Humax PVR9200T 160GB

When I first purchased the box I was very impressed, it seemed reliable, fast and did the job well. Unfortunately the box does have a rather loud fan, so don't get it for a bedroom, as you will end up having to turn it off every night. The graphics did look a little dated even then but considering the rest did a good job I was not worried. However I received an over air download to the box around 6 months ago and it has not worked well since. For long periods of time (5min+) the box is totally unresponsive, it then works OK for 10mins or so then again, nothing. AV still runs but no key presses work. Power cycle resolves it but it is rather frustrating, having to get up and flick the switch almost every time I want to change channel. I have formatted the drive and restored to default which has improved the problem so it only happens every half hour or so, but its still a problem. Note: I am not the only one with this issue, two friends have the same box and have experienced the same issue after the recent over air download. Could be good again if Humax would regress back the code change that caused the issue and send another download. Best to avoid and get a newer product that is properly supported by the supplier.

We've stored lots of films and programs onto this box with no problems. easy to set up and 'one touch' recording. select your show and press 'ok'. that's it.