Brian - you make a good point.
Having had Humax before (an 8000T, a 9200T, and HDR-FoxT2 which I really did not like and sent back) I was initially a little disappointed by the 4000T when I bought it last December and posted First impressions - glitches vs. pro's.
Since then I have really come to like it - and got used to some foibles!
The picture quality is excellent, the EPG is good, subtitles work and it is faultless on recording what I ask it to record (as long as the broadcaster doesn't mess up the timing signals).
This forum is very good at helping users and I believe that Humax reads the posts. I like the fact that Humax is engaged with users in sending out new releases of software (and now hardware) for them to test - it shows a great willingness on Humax's part to listen to users.
There are still some irritations that I don't like but I am trusting Humax to fix them in future software releases. I am certain that if I swapped to another vendor, I would just find a different set of irritations to complain about. What's that about "The grass is always greener ..."
Search for recordings is my one priority for a fix. My 2TB disk is 90% full and I keep on reminding Humax customer support that search needs improving. That being said, once I found the magic bullet of using the HOME button while a (SEARCHed for or other) recording is playing, followed by DOWN ARROW and LEFT ARROW to find RECENT, and selecting the recording - which brings up the Information for the recording and the channel on which it was recorded, I have a good workaround to almost all my search issues. It does help if you remember the channel on which a recording was made and browse for it by Channel, rather than browsing through the list of all recordings. The FAQ is useful too.
The "HDMI / CEC issue" of the box / TV not coming on seems to have been fixed.
I cannot recall the last time I could not get the box to come out of standby - it was previously a frequent occurrence for me.
Would I recommend it to others? Yes - unhesitatingly.
Could it be better? Yes - and I trust Huimax to release softare to fix the search, and hopefully other, minor irritations.
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