Cheap Sky For Christmas !

Ah, easy. You need a PVR & I would suggest getting a Humax. They have freeview tuners built in, maybe even Freeview HD & also have their own internal hard drives to record, pause, rewind & store programmes on. They will be able to connect to the router to update & also access iplayer, ITV player & 4OD.

Me Brother’s got the 1tb model & loves it but, his was the What Hifi award winner a few years ago & a lot of money. I’ll search for the best model & also an alternative, so you have a choice, if you wish mate ?

We’ve got my mate’s boy here at the moment. I’ll have a little research & post the best deals on a Panasonic & a Humax in a few hours, just for you ;-). And I’ll try to find one that connects to your wifi. As long as you’ve got decent internet it’s best to go wifi as you won’t have cables everywhere & can place it where you wish.

I had a moment of clarity last night & remembered I didn’t check if any of these do series link & can’t find confirmation either.

So, after reading about them both, the Panasonic & the Humax, my recommendation would be to go for the 1tb version of the Humax which is £220 but, I’ve set up an email alert for a price drop via pricespy.co.uk & will let you know of any developments.

In the meantime, I’ve just emailed Humax support to find out about the series link function. It would be hard to imagine they’ve missed that function off. With this new Freeview Play EPG they seem to have evolved to incorporate the on demand services of: All 4, BBC iPlayer, Demand 5, ITV Player

The Humax also incorporates VOD (Video On Demand) apps such as Netflix & Youtube.

“Watch live TV, catch up with your favourites or record; with the Freeview Play-equipped Humax FVP4000T you can do it all with ease.

Freeview Play makes it easy
Freeview Play takes Freeview HD to the next level by offering easy to access, catch-up TV. You also get all the other great benefits of Freeview. With over 60 subscription-free channels and 12 HD channels available, there’s always something to watch with Freeview TV.

The next step – scroll-back TV
Connect the Humax to your Internet via Wi-Fi or Ethernet and you can enhance your TV viewing with effortless catch-up TV. Catching up on programmes you’ve missed is easy – simply use the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) to ‘scroll’ back on the last seven days TV programmes. With support for BBC iPlayer, ITV Player and All 4 the great majority of the last seven day’s worth of TV are just a scroll away.

Record, pause and rewind live TV
Featuring a large 1TB hard drive, it’s easy to record, pause and rewind live TV. The large capacity storage holds up to 600 hours of standard TV or 300 hours of HDTV – enough to be able to catch up on all your favourite TV even after a long break away. With the pause and rewind function, interruptions from phone calls are no longer an issue – simply pause the live TV and resume when you’re free again.

Remote programming and recording via app
Available for both Apple iOS and Android smartphones, the dedicated Humax app lets you take control of programming and recording from your Humax box, wherever you are! Once paired with your device you can remotely select which programmes you want to record and, with a display that replicates the TV menu, it’s easy to programme – especially on a tablet.

Get more from your TV – subscription free – with the Freeview Play Humax FVP4000T 1TB.”

I’ll edit this post to update it once I’ve heard back from Humax support ;-).

“Dear Woogy,

Thank you for contacting Humax.

I can confirm that this box does have the function to plan a series record.

Best Regards,

Andrew D
Humax Customer Support”