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  1. foxleybob

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    Has anyone dumped their Humax Freesat box in favour of the new Arris 4k box, If so are you pleased you have?

    | Thu 5 Aug 2021 18:02:28 #1 |
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    jdlfreetime

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    No, I am happy with my Humax 1100s + older Humax Foxsat pvrs. From what I have heard the new Arris is very unreliable. It keeps overheating & cutting out/rebooting. Certainly gives you a lot of confidence in the product! The only advance in the design is the menu layout & not much else. Have you downloaded the instruction manual & compared it to the older models? John L

    | Fri 6 Aug 2021 11:15:02 #2 |
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    I have and I'm pleased with it.
    Its been fine since the last firmware update (9.21) and has never overheated or reset.
    My wife also likes the Aura, she finds it much easier to use than the Humax Youview STB.

    | Sun 8 Aug 2021 12:20:58 #3 |
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    jdlfreetime - 1 week ago  » 
    No, I am happy with my Humax 1100s + older Humax Foxsat pvrs. From what I have heard the new Arris is very unreliable. It keeps overheating & cutting out/rebooting. Certainly gives you a lot of confidence in the product! The only advance in the design is the menu layout & not much else. Have you downloaded the instruction manual & compared it to the older models? John L

    No, haven't read the Arris manual.
    it obviously doesn't inspire you.
    What exactly is it you don't like from the manual?

    | Fri 13 Aug 2021 11:31:06 #4 |
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    bogbody - 4 days ago  » 
    I have and I'm pleased with it.
    Its been fine since the last firmware update (9.21) and has never overheated or reset.
    My wife also likes the Aura, she finds it much easier to use than the Humax Youview STB.

    Does it load up from start quicker than the Humax?
    My 1100s takes quite a while.

    | Fri 13 Aug 2021 11:34:02 #5 |
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    I've not used an 1100s Humax STB, so cant compare.
    Its about the same or quicker to start from normal standby as our old DTR2XXX youview box. Takes longer from deep standby but we dont use that.
    Overall very pleased with the Aura.

    | Sat 14 Aug 2021 8:26:47 #6 |
  7. foxleybob

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    Thank you.
    As an aside...Why doesn't this forum have a thanks icon (mods)?

    | Sun 15 Aug 2021 9:48:45 #7 |

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