programmes simultaneously is the big plus for this device. The newly announced Manhattan T4-R still has only 2 tuners (record 2, watch a 3rd), so a complete no-no for me - what a missed opportunity, what on Earth were Manhattan thinking?
| Sun 10 Dec 2023 12:38:49 #4 | -
Geoff_W - 7 hours ago »
If your TV has all the streaming apps you need, don't bother with the Aura versions - they cause more trouble than they are worth. I don't use any of them on my Aura, never connect it to the internet, never put it into deep standby and it's pretty reliable for me. The ability to record 4 programmes simultaneously is the big plus for this device. The newly announced Manhattan T4-R still has only 2 tuners (record 2, watch a 3rd), so a complete no-no for me - what a missed opportunity, what on Earth were Manhattan thinking?Do you really need to record 4 channels at the same time?
Thats what catchup is for| Sun 10 Dec 2023 20:18:27 #5 | -
I just want a reliable streaming and dont care if I cant record. An alternative to a smart tv is a laptop with a large enough monitor attached. I can garantee a reliable service that way
| Sun 10 Dec 2023 22:34:45 #6 | -
kr002
Do you really need to record 4 channels at the same time?For me 4 is probably too many but 2 is definitely not enough.
| Mon 11 Dec 2023 10:27:35 #7 | -
richardalbon - 11 hours ago »
I just want a reliable streaming and dont care if I cant record. An alternative to a smart tv is a laptop with a large enough monitor attached. I can garantee a reliable service that wayIf all you want is a streamer get an AppleTV/Firestick/Roku/Chromecast/Shield, IMO any of these will be better than the Aura.
I use an AppleTV and a Firestick for streaming and only use the Aura for recording Freeview, I found it far too unreliable with apps added.
| Mon 11 Dec 2023 10:29:51 #8 | -
kr002 - 14 hours ago »
Geoff_W - 7 hours ago »
If your TV has all the streaming apps you need, don't bother with the Aura versions - they cause more trouble than they are worth. I don't use any of them on my Aura, never connect it to the internet, never put it into deep standby and it's pretty reliable for me. The ability to record 4 programmes simultaneously is the big plus for this device. The newly announced Manhattan T4-R still has only 2 tuners (record 2, watch a 3rd), so a complete no-no for me - what a missed opportunity, what on Earth were Manhattan thinking?Do you really need to record 4 channels at the same time?
Thats what catchup is forI quite often make full use of the three tuners. Catch up is OK if you don't mind sitting through loads of ads, except BBC of course.
| Mon 11 Dec 2023 10:34:58 #9 | -
Help ! I am looking to buy amazon firestick, assuming it covers all the freeview channels for streaming. There is various options ordinary and lite etc. I was disturbed by the idea of talking to Alexa to control my TV. I just want to press buttons, or is that not an option on Firestick ?
| Mon 11 Dec 2023 10:56:19 #10 |
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