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Having upgraded from a 9200T to the new 2000T I find it takes around 20 to 25 seconds for a picture to appear after switching on the Humax. The old 9200T used to deliver much quicker, maybe I am missing something in the menu to remedy this problem
sparky – 9 minutes ago »
Having upgraded from a 9200T to the new 2000T I find it takes around 20 to 25 seconds for a picture to appear after switching on the Humax.
Ours is much quicker. I would guess that it is the HDMI negotiation. What make and model of TV?
My TV is a Toshiba Regza 42AV635DB 42-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV some 3 years old now.
sparky – 50 minutes ago »
Having upgraded from a 9200T to the new 2000T I find it takes around 20 to 25 seconds for a picture to appear after switching on the Humax. The old 9200T used to deliver much quicker, maybe I am missing something in the menu to remedy this problem
Is 20 to 25 seconds Really a problem? I have just checked a HDR-FOX T2, and that took 25 seconds.
Just timed one connected to a Philips 8007T
5 seconds to Humax splash screen, 25 seconds to picture being displayed, and as Brian states on a par with a HDR T2, nothing out of the ordinary.
Thanks for all the response, seems it is quite normal then. I might go back to the old box as it seems to have more user friendly features.
I notice also on the 2000T that the 3 X slow frame option seems to be omitted, handy when watching sport and magic shows.
Quote:Is 20 to 25 seconds Really a problem?Well, yes, I find it annoying. I have timed my HDR-2000T as it seemed so very slow
4 sec till Humax UKTRAC1.02 appears
Displayed for 4 sec
Then blank TV for 14 sec until sound, closely followed by picture.
So 22 sec after switching on before one can watch something!
Having cancelled Sky, which was almost immediate to picture, I do find it irritating having to wait nearly 1/2 a minute before I can view.
gran – 1 hour ago »
Quote:Is 20 to 25 seconds Really a problem?Well, yes, I find it annoying. I have timed my HDR-2000T as it seemed so very slow
4 sec till Humax UKTRAC1.02 appears
Displayed for 4 sec
Then blank TV for 14 sec until sound, closely followed by picture.
So 22 sec after switching on before one can watch something!
Having cancelled Sky, which was almost immediate to picture, I do find it irritating having to wait nearly 1/2 a minute before I can view.
Your Sky box was never truly in standby. It is fully powered except for the video and audio outputs, the lnb is powered at all times. Compared to the new boxes which have to comply with EU power saving regulations and be able to work using a standby power consumption of less than 0.5W your Skybox used in excess of 20W in sby, this was costing you around £25.00 or so on your Electricity bill every year. Had you replaced your Sky box with the latest (after years of being non-compliant to EU law) it would have a boot time from low power sby in a very similar time.
In fact your HDR2000T goes into a condition the same as your Sky box was in 24/7 15 mins before a accurate/series recording is due to start. If you press the on button during this period or while recording it will also boot near instantly.
If you tend to turn on your box at around the same time then simply set a power on timer about 15mins or so before you want to use the box,
gran – 1 hour ago »
Having cancelled Sky, which was almost immediate to picture, I do find it irritating having to wait nearly 1/2 a minute before I can view.
The boot time is actually quite fast – the reason for the apparent fast speed of the Sky unit is it is actually still using most of it’s power. Disconnect the power and see how long a real boot takes – much longer that you new unit.
Graham is faster on the keyboard than me.
Thank you for your detailed replies. I found the explanation interesting. My Sky box was only just over a year old, but I have no idea of the power consumption on standby.
gran – 10 minutes ago »
Thank you for your detailed replies. I found the explanation interesting. My Sky box was only just over a year old, but I have no idea of the power consumption on standby.
If it booted up near instantly about 22-23W approx.
sparky – 2 weeks ago »
Thanks for all the response, seems it is quite normal then. I might go back to the old box as it seems to have more user friendly features.
I notice also on the 2000T that the 3 X slow frame option seems to be omitted, handy when watching sport and magic shows.
There’s a slow motion option on the HDR Fox T2, I wouldn’t like to vouch for it being a third speed but it does exist. There’s a play button with a vertical line through it on the remote control (sort of like Pause and Play together), but it’s in the group of buttons at the bottom away from the other transport controls. Is this really missing on the 2000T?
Owen Smith – 1 hour ago »
… slow motion option … Is this really missing on the 2000T?
Yes
Luke – 46 minutes ago »
Owen Smith – 1 hour ago »
… slow motion option … Is this really missing on the 2000T?
Yes
Wow. I was merely avoiding the 2000T due to wall wart external power supply (which I hate for this sort of product) and lack of RF pass through which seems to be accepted as a bug by Humax which they intend to fix. But otherwise the box appeared to have the same feature set (barring an ugly remote control). This is the first time I’ve heard of a genuine missing feature. I shall be advising anyone that asks to get the HDR Fox T2 instead now, previously I’d been ambivalent.
With the HDR-FOX T2 you can add your own book marks and skip through them on playback. The HDR-2000T does not have this feature. But it does still remeber were you were last watching if you resume play.
The HDR-2000T does not have source and sleep buttons.
The HDR-2000T remote can only control the PVR and the TV.
It also lacks V-FORMAT, WIDE and TV/RADIO buttons but for these the functionality is available via the menus.
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