Fortunately, the cover from that one fitted this one. I didn't bother to seek a replacement, because I still had the really bad remote that I tried first. My particular remote came with no cover for the battery compartment.
Bad news, it isn't a genuine Humax remote, and it has different programming instructions to get it to work with the TV as well as the YouView box. Fortunately I kept my original remote, so now I have 3 remotes to operate, whoppee :-(Īfter a disaster with a different replacement Humax remote, I tried this one. By the way, it does not have the 'YouView' logo on it, as shown on the picture and, the buttons are very unresponsive, you have to press them hard and a couple of times before they work, oh, and the central 'OK' button is now upside down! My Humax YouView Box hates this new remote, most of the time it won't switch the player on, so it has to be switched on using the main on/off switch, so then I have to wait whilst the player goes through the whole setup process, which takes even longer since this new remote has been being used, also, it just switches itself off when I'm watching live TV or recordings and the only way to clear the frozen screen, is to use the rear switch, etc., etc. Only use this remote to operate the broken buttons on your original, which are usually the 2 x forward buttons. The absence of a display or access to other catch-up TV – as found on Humax's YouView boxes – may disappoint some, but the flexible recording options, decent performance and multimedia functionality make this a fine follow-up to the HDR-FOX T2.Don't buy one of these remotes, if you do, keep your original 'YouView' remote as well, as you'll need to keep using it to operate the still operable functions on it.
Providing the source is of sufficient quality to start with, 1080p upscaling does a good job of visibly improving SD TV, and HD transmissions from the BBC in particular are pleasingly detailed. As a Smart product it's sitting near the back of the class. Others, including Twitter, can be downloaded, but the remainder isn't that exciting.
Handy for content-addicted households.īBC iPlayer, BBC News, BBC Sport, YouTube, Flickr, Picasa, Wiki TV, Teletext Holidays and an internet radio player feature on Humax's TV Portal of online apps.
I was able to stream a recording to my computer for viewing using Windows Media Player, while the box recorded two channels and enabled viewing of a third. The Humax's USB inputs allow for local playback of other file formats, too, and you can also stream content from DLNA-networked devices or use the HDR-2000T as a media server, sharing files stored on the hard disk (including SD recordings). More usefully, they can be stored on and played from USB drives, although only SD recordings were delivered via my PC.
Series recordings are grouped into folders you can create and name your own. The timeshift buffer lasts up to two hours. The HDR-2000T's twin tuners allow two channels to be recorded at once but a nice bonus is that you can also watch and timeshift a third channel at the same time. Freeview+HD functionality, including automatic series recording and, for some channels, recommendations for similar shows to record, is catered for. You can search for shows by entering keywords or see lists of upcoming broadcasts organised by genre. The user interface is easy to navigate, and the EPG can display data for channels of a certain type – such as HD – or those in one of five user-definable favourites lists. It's superior to many set-top box zappers I've used, blessed with a sensible layout and able to be programmed to control many brands of TV. The glossy black remote is of the same design as found with the manufacturer's YouView boxes. This sells for £30 approx, but you may find it bundled by some retailers. A Humax WLAN USB dongle can be used for wireless networking. There's a USB port on the front and another on a rear panel that also includes an HDMI output, an RGB-capable Scart output, an optical digital audio output and composite video.
Unlike the HDR-FOX T2 there's no graphical display instead an LED indicator glows red when recording or in standby, or blue when performing other tasks.
The front panel is clad in brushed aluminium, adorned by touch keys for power and volume and channel-changing. Humax's HDR-FOX T2 was hitherto one of the best Freeview+ HD recorders available and now it's produced this successor, the HDR-2000T.Īvailable with 500GB or 1TB drives (as tested here), its minimalist exterior perhaps looks best from a distance. The popular set-top box manufacturer goes back to basics with this Freeview+HD PVR