Testseek.co.uk have collected 15 expert reviews of the Humax HDR-FOX T2 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Humax HDR-FOX T2.
November 2010
(86%)
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The editors liked
Attractive design
Good features
Excellent potential
Great picture quality
Handy media sharing
Media streaming
Potential in software updates
Simple to use
Internet catchup facility coming this autumn
Internet catch-up facility coming this autumn
The box produces truly excellent sharp-edged HD pictures and good quality standard definition images
But its skills don’t stop there
Rig it up to your Internet connection and you can stream on-demand content from iPlayer and Sky Player. You can also stream the programmes you’ve recorded on the HDR-FOX T2 to other UPnP devices on your home network – your laptop
For instance. Meanwhile
The USB
Cutting-edge design
Slick interface
Ease of use
Multi-media compatibility
Outputs Dolby Digital surround sound
Freeview HD. Slick UI. PVR. All three. Yay!
BBC iPlayer and internet radio function
Easy to operate
Excellent picture quality
Punchy sound
HD pictures
Networking
CI slot
The editors didn't like
High price
No on-demand content at launch
Low storage capacity
No inbuilt WiFi
Format support is meh
Doesn’t play all streaming media formats
A couple of interface problems
Flaws are notable by their absence here
But if we’re nitpicking we’d point to the fact you can’t set the box to output the source’s default resolution – in other words
For most users it’ll upscale standard def broadcasts to 1080i. You might want that job done by your TV instead.
For the most part a joy to use, this slick and speedy set-top box/home hub’s Freeview+ functionality is perhaps as important as its high-def ambitions and puts it alongside the likes of Sky+ and Virgin V+ on sheer ease of use - this is the finest produ...
