Humax PVR-9200T review

Typical price: £220

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

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What you need to know

Reviewed by: Guy Cocker

Reviewed on: 30 November 2005

Tags: Humax, Humax PVR-9200T, portable, DVDs, Freeview

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 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

Full review:

Humax was one of the first companies to take the recording features pioneered by TiVo and Sky+ and then apply them to Freeview. Early models allowed users to simply record Freeview programming to the hard drive, something that was made fairly simple thanks to Freeview's electronic programme guide. But as time changed, so did users' needs -- they wanted to be able to watch a different channel to the one they were watching, and they needed more storage. Continue Reading...

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