“Stubborn and unresponsive, needs to be mains power rebooted every day to function. It ( they, I bought two, same problems on both Will be going back in January after the Christmas viewing season.”
“Good when it works. Very annoying when it freezes, which is every other day.
I have experienced multiple hangs/freezing and was assured there is no design issue. The box was replaced and the same problems are just as prevalent on the new box, so it must be a design issue, probably software memory management.
I have a fix! Get a programmable power socket and set it to power off daily at a time when no recordings are likely to be set, e.g. 4am. Then set it to power on later, e.g. 6am. The only downside is the box automatically powers on fully when power is applied, so it will be left in the on state, not good for energy consumption. This can be overcome by using the auto off setting. Use it to power the box back down to standby after the power cycle, e.g. at 7am.
Vary the timings to suit but make sure you allow enough leeway for time zone changes in March and September.”
“Fairly pleased so far. Haven't tested all the functions yet. Had to switch off at the mains a couple of times, when it refused to switch off. Could be the interface between the Humax and my BT box.”
“We own a Humax box already and were looking for a streaming box. The reviews of your H3 were so poor that I searched around for alternatives. This refurbished Humax was only £20 dearer than the H3 and has a few additional features to the original.”
