Humax FVP-4000T 1TB - Smart Freeview Play Recorder- Mocha Reviews

3.9 Rating 9 Reviews

Subscription Free TV
Freeview Play gives you the best in TV for Free with 60+ TV Channels sand 25+ Radio Stations, including 12 HD TV Channels for stunning high definition viewing. *The Freeview Play service and channels are subject to change and from time to time they may change. Minimum of 3 mbps are required for catch up TV and video on demand.
Scroll Back TV
The Humax easy to use onscreen TV guide allows viewers to scroll backwards and forwards in time to select programs to record or play back those that have been missed over the last 7 days. No more will you have to open another screen to watch catch up TV with this seamless operation.
Catch up and On-Demand
Those programmes that you might have missed in the guide can be found in the on demand section of the guide along with additional Video on Demand services and Apps. to 60+ Freeview TV channels and 25+ radio channels. Connection to the internet couldn’t be simpler with the built In Wi-Fi. Players include: BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, All 4 with Demand 5 and Subscription video on demand Including Netflix*
*Netflix streaming membership required
3 x Digital Tuners
With 3 tuners record up to 4 programmes simultaneously whilst watching a 5th*
With smart recording never miss a recording, the guide will suggest alternative recording times avoiding recording clashes. *Depending on your broadcast signal

Pause, Rewind and Record Live TV
Pause live TV to answer the door or make a cup of Coffee then return to the action where you left off.
Missed a vital goal or dialogue rewind live TV and catch up with ease. The large 500GB hard drive will store up to 300 hours of standard TV (SD) or up to 125 hours of high definition TV (HD). A 1TB hard drive will store up to 600 hours of standard TV (SD) or up to 250 hours of high definition TV (HD).

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“Not as good as my original recorder. Seems to take a long time to waks up and respond. Some channels don't record properly (ITV 3 for example). The playback is very poor. I also get messages saying the signal is very poor ir not available. None of these problerms with my old box.”

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Posted 7 years ago

Kevan Brassington

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“The response to the remote control is extremely slow leading to repeated attempts that may duplicate previous ones. The programme is less intuitive than my previous HDR-Fox T2. Overall a disappointing and backward step. Humax please respond by either a software update or a new model that more closely performs as the HDR-Fox T2.”

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Posted 7 years ago

Michael Daniels

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“Constant problems since purchase, message saying poor signal but connecting the aerial lead directly to the TV gives perfect picture! Swtching the machine off and back on again gives limited services. I have experienced seeing programmes in sepia tones with no colour and poor contrast alongside various other "technical problems".. I bought the machine to make my wife's life easier, it has been the exact opposite. Very disappointed.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“This is my fourth generation of Humax recorder and I was reluctant to buy a FVP-4000 since many of the reviews at launch complained that it lacked some of the good features of the FOX T2. But it seems that most of the complaints have been dealt with by software upgrades or in some cases the reviews had not explored the controls sufficiently. Some of the instructions could be expanded. The only feature I am missing (maybe I have not found it yet) is creating folders on the built-in Hard Drive for filing recordings. I like to have an archive folder for things I want to keep long term. You can export recordings via the USB port. I do like the "Smart" retune which does not delete the "to be recorded" settings.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Very good picture quality, quite easy to set up and connect with wifi. Only negative comment is that on my previous Humax recorder I could skip over adverts one at a time by pressing a button at bottom of recorder control (Humax PVR-9300T) and this was easier, faster and more precise than using fast forward on FVP-4000T. I may be able to do same thing on FVP-4000T but I have not yet found out how to do it. I tried using > and < to go forward and backward but they do not appear to work in same way as my previous Humax recorder.”

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Posted 7 years ago

Gerard Vanzwieten

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“A couple of small hiccups occasionally are still part of start up procedure sometimes. The menus are clear and epg programming is fine. Overall the good feature is 4 recording tuners and 1 TB of space which is around 250 hours of HD recording”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Bought as a present for my son, very inpressed with it. The only annoying feature is the programme schedule is to large, not allowing a good overall view of scheduled programes.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Great that it can record 3 programmes at once. Excellent amount of storage. Very clunky to operate. Hangs up occasionally. Does not want to switch on picture if it is already recording a programme.Needs an extra light to distinguish between recording and off.”

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Posted 9 years ago