Struggling on and off for many months with the dreaded "bad or no signal" from my ariel and being unable face yet another foray into the attic to mess with the co-ax (or pay somebody else to), I plumped for the FOXSAT-HDR to sort it once and for all. Freeview HD was not an option because of the aforementioned signal issues so a dish was the way to go. I chose this unit as I'd happily owned two Humax boxes (latterly the excellent PVR9300T) previously and heard great things about this one too. For the un-initiated this Humax is a Freesat receiver (so requires a satellite dish) that is capable of receiving HD broadcasts and also recording/pausing/rewinding live ...  Read the complete review

*** ALERT Very long review, hope you can make it through and I do appreciate it if you do :O) *** I am a former Sky TV customer but after some serious cost-cutting a few years ago I did not see the need to pay for a multitude of channels I did not have time to watch. Don't worry you still get the free to air channels from BBC1 to Channel 5 so I did not lose out. However I still have to use my combi VCR and DVD-Recorder to records programs I was never around to watch. The progression from a VCR and DVD-Recorder has to be a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) recorder. Simply put you can record programmes straight to a hard drive. Great if you do not want to ...  Read the complete review

When my finance and I moved into our first flat together almost two years ago, we had a dilemma - What should we do for TV? I had become used to the Humax 9200, which was the "Rolls Royce" of freeview recorders at the time, but there was a strong temptation to go for Sky, get the HD content, a few more channels and so on. If it weren't for the high cost of Sky, that's probably what we would have done. When we stumbled across the FoxSat HDR one day, it was clear that there was a "best of both" solution. The FoxSat offers you a wider range of channels, HD broadcasts and Sky+ style recording, but without a monthly subscription. Ideal. On ...  Read the complete review

Humax freesat+ FOXSAT-HDR Satellite HD Digital Television Recorder ~~Why did I buy it?~~ I have had various recording devices, including videos, a DVD player/recorder, & a freeview with hard drive & DVD recorder which was excellent when it was working but was so unreliable it went back within the first year & was considered unrepairable. As my area was changed to Digital in May 2009 & my TV then was analogue I struggled with a small freeview box for a few months then decided to buy something worthwhile for all jobs required. One of the reasons for choosing Satellite was that I thought the reception ...  Read the complete review

The Humax Foxsat HDR is a digital box that allows you to pick up HD Freesat tv using a satellite dish. If you already have a dish set up (maybe if you have previously had Sky) then you won't need to get a new dish installed or even repositioned. The digital box itself looks great. It has a simple but smart look with a dark blue tint to the front cover. This cover then flips down to reveal several buttons such as channel up and down and menu, as well as a USB port which i will come to later. Also on the front on the top left corner is a power button. You can press this without having to open the front cover. Also on the front is a display showing you various ...  Read the complete review