scgf - 14 hours ago »
I had the HDR1100S box and mine could only record two programmes at once so if it needed to record a third it couldn't. My HD channels were numbered 108 BBC1 HD, 109 BBC2 HD, 119 ITV1HD, No C4 HD, 105 Channel 5 HD and so on. In my experience ALL digital set top boxes crash at some point - just like computers - you can never say never. Some crash once a year, others more regularly. Do a search on Google for "hdr 1100S crashes" and you will see that Freesat users are affected by a degree of instability in their boxes.
I would be seriously shocked if your older box is any different.
How is Freesat the best of the bunch for you? The only advantage I can see - assuming you have a functioning dish and aerial - is the huge number of poor quality channels on Freesat.
It's simply been and still is a better functioning more stable and reliable recorder - period. They just don't come any better than this IMO. I have had far more hardware/firmware issues on the Freeview side of things. The amount of channels doesn't come into it, though it can be handy at times to watch different regions in the UK.
You say you would be shocked if my 'older' box is any different. Well shocked, nay horrified you are then, as it's proved to be one of the best PVRs I have ever owned (and I have had quite a few). It's a two tuner recorder so how many channels do you expect it to record.