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Robby
I have had several Humax recorders, going back to when they came with 40GB hard drives. I currently use a Humax YouView box, which I have had since 2016 and I am looking to replace. It is good to use, but has had a chequered past, with a fair few resets needed along the way with lost recordings etc. I looked at the Aura as a replacement, however reviews by customers on retail websites are mixed at best and many reviews encourage avoidance! (I struggle to think it is all down to operator error?)
“Professional” Review websites host kinder reviews for the Aura, but I am beginning to suspect these recorders are not what they used to be.
I appreciate that catchup services must have reduced the market for such devices, so the engineering might have reduced.
These are my options:
Put up with the YouView box glitching, then move to using catchup services after it dies.
Buy an Aura if I can ignore the customer reviews.
Dig out an old Humax box from the loft – called a Fox.
Buy a non-Aura Humax – if so what would be good?
Buy a recorder from a different brand – if so, is anything better than a Humax?
Would anyone care to kindly share their opinion about a suitable way forward?
Thank you.
I purchased my Aura about 3 months after it was released and I am very happy with its performance.
There were a few issues to start with which were sorted with a flurry of updates thanks to help from some beta testers on this forum.
I do not now have any issues with unexpected reboots, pixalated pictures, but I know ohers do. I cannot remember the last time I have an unexpected reboot, its rock solid for me.
The Aura gets used for Freeview, recording, YouTube, Plex and catchup services, all of which I do not have any issues with.
I would say buy one from Amazon and you have 30 days to give it a good test drive which should be more than enouth time for you to sniff out any prospective problems.
A lot of people want the box to do ‘everything’, but I don’t think any box exists that can do everything.
Give one a try, what have you got to lose.
I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another one.
Thank for sharing your experience, good to read positive comments about the Aura.
My expectations are not high in terms of function, no smart features required, just a stable TV recorder is what I am after (Fire TV does all the smart stuff).
After my original post, I looked slightly wider at options, which led to me considering a BT YouView box for £60 from eBay, as that will be a exact functional replacement for my Humax YouView box and that would do just fine – if it were more robust. However, I caught a few comments about YouView ending retail support and possibly only supporting the ISP’s that bundle the boxes with a subscription, so I am not sure what that actually means, except possibly put a shorter lifespan on my Humax YouView box than I was planning?
With the proposed changes to uk law I wonder if Humax will setup with their patching of this device
What are them changes Wormy?
All devices must be capable of patching and the supplier provide free security updates for the life of the device
Wormy – 1 hour ago »
With the proposed changes to uk law I wonder if Humax will setup with their patching of this device
I’d be surprised if they do as I can’t see the law being retrospective to existing devices (although I hope I’m wrong) and Humax seem to have washed their hands of the Aura, they haven’t even bothered replying to an email I sent them at the end of May.
The HUMAX share price is not far off its ATL (ok the markets are down anyways right now!)
Maybe its time to start emailing the CEO Dae-Gyu Byun ? Anyone got an email address…?
[edit] seems to be available with a Google search bkbyun@hnu.kr
humaxban – 22 hours ago »
The HUMAX share price is not far off its ATL (ok the markets are down anyways right now!)
Maybe its time to start emailing the CEO Dae-Gyu Byun ? Anyone got an email address…?
[edit] seems to be available with a Google search bkbyun@hnu.kr
Everyone should send a email saying no one’s gone buy their products again
kr002 – 2 days ago »
humaxban – 22 hours ago »
The HUMAX share price is not far off its ATL (ok the markets are down anyways right now!)
Maybe its time to start emailing the CEO Dae-Gyu Byun ? Anyone got an email address…?
[edit] seems to be available with a Google search bkbyun@hnu.kr
Everyone should send a email saying no one’s gone buy their products again
I’ve just sent a moany email with all my issues. Let’s see. I’ve opened another support case. Guess what? Unplug the unit from power and take the batteries out the remote, then factory reset .. again.
Bah. Death to terrestrial TV (these no longer supported PVRs.) Long live streaming eh?
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