- This topic has 12 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 8 years, 5 months ago by
.
-
Posts
-
Can anyone tell me if the Hdr-2000T 500GB is similar to the Hdr fox-t2 ? I loved the FOX until it eventually packed up.
disolar – 19 minutes ago »
Can anyone tell me if the Hdr-2000T 500GB is similar to the Hdr fox-t2 ? I loved the FOX until it eventually packed up.
The user interface and functionality are similar but be aware that Humax have managed to introduce some bugs that didn’t exist in the similar HDR-FOX T2 software; we can live with them but other members of the Forum are more critical. In what way has your HDR-FOX T2 failed? I would be tempted to suggest looking for a second hand HDR-FOX T2.
Take your time disolar. I would also say a new purchase isnt straightforward when considering Humax
I would look at some other brands and see whats on offer. I can not recommend the 2000T as it has too many issues to be fit for purpose.
If you like the fox t2 you could consider a used or refurbished one. I used to be brand loyal to Humax but am now keen to see what other manufacturers have to offer
Don’t get a 2000T.
It’s buggy as hell, but Humax don’t care and seem to have abandoned it.
black knight – 4 hours ago »
Don’t get a 2000T.
It’s buggy as hell, but Humax don’t care and seem to have abandoned it.
The most frequently reported problem is accessing recordings, I think, although I have only witnessed this once and try as I might cannot replicate – I should state both my 1800 and 2000 are not used ‘in anger’ and are connected purely as test beds with timers set for the evening soaps which I never watch. They get brought out of standby every few weeks to delete said timers.
Never had any HDMI issues, they have both been connected to Panasonic and more recently Sony TV’s
You probably haven’t had HDMI issues because you’re just bringing them out of standby and then back again.
When in regular use, I’ve found on a certain tv set mine has no audio whenever you switch the tv off and then back on again later.
Another set loses the audio sporadically, and the box must be switched off and on again to bring audio back. If you’re recording something at the time you’re out of luck until the recording stops and you can do a hard reboot.
There’s enough reports of HDMI audio issues to know that this isn’t just an unlucky one off, and that a real (and currently unresolved) problem exists.
Thanks to everyone who answered my query. It’s a shame that Humax appear to have gone backwards.
disolar – 41 minutes ago »
Thanks to everyone who answered my query. It’s a shame that Humax appear to have gone backwards.
Backwards regards firmware updates for sure.
I’m certain the 2000T could still be a decent box, but it needs the will of Humax to fix the problems. Sadly it appears that nearly two years since the one and only update, that will simply isn’t there.
I own a 2000T and definitely could not recommend one if it’s your only recording device. It does work (after a fashion) but the apps in the main don’t work reliably and it’s definitely not one of Humax’s finest products.
I think the remit when designing the 2000T was – let’s see how cheap we can make this thing and still get away with it.
Thanks for your imput Faust.Yours and the other replies have convinced me to leave alone – shame really.
Late to the party, but I get tired of having to remember to switch the TV and the 2000T on in that order, and if I don’t switch the Humax on quickly enough the TV won’t recognise it and I have to switch them both off and start again. I can live with that, and have no reason to suppose that other makes are any better, but I couldn’t recommend a 2000T.
Faust puts it well. There was a trend for Humax to follow some other manufacturers into that price area. I wont mention names but maybe other manufacturers werent that good at prices even lower than the Humax. Ive seen slow operating systems and all a bit clunky.
In a way I cant blame Humax for trying to follow that trend is they did it well. However its not a price area that sits comfortably with PVRs and I should have been more cautious. Theres a fair bit in a PVR that needs to be designed well.
By the time you knock VAT, manufacturing and shipping off the price, the margins are slim and give you an idea what they are putting it together for.
Corners have been cut as even the economies of large scale manufacturing cant always cover these margins.
Obviously they consider it a price area that shifts units but just what is the consumer actually getting? I dont consider the 2OOOT acceptable and it must be noted that the first version had shielding over the hard drive and a fan…possibly mounting damping.I suspect thats the version people are mainly happy with
This seems to have all been stripped out in version 2. I can live with fan noise if the hard drive is quiet. What I got was no fan but a hard drive that I could hear from seven metres away. I did the work necessary with dampers and lid damping. Humax should have built that into production and not cut those corners.
I have learnt that boxes to a price are not necessarily a good idea. Quality costs and its not unreasonable to pay £100 more to get peace of mind and cover the margins needed for better design
Its not my fault. I went with the flow thinking Humax had factored in economies of scale. I thought it would be a clever buy and acceptable cost saving. It wasnt and a lesson has been learnt.
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.