Humax HDR-2000T 500GB Freeview HD Digital TV Recorder

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What I have noticed with power saving in standby set to off is that on wake up for a split second the LED turns blue and immediately red again. It has taken quite some time to carry out the tests as I notice that even if you set a programme to record that is some thirty minutes in the future, the HDMI port remains active even though the partial wake state doesn’t begin until 15 minutes before record time. Pretty sure from another thread about the 2000T that it has a high power standby mode, isn't it (rather confusingly) called Lo-Eco mode or something similar? I do suspect the HDMI hub is the issue with the complete blank screen though as that behaviour is only present when the hub is used. I think it may be grabbing the signal then taking a number of seconds before releasing it again. It doesn't happen when HDMI is a direct connection, though there is still momentary picture break up pixelation etc.

I then ran the test for the third time, still using the new HDMI lead but connected via the Neet HDMI hub. Sure enough 15 minutes before record time, same as happened originally i.e. momentary total signal loss.

Identifies the audio codec that the destination supports, and provide a audio format the destination can support. The 500GB hard disk and dual tuner are standard fare these days, but less common is the range of network features, which includes a range of internet content and DLNA streaming of media files across a home network. The “On Demand” button displays the most popular Catch-up services, which are all in one place, providing easy access to the the world of iPlayer, ITV Hub, ALL4, Demand 5 and UKTV If you want to send digital audio to a device that is likely to universally understand the codec used to compress the audio, you should use a proper AV receiver, not a TV. Here is how I can reproduce the symptoms of momentary break up during the switch to active standby, the described activity on the USB ports and the described activity on the HDMI port (all of which I cannot get near reproducing when power saving is 'OFF') ...... :

The second was from Luke, who referred me to a topic on the MyHumax forum, pointing out that is a Humax fault that they have been aware of since 5th August.Its compact design won’t draw any attention, which is exactly what you want. It also looks great with a brushed silver finish and some nice illumination on the front when on and recording. There are also twin HD tuners as standard so you can watch one TV show whilst recording something at the same time. Mentioning recording, the HDR-2000T has a massive 500GB hard drive so you really don’t need to worry about missing your favourite show again, up to 300 hours worth of standard def viewing. I have asked Humax about this problem and have received replies from two customer service employees.