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Hi, I brought a Foxsat HDR T2 (with two terabyte HDD) 18 months ago and I have just one major problem with it, namely that the Media (My recordings) section is getting slower and slower to respond to any commands.
At the moment it takes about 20 seconds to show the contents after pressing the media button. Then every command after takes a similar time, going into file manager takes ages for every single command to happen. Even stopping a playback takes about 15 seconds to get back to TV.
I think it gets slower every time I move more files into folders. (I have about 880 Gigabytes stored so far in 8 folders in TV and 10 folders in radio)
The software is 1:02:28
I’ve tried to use a USB to update but nothing happened, please excuse the rambling nature of this post but it’s my first ever time on a forum.
Thanking you in advance.
meniscus1 – 3 hours ago »
I brought a Foxsat HDR T2
Do you mean Foxsat (satellite) or FOX (Freeview)? How many recordings do you have?
Hi, it’s a Foxsat (satellite), I have about 880 Gigabytes ( about maybe 300 plus TV programmes in 8 folders, this includes about 100 Gigabytes of radio programmes in an addtional 10 folders) I can check the precise number tonight but only have internet during office hours.
Welcome to the Forum
Now I am confused:
1. This is posted in the HDR T2 area – freeview (not a problem can be moved easily, if required)
2. Latest software for the Foxsat HDR is 1.00.21
Well known issue with very large drives on a Foxsat-hdr. (assuming that’s what the OP actually has). It’s noticeable but not too bad using a nearly full 1TB drive. It’s probably best to stick to less than 1TB of on board recordings and use the USB archiving capability to store the rest and play back from usb.
I think the problem is related to the number of recordings (rather than their size). Several other posters with the problem also had a lot of radio programmes.
Hi, sorry if I’m in the wrong section, this is my first time on any forum. (Also I don’t know what OP means?) It’s a Two Gigabyte HDD and only 44% full. It seems to get incrementally slower whenever I do “house-keeping” and move programmes into folders that I have created, (i.e. Films, Documentaries). If as one person suggests this is somehow normal then I think it’s pitiful compared to the response from a Sky+ box for example.
Also trying to move programmes onto USB is so slow as to be impractical in reality.
My software is 1:00:02, sorry for misleading earlier post.
OP – forum speak for Original Poster. The custom firmware lets you transfer files directly over a network using ftp or Windows Explorer.
How you managed to be using such an old firmware is a different question. Do you leave your box on 24/7 ?. You can update the firmware using a usb memory stick.
Thanks for the help, I shall seek out the latest firmware and transfer it this evening.
meniscus1 – 7 minutes ago »
Thanks for the help, I shall seek out the latest firmware and transfer it this evening.
http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/support/downloadcenter_model.aspx?category_seq=65
meniscus1 – 34 minutes ago »
Hi, sorry if I’m in the wrong section, this is my first time on any forum.
No need to apologise, moved to correct area.
Thanks Graham, I didn’t know what OP meant either.
Re: sky+, it’s a bit unfair to compare unless you’ve had the 2TB in the skybox 44% full. Most people I know with sky struggle with the 160GB of usable capacity and it always seems slow. I struggle being in the same room as a sky box,
I’ve had a 1TB in my box from day one and no problems, however I don’t have 100GB of radio and I don’t expect miracles and we tend to forget just how much TB’s and GB’s really are.
It takes hours to transfer 40GB 4,000+ mp3’s from my fast pc to a usb stick for example. It must have taken ages to format the drive in the first place.
Similar to Graham, I’d advise the firmware upgrade, also you might want to try offloading all the radio stuff onto usb. I’ve no idea if this would help, but it would let you see if the problem lies with the, presumably, multitude of small radio files.
If it were me I’d set off housekeeping just before going to bed or going out, it’s a bit like watching paint dry if you stand over it waiting.
second attempt to do this, last post disappeared whilst typing.
Hi there I’m back.
The slow response times are getting slower but now will not record new material because I have reached the recordings’ number limit (1000 files I think) Deleting some files allows new recordings. Still not yet using 50% of HDD capacity. I feel I have being sold something not fit for purpose as there was no warning about these two problems. (slow response because of number of files and maximum number of files allowed)
Moving files to a USB negates paying the extra for 2TB HDD. I could have spent a lot lot less and brought 32o GB model and spent considerable savings on an external USB drive.
Any one experiencing similar problems.
The slow response times I have seen reported before were also connected with a large number radio recordings. PVR disk capacity is normally stated in terms of the humber of hours of SD or HD programmes it can record. Design, I think, was for PVR that also could do radio.
Luckily the radio files are relatively smallish in size and I shall move them this weekend to a USB stick and see if this makes a difference.
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