Humax PVR9300T 500GB Freeview+ Standard Definition Digital TV Recorder

I am 100% happy with this Humax. Have been using it for just 1 month now and have had no problems at all. Connection took 2 mins and it searched for all freeview channels. The instruction manual is quite easy to follow and i have applied some useful settings i.e. adding 'most watched' channels to favourites groups etc. It is a doddle to set it to record programmes and i like the 'programme series' option (to record all programmes in a series).It can record programmes in standby mode. Picture quality is excellent. There is no noise from cooling fan.Remote is well designed and simple to use. So far i have 95 recorded programmes stored to watch including films and it has used 121.1 GB of 499.7 GB leaving 74.1% of hard drive free. I have connected it to DVD recorder to record to disc with no problem. The volume control on the remote is non-functional to my standard definition tv (connected via scart lead). I believe that the supplied HDD connector lead connected to a tv with HDD socket should then work. Thus i have to use my tv remote to adjust volume which is no real problem. Signal detection strength in menu/system shows quality 100% and signal strength 81% (in my location). I have set it to recieve automatic OTA software updates when broadcast but so far none recieved. Altogether a very excellent PVR. I would recommend this.

Well done Amazon, another real bargain. There are a few PVR's on the market and this has to be in the top 5 as these are always highly rated. The twin tuners are of very good quality and do not drop out while viewing or recording. These are VERY easy to set up and VERY easy to record TWO channels while watching a pre-recorded channel. Playback is easy and series recording is child's play. May not be the cheapest, but will last for years with no problems, so buy one of the best on the market.

This is decent enough... it does what it is supposed to and does not crash like my old recorder used to. The main thing I do not like about it is the readability of the menus... it is quite hard to see at a glance what you have recorded, and there are some really annoying features, like how difficult it is to cancel a recording once you have already set it up. Also we have found at times that the recorder mysteriously deletes our recording schedule every now and then, so we will miss a favourite programme and have to re- set up the schedule. It's a decent price but next time I will probably shop around for another model.

Since the digital change-over and the age of Free View began my old VCR became redundant so I had no means of recording TV programmes. This devise has changed all that and in fact has revolutionised my TV watching routine. The PVR was delivered safely and speedily. It was easy to set up and the instructions are very straight forward so it went into use immediatley. I am 99% happy with the Human PVR and would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who wants to just watch Free View channels - the 1% issue is that when it automatically tuned itself in it tuned all the BBC channels to BBC Wales rather than to the transmitter in Somerset so I have to select channels 800 - 803 for the stronger BBC signal and where I can understand the lingo!

I bought my first PVR9300T in December 2011 and am now on my fourth box, which is also waiting to be returned to Humax! The first three suffered from picture skipping on playback and picture/sound synchronization problems. The latest one, which came directly from Humax last week, is suffering an even worse problem. As often as not when recording a programme it will abort after a few minutes and show a "hard disk error" message. Humax' usual response is to format the drive. As well as wiping out all your recordings, this clearly doesn't work in many instances and hasn't for me. I notice from other reviews that these issues have not been resolved in newer models so confidence in Humax reliability must remain low. It's such a shame because when it does work, it is a joy to use. It is logical, intuitive and has a pleasant user interface. To their credit both amazon and Humax have been helpful and efficient in dealing with my complaints, but then they've obviously had a lot of practice! In my experience Humax is just too unreliable to recommend (and it's allegedly the class leader!!), but what to buy in its place is another worrying question.

This is the second of these that I have purchased - the first for myself and the second two months later for my daughter. It does everything that you expect of it really well and does everything that it says on the tin. It is easy and intuitive to use in all respects. There is a slight delay on the EPG coming up (just timed it as 6 seconds) and this is only when you first switch on. I like the fact that you can be watching the programme in the top right hand corner while you look through the guide. On reflection I would purchase an HD recording device but of course it is more money.

I bought the Humax PVR0300T 500GB as a replacement item from Amazon. Was initially pleased with it, a very good picture lots of features on the remote and on the box. The ability to record 2 different items at the same time and the whole series caught my eye. I am afraid to say it has developed a number of faults; -wiping recordings on its own -freezing -signal issues, after originally picking up all the channels. ITV Channel 5, what channels you do get are very random as is the freezing. What a dissapointment. Now I have the hassle of trying to return an item that no longer does what i bought it for. This takes the edge from the on-line buying experience. I just want a PVR that works. I will see what my options are, hopefully a exchanged one will be fault free fingers crossed. In light of the faults I hope the 30 day returns policy takes faulty equipment into account!!!

When our old tv went digital we lost the ability to use our video recorder. We did not really want a new tv yet so this Freeview Plus is perfect in every sense. It records two programmes at the same time and best of all it is really easy to use and understand. The tv picture is a lot clearer as well. I would recommend to anyone who is still wondering about whether to purchase Freeview Plus to go straight ahead with absolutely no fear of any worries.