Have you considered this:
You can also buy a NAS that supports a recorder app so you could record to the NAS.
Our Humax failed last year and we got a Manhattan as a replacement - only two tuners but in practice that hasn't been a problem. Much faster response to the remove control than the Humax box but otherwise similar and so far have had no problems.
The first PVR amplifies the signal before splitting it.
where did you read that ?. I have a loft aerial and during wet weather with moss all over the roof, my HD-FOX T2 definately affects the signal strength and quality of my Sony Bravia TV, to the extent that if I want to watch TV using the Sony tuner I have to switch the Humax off.
I think the answer is probably some do and some dont.
I installed a distribution amplifier with some gain when I built the house. It solves all these problems
Except I barely watch TV at all any more
I eventually got a Manhattan T4.R. Fairly easy to set up the basics, and am now exploring all the buttons on the handset and trying to remember what they do :-( . But I miss the red-button facility of the Humax.
I have not yet dumped the Humax. Taking the lid off and looking at all the caps, I don't see any that are obviously swollen. But I see that the whole power unit is replaceable and is occasionally available on the 'net, so I will try and get one and maybe revert to the Humax, bearing in mind that the replacement unit would probably be second-hand and may have the same problem sooner or later.
They don't always swell. When my beer fridge with 12v peltier device and switched mode PSU failed, the caps didn't swell at all, but when I touched one it just fell off in my hand. Any liquid or gell inside had disappeared, and the inside was basically dust...
Dave
I've now connected up my Manhattan PVR according to the instructions in the booklet (aerial into the Manhattan; aerial out from the Manhattan to the TV aerial in, HDMI out from the Manhattan into HDMI-1 on the TV), but I notice that the picture is much sharper when I select the Freeview input on the TV rather than the HDMI-1 input, the picture is much sharper, which surprises me. Is this normal? If not, how do I correct it and sharpen up the output from the Manhattan into HDMI-1 ?
You cant.
Digital is digital and if the PVR is turning good digits into s*it HDMI then that's what you paid for.
It seems to be a common complaint especially when outputting SD content on the Manhattan boxes.
I see it is a common complaint
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