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Would be useful to be able to sort recordings manually into folders, eg FILMS SERIES OTHER . Renaming progs would also be useful.
The MOVE/COPY to usb system does not really work, it takes forever and is unreliable, I have lost recordings.
Recording a split film automatically records the second part, but the program list shows both parts seperately, why not group them as series are.
EPG needs to show a description for highlighted prog without switching to another screen
To be deleted would be useful to use as a bin, but there is no way of copying watched progs to it.
I have always thought that split recordings could be merged into one file, part 1 then part 2 tacked on the end. Failing that a series of part 1 and part 2 would be an improvement.
Andy
Before they do any changes, it would be a good idea to sort out some of the existing irritations first, like the disappearance of the icons for iPlayer etc.
The sorting out of the appearance and disappearance of the channel icons on the guide, would be nice. That really annoys me. Making sure ALL the iptv channels work correctly… The USB transfer problem. The QVC Interactive problem. (Not that I watch it, but that doesn’t work correctly). And I’m sure there are plenty more..
Come on Humax, you’ve had at least two years to iron out these problems, for a box that cost most of us at least £200. These problems should have been spotted and corrected before the box was even released.
Giving feedback sounds like a good idea.
Accessing a series of records default to the oldest
Changing channel not having to press enter after
Media recordings in a list or grid as it is in recordings
having to press ok twice on any channel change from on simple guide
Deleting a recording need to press ok twice,
Able to set series link on a program currently recording
Quicker access to change the date on the TV guide
More customisable recommendation
Another thing I find irritating is having to press SUB more than once to turn subtitles on or off, an action I need to do quite regularly.
A1944 – 9 hours ago »
Another thing I find irritating is having to press SUB more than once to turn subtitles on or off, an action I need to do quite regularly.
You really have to hand it to Humax’s genius programmers. Instead of simply turning on the TV subtitles when you press the “SUB” button, the first press causes the utterly pointless message: “Subtitle: Off” to appear, as if you’d be stupid enough to try to turn on the subtitles if they weren’t off to begin with.
Then, when you want to turn the subtitles off, the first press of the button merely evokes an equally stupid message that announces: “Subtitle: English”, as though you aren’t able to see that for yourself, or that even if you weren’t for some obscure reason, the information could be of any possible use since you’re about to turn them off anyway.
You have to wonder.
All of these suggestions are valid. Some are obviously serious, some appear to be trivial.
However attention to detail makes the difference between a mediocre product to be swapped for another sometime, to a product that is easy to use and replaced with one from the same manufacturer.
It is entirely up to Humax which it wants to be.
… and when a series comes to an end … when does it get deleted from the schedule list ? I came across 6 of them at the end of the list that all said “getting information” instead of the next transmission date.
… and Humax seem to have taken lots of time and trouble over the Samba server and file sharing with other computers/devices that they forgot the basics … copy to usb drive and file handling on the Humax box itself for instance , really useful if you run out of space. I have no idea why I would want to access my TV recorder from my PC. I did try it but found that WMP would not play the files anyway. I do not know whether to send the box back or not … after performing dubious copy/move operations the format gets destroyed on the removable drive and I have to reformat it on my PC.
Do I send it back or not ?
… and Catchup is not worth using, anything I want to watch is not included. They proudly say after some progs “or watch this on Catchup” . So you wait till the series is over … look on Catchup … and of the 12 episodes … only the last 4 are there.
So Humax … get the basic box right … forget tbe bells and whistles 95% of us do not use …
Oporus – 5 minutes ago »
… and when a series comes to an end … when does it get deleted from the schedule list ? I came across 6 of them at the end of the list that all said “getting information” instead of the next transmission date.
The problem is that the Feeview specification doesn’t allow a broadcaster to send an end of series flag. Some times series take breaks for a few weeks and so the box does the best it can and deletes series recording when the series ID becomes invalid which will be 13 weeks after the last episode.
I have no idea why I would want to access my TV recorder from my PC. I did try it but found that WMP would not play the files anyway.
I don’t either (most of the time) but a fair number of people do. I would guess the WMP issue is a missing CODEC that you could install or try the VLC player.
I do not know whether to send the box back or not
My advice is that if you are not happy then send it back particularly if you have reason to believe that there is something better out there.
Just bought a FVP5000T to replace failed HDR Fox T2. Managed to get old recordings off and onto FVP500T as media files but found that that on copy it orders the recordings by copy date, not the original recording date. Hence my files are all over the place. Copy and move should keep the original dates!
WHAT NO-ONE TELLS YOU ABOUT USB DRIVES
Finally got copy/move to work properly. Using a 500gb drive I found it must be formatted by the Humax box, formatting on a W10 PC is not good enough. When formatted by the box it seems reliable and takes less than 5 minutes to copy/move a 1 hour file. I am not certain why this is but looking at the drive … Windows just formats the whole drive in one partition, Humax box formats in 2 partitions one of them being just 10gb, presumably as a temporary work area (10GB will hold an HD movie).
This is all the manual says about fomats …
Note:
• Use USB storage devices formatted by ext3, FAT or NTFS only.
• Do not disconnect the USB storage device during playback, the files or the
USB storage device may be damaged.
• It is recommended to use the USB storage devices requiring external power
supply.
• If the USB storage device is connected in standby mode, it will
automatically be recognized when the product is turned on.
• HUMAX cannot guarantee compatibility with all USB storage devices and
assumes no responsibility for any loss of data.
Update to the previous post.
I was mistaken … cannot get the usb copy/move system to work.
Someone let me know when Humax decide to issue an update to put it right. I’m not spending any more time on it.
When you go to play a recorded series, that it goes to the oldest recording in the series and not the newest as it does at present.
AJ_T – 2 hours ago »
When you go to play a recorded series, that it goes to the oldest recording in the series and not the newest as it does at present.
Now you mention it, that is quite an irritating feature.
A1944 – 1 minute ago »
AJ_T – 2 hours ago »
When you go to play a recorded series, that it goes to the oldest recording in the series and not the newest as it does at present.
Now you mention it, that is quite an irritating feature.
Not if you’re following a breaking news story and have a dozen recordings labelled only: “Sky News”, “Headline News”, and “News Live”.
The useless “recorded programs” dialogue displays no time or even date unless you highlight an individual recording, so it’s as well to have the most recent at the top.
Ideally, of course, the user should be able to select how the list is ordered.
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