Humax PVR-9150T
The basics
The Humax PVR-9150T is an entry level system from Humax, featuring a Freeview decoder, 160GB hard drive for up to 100 hours of recording, functionality to pause, rewind and fast forward live TV and picture in picture viewing.
It is a simply designed box with a plastic outer shell and small LCD screen for information display on the front. Connections wise, you are limited to SCART only connection and no external audio ports. This is a simple system for simple needs.
The good
As this is an entry-level system we weren’t expecting much from it, but we were pleasantly surprised by the easy to use interface, simple setup and a decent sized hard drive for the price point.
Though the chassis isn’t carbon fiber or diamond cut glass, it serves the purpose that is required of it. The box design is sturdy and functional. It’s not going to win any awards, but when you want to record TV – this is a reliable machine.
The bad
As with many other entry level PVRs, you are really quite limited with what can be done on this box. Yes it records TV, but there are no HDMI connections, no audio connections, digital, analog or otherwise and no networking ports are present either making firmware and feature updates near impossible.
The bottom line
In our HD, 3D, hyper-connected world, the Humax PVR9150T really is only a few years from complete obsolescence. That said, not everyone is chomping at the bit when it comes to technology. For those still using a standard CRT television – who have no need for all the bells an whistles of a high end box, and simply want to record Corrie, this could be the PVR for them.
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Big T26 December 2011
I've had a Humax 9200 for about 4-5 years (when I could not afford Sky+ anymore ) A great bit of kit don't be fooled by its low price 5* record two channels and watch a third recorded programme at the same time brill. If that is not enough my Humax started to act odd so I opened it up because the hard drive was failling, to my great pleasure the hard drive is a standard ide drive the same as many older pc's. So I replaced it with a 320gb WesternDigital drive turned it on paniked for about ten seconnds as nothing happened.....it then comes up on the tv format drive ...yes... all done new lease of life and twice the storage. Highly recommeded !
Report as inappropriateJerry03 January 2012
Hi Big T, I also have a 9200T and it is playing up. I would be happy to change out the hard drive but wonder if my symptoms are the same? It is slow to respond to the remote eve to change channels, if it will at all; and freezes frequently especially if you try to access a recording to play it back. In effect it has stopped working and the only way to get the unit back on line is to reboot it. Where after it will work for a while as a channel changer and then become more reluctant until freezing again. I really would like to repair it because it was a really good machine prior to the breakdown and little seems to ave evolved to better it to buy as a replacement. Thanks
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