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Yes, starting from such a low base as the 2000T for the comparison betrays the writers lack of understanding of the genre. There is nothing at all in that review that could not be cut-n-pasted. I’ll await actual user feedback in these forums before forming an opinion.
Hi,
Well, I briefly had an FVP-4000T before taking it back for a refund due to many issues that I experienced with it, not least the incredibly frustrating slowness and the STB putting itself into standby randomly. Then I saw that the FVP-5000T was due out and ordered it yesterday and it arrived late this morning.
Over the past couple of hours of using it, all I can say is that it’s a world apart from the FVP-4000T in terms of responsiveness and usability. The setup process at the beginning is much the same as the FVP-4000T, which is very easy to follow.
The ability to turn off transparency on the menus and TV guide is certainly welcome and the ability to view program information from the TV Guide without changing channel is also good. The function to press OK whilst watching live TV and view a banner and scroll through other channels/TV listings brings it in line with others that I’ve used in the past.
I’ve been able to schedule remote recordings (including series linked) from the web interface, the iOS TV Guide app and the search function on the STB, which is much quicker too. The existing iOS Live TV and Remote apps seem to work without issue for me, but I haven’t tested any of the Media Player capabilities.
A minor irritant so far is that when you access the FreeviewPlay screen and then select a menu option, if you press the ‘backup’ button it has the same action as pressing ‘X’ in taking you back to the live TV screen, rather than back to the FreeviewPlay menu. Also, when you scroll back in the EPG and select a program, it opens the correct app to start streaming straight away, rather than giving any program information as it would for current and future broadcasts.
When I pressed the Netflix button, I was presented with the sign in/create account screen and then pressed ‘X’ to exit. Rather than exit, it kept the Netflix screen displayed and active. Whilst I was able to change channel, use the EPG, etc in the background, I had to put the STB into standby and then switch it back on to be able to view TV again.
Another minor issue (which was present in the FVP-4000T as well) is that when an item is set to record a series (such as BBC News at Ten), if you have more than one regional channel available, it schedules to record from all of the channels it’s available on, rather than the one channel you set the recording for in the first place.
Other than that, the Scheduled recordings list appears a little more user friendly, but could benefit with day titles to help break up the list visually, and you can choose list or grid mode for recorded items. In the On Now listings, you have the ability to display 9 tiles of the channel of your choosing, which gives you a good view of what’s currently on those channels. This is good for looking at what’s on your favourite channels now, without using the EPG.
Anyway, that’s my brief overview for now and I hope it’s of benefit to some. Unlike the FVP-4000T, I will certainly be keeping the FVP-5000T (assuming no major issues crop up) and am very happy with the experience so far. I don’t think anyone considering the upgrade would be disappointed.
Best regards,
Darren
Tuning more than one transmitter is not a very good idea. It can mess up series and accurate recording. The BBC clearly don’t accomodate the possibility of a user having more than one region in the CRID recording codes they use. Basically they allocate the same series crid and a different programme crid to each regional variant.
You will get the same issue with any Freeview+ box, it’s not a bug in the software.
darrendz@me.com – 7 minutes ago »
Anyway, that’s my brief overview for now and I hope it’s of benefit to some. Unlike the FVP-4000T, I will certainly be keeping the FVP-5000T (assuming no major issues crop up) and am very happy with the experience so far. I don’t think anyone considering the upgrade would be disappointed.
Interesting thanks; do keep us updated with any further observations.
I don’t suppose anyone has used the 5000t with a H3 box to view recordings from another room ?
I find that with a 4000t and the H3 box, pressing fast forward is fraught with danger, in that it will often just stop playback and when you replay the recording it starts from the beginning again. Not sure if this is an issue with the 4000t or the H3.
Quote:When I pressed the Netflix button, I was presented with the sign in/create account screen and then pressed ‘X’ to exit. Rather than exit, it kept the Netflix screen displayed and active. Whilst I was able to change channel, use the EPG, etc in the background, I had to put the STB into standby and then switch it back on to be able to view TV again.Tried a few times to replicate. so far without success.
I’ve been thinking of buying the Humax FVP-5000T for my parents.
Do you need a special TV aerial to receive all those channel recording capabilities at once?
They have an outside digital TV aerial that’s around 7 or 8 years old.
TV Fan – 15 minutes ago »
Do you need a special TV aerial to receive all those channel recording capabilities at once?
No; any aerial capable of receiving the complete set of multiplexes from the local transmitter will do just fine.
TV Fan – 29 minutes ago »
I’ve been thinking of buying the Humax FVP-5000T for my parents.
Do you need a special TV aerial to receive all those channel recording capabilities at once?
They have an outside digital TV aerial that’s around 7 or 8 years old.
As Martin says nothing special about the aerial, they do however need a High Definition TV with HDMI inputs. Incidentally no such thing as a digital aerial, they are all analogue devices. The difference is that the analogue carrier is modulated with digital information. The great majority of aerials used with analogue transmissions work just as well as so called digital aerials. It was a national scandal that this myth was spread simply to con people they needed a new type of non existent aerial. In a very few cases some might have needed a new aerial, not because of the change to digital, rather a change in the frequencies used by their transmitter.
grahamlthompson – 1 hour ago] they do however need a High Definition TV with HDMI inputs.
They don’t.
grahamlthompson – 1 hour ago »
they do however need a High Definition TV with HDMI inputs.
Why?
Don’t the RCA outputs work?
I think you’ll find that as long as your TV has a HDMI socket on it .
You should be fine as most TV’s do now regardless of if its a HD TV, However, In order to get the best picture Quality HD is the way to go.
Even if your TV is HD ready, The Humax should get the HD channels, in order
for your parent’s to get the full benefit from their Viewing pleasure.
Good Luck, If you go ahead and make the purchase.
from the first few remark’s on this forum They, and you may be in for a pleasant surprise.
Luke – 10 hours ago »
grahamlthompson – 1 hour ago »
they do however need a High Definition TV with HDMI inputs.
Why?
Don’t the RCA outputs work?
I assume they do but in common with all recent boxes that they don’t have RGB on a scart socket just a CVBS output on a yellow RCA phono. This is the worst possible video connection and buying such an expensive box and then only using it with a SD only TV is a bit like buying a Rolls Royce and putting a Fiat 500 engine in it.
Thank you for all your helpful comments.
My parents do have a HD TV.
It does has HDMI inputs too.
I can see that the Humax FVP-5000T does also have a RCA connection, but no scart lead connection.
I had an old TV without HD before, that worked fine with a virgin HD box sending it information. I was not able to enjoy the benefits of the HD quality on that TV, but I was still able to get a standard definition picture and sound, until I was able to upgrade my TV to a HD one.
So, I expect as long as someone has a HDMI or RCA connection, I expect it should give them picture and sound up to the quality their TV allows (up to a max quality of HD, if the TV has that of course).
My mind just got blown on the digital TV aerial myth. Still a bit confused about that one.
Thanks again for everyone’s help.
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