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I was looking at the 1100s (in white) at a John Lewis store yesterday in the flesh.
It is virtually the same to look at as the outgoing models albeit about a third smaller and without the front display. I’ve never been a fan of the all white version, either the old or new model.
Strange that all the available stock I’ve seen is in white. The most popular, I would have thought, would be black.
The Freeview Play team have got dibs on all the black cases.
Given the new models don’t have a display, one has to wonder if the missing icons saga isn’t simply down to the fact that icons are redundant for the 1100s which is why they ended up being omitted in the update.
Faust – 1 hour ago »
Given the new models don’t have a display, one has to wonder if the missing icons saga isn’t simply down to the fact that icons are redundant for the 1100s which is why they ended up being omitted in the update.
See post #46.
Does the release of this newer box consign the older model to history?
launton – 20 minutes ago »
Does the release of this newer box consign the older model to history?
Seems so.
launton – 1 hour ago »
Does the release of this newer box consign the older model to history?
Consigns it to a lingering afterlife in the “Refurbished” area of Humax Direct I expect.
I suppose they’ll need to get this latest/last software version right then as there’s probably no reason to support retired hardware with future software updates.
Can anyone tell me if the newer box has a faster processor?
I would guess that functionally, the components are the same except for the known two removed items (Display and SCART).
That the firmware is said to be the same points to the same PVR chipset.
My guess is that the new unit enclosure will be used in many products globally and as such will bring economies of scale.
Faust – 13 hours ago »
Given the new models don’t have a display, one has to wonder if the missing icons saga isn’t simply down to the fact that icons are redundant for the 1100s which is why they ended up being omitted in the update.
With that logic the <Freetime> at startup, channel and programme names should have also been omitted.
I think it is far more likely the programmers overlooked them as they weren’t aware of their existence, not that surprising as they are rather small and quite dull.
launton – 39 minutes ago »
I suppose they’ll need to get this latest/last software version right then as there’s probably no reason to support retired hardware with future software updates.
Surely the other way round. As long as Humax are still selling/supporting the current boxes, software updates will have to work on both. That shouldn’t be a problem, with such similar models. Even with YouView, where the latest models are very different from the earliest, all software updates go to all boxes.
Thanks for the replies people, it makes more sense thinking about it with addition of new features. I guess I sorta like my older box with the display. I’m old fashioned I like flashing lights
Reffub – 6 hours ago »
Faust – 13 hours ago »
Given the new models don’t have a display, one has to wonder if the missing icons saga isn’t simply down to the fact that icons are redundant for the 1100s which is why they ended up being omitted in the update.
With that logic the <Freetime> at startup, channel and programme names should have also been omitted.
I think it is far more likely the programmers overlooked them as they weren’t aware of their existence, not that surprising as they are rather small and quite dull.
I’m not sure I follow your reasoning. The startup slashscreen appears on the TV screen as well as the display. The programme channel indication is sourced from the EPG not the box software.
Faust – 1 hour ago »
I’m not sure I follow your reasoning. The startup slashscreen appears on the TV screen as well as the display. The programme channel indication is sourced from the EPG not the box software.
My reasoning is that it is not just the icons that are redundant on the 1100s, it is the whole display. Just because something appears on the TV screen/EPG doesn’t mean it will automatically appear on a Freetime box with a display, the box still needs to be correctly programmed to show what is required on the front, it doesn’t matter where it comes from EPG/Recordings, start screen etc
Obviously the latest programming just needs a little tweaking to correctly show the icons again. So the fact that Freesat and Humax passed this latest software presumably thinking the box was working correctly leads me to believe they just overlooked the tiny little icons. I wouldn’t of thought that was that surprising as you’ve admitted you can’t see them yourself.
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