Price range: £158.90 - £179.99
What is it: Freeview recorder with 160GB hard drive and dual tuners
What we think: Humax's PVR is the premium choice for the discerning Freeview user
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 30 November 2005
Tags: humax, hard drive, sky, watching
We like:
Slick design; easy to use; seriously powerful features; can record two channels at once
We don't like:
Not the strongest picture performer we've seen; child-like remote control
You might also need:
RGB Scart, aerial
CNET.co.uk judgement:
The Humax PVR-9200T is the Rolls Royce of Freeview recording, with every feature we could possibly ask of a recorder in addition to a massive hard drive. It's a winner against Panasonic's recorder on price, plus it's pure simplicity to use. If you need a recorder suited to the demands of a power user and the rest of the family, this is it
Humax PVR-9200T History
21 Jun 2007 in Crave
Humax 9200T: Now with added Freeview Playback
If you don't want or can't get Sky+, you'll be thrilled to hear that the first Freeview Playback PVRs are hitting the market, allowing you to record TV without any sort of subscription
1 Jun 2007 in Reviews
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17 Jan 2007 in Reviews
If you've ever been embroiled in a battle for the TV remote, or have had to choose between two top programmes vying for supremacy in the same viewing slot, it might be worth investing in a dual-tuner PVR...
25 Jan 2006 in Reviews
When Freeview PVRs arrived, it was easy to see how the ability to pause live TV and record to a hard drive would revolutionise the way we watch TV. The first-generation devices only had one tuner though, and hence the ability to only record and watch one channel. When dual tuner devices arrived, the dream was finally realised -- you could record one channel to the hard drive while watching another
1 Dec 2005 in Crave
Nick's Christmas Shopping: Samsung 32-inch LCD
I'm kicking off my virtual Christmas shopping spree with something I already own -- the amazing Samsung 32-inch LCD TV. It's so good I want another one, and a Humax Freeview recorder to go with it
Latest user reviews
January 25, 2007
Posted by: Costa Panayi
"Outstanding product!"
November 18, 2006
Posted by: Philip Chaimbault
"Best integrated Freeview HD Recorder"
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