HumaxDirect Refurbished Freesat HDR-1000S 500GB HD TV Recorder + Freetime Also 1TB - £106 @ humax direct

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HumaxDirect Refurbished Freesat HDR-1000S 500GB HD TV Recorder + Freetime £106.00, Also 1TB at £146

£106 humax direct6 Feb 16

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manchestman

4 Feb 16

*10% CODE NO LONGER WORKS* Back in Stock as of 17th Feb
The price is £99 plus £7 delivery. Still a very good price.
I've been waiting a good while for these now. This is a great little deal that had been out of stock for a long time. I love Freesat and it will work with your sky dish. To record two channels at same time you want to have a minimum twin lnb from your dish. The award winning freetime guide gives you 7-day catch-up tv and direct access to netflix, youtube etc (makes a tv into a semi-smart tv!).
The HDR-1000S 1TB is £146 delivered and is here: http://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/refurbished/hdr-1000s-1tb-665284.html

They all come with a 1 year guarantee and most people who have bought from Humaxdirect in previous deals usually say they arrive like new.

"This smart Humax recorder gives you everything you need to be in control of your TV viewing. With Freetime, the super-smart, award-winning TV Guide from Freesat, you can use the Roll Back TV Guide across 26 channels, to watch shows you've missed from the last seven days. Enjoy a broad range of Catch Up TV with BBC iPlayer, ITV player*, All 4, Demand 5 and YouTube. Plus Showcase recommends top TV picks of cool stuff to watch, chosen daily by Freesat's Editorial team. Choose from over 200 Channels including sport, news, movies, kids, music and entertainment; with eleven in picture perfect High Definition. Plus, you can Pause, Rewind and Record your favourite programmes at the touch of a button. You can also use the clever little App from Freesat, to plan and control your TV viewing at the swipe of a finger, when you're at home or out and about. *ITV Player available in England, Wales and the Channel Islands."

Latest comments (94)

ozodimal

24 Mar 16 1 #94

The remote was white, like the box, and both appeared brand new. Sorry not to make myself clear. I've got it running from my old Sky dish which I now have to upgrade to HDplus (ie quad LNB and additional coax down lead kit). Got in mind this one and would appreciate comments:-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120608902844?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Or this one with a single coax:-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270460946585?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Latter probably better for me, as I have an older dish than a Mk4 and will need an LNB adapter

Thanks

soggs

24 Mar 16 #93

Ozodimal, was the remote you recieved white or black as the HDR1010s originally shipped with a white remote? I'm just wondering if it's a bit of pot luck as to what remote you get.

For anyone else who has ordered one of the refurbs, did you get a programmable remote to be able to control the TV, and if so which model did you buy? Looking to get one myself and would prefer a programmable one if possible.

ozodimal

14 Mar 16 #92

Thanks Majumba. Your HDR 1000S remote doesn't seem to match the picture in the Manual, where it says that the TV button will blink once when pressed. If it doesn't then it suggests that Humax's claim that refurbished items (including ancillaries) will "look and work as new" is not the case with your remote. You have a 1 year warranty and it should be honoured! Have you tried going through the TV setting procedure ignoring the fact that the TV button does not light? It might work if you haven't. Obviously something I'll have to look out for (same remote on the 1010S).

PS; It arrived today (16/03/2016) and checked out all OK. Remote is the "universal" type on the RHS of Majumba's pic. All the accessories were neatly coiled, etc, in sealed packets and the 1010S itself appears to be in mint condition. Very pleased with the item and indeed with Freesat. Thanks OP!

Majumba

14 Mar 16 #91

The codes don't word as the remote is not universal. Humax confirmed this. I'm not saying everyone will receive a non-universal remote, but I did.
The universal control I got with my HD-1000S is on the right and the non-universal remote I got with the HDR-1000S is on the left. You can see that the STB and TV buttons don't illuminate. Some other buttons have been moved around too.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb78/SidAndBob/Forum/P1030778_zpsh2wth2vw.jpg

Majumba

14 Mar 16 #89

The remote I received doesn't control the TV like they normally do, which is really annoying. I've been in touch with Humax who were going to swap it until they found out it was a refurb. Grrr!!!

ozodimal to Majumba

14 Mar 16 #90

Have you viewed the instructions for harmonising the remote to your TV in the appropriate manual (1000 or 1010) via the links in my post #86 above? If so, are you saying that the codes given don't work?

ozodimal

13 Mar 16 #88

Thanks for the info. Looking at the two manuals I suspect that, other than the larger HD, the only real difference is the wireless capability. That added flexibility and capacity I think warrants the extra £40, so I too have plumped for the 1010S like you.

http://www.humaxdigital.com/uk/data/product/1353386106/HDR-1000S_Manual.pdf

http://www.humaxdigital.co.uk/uk/data/product/1358487017/HDR-1010S_Manual.pdf

fossman

13 Mar 16 1 #87

I think the only differences between the two boxes are that the 1010 has Freetime, access to Catch up services and wifi built in.

Since we've had the box we have been using catch up services more as it is easier to access the services through the box rather than having to connect the Chromecast and load up apps on our mobiles/tablets.

fossman

10 Mar 16 #85

Ordered a 1010 yesterday and it arrived today.

I set it up but could not get it to connect to my router over wifi, I was about to pack it all back into the box and decided to try a factory reset, bingo all working fine!

BTW I bought this to replace an old 320gb Humax Foxsat box and the old remote works perfectly with the new box.

ozodimal to fossman

13 Mar 16 #86

Glad it worked out OK for you. Do you think that the HDR-1010S 1TB is better value at £139 than the HDR-1000S 500GB at £99? Do the extra features warrant the extra cost, obviously twice as much recording time but other features as well presumably? Thanks.

manchestman

9 Mar 16 #83

Hi, I am sorry I misunderstood you. Because this thread was about Freesat I presumed that was what you were looking at, but I now understand and see you are also looking at 'yourview' and 'freeview' boxes which are completely different and beyond my compass. Your selection of 5 models includes all three types.
For instance, the freeview boxes receive their signals from an old type roof aerial whereas the freesat boxes operate from a satelite dish and the two systems have slightly different programs. I have no knowledge of yourview boxes at all.
You might get more help if you asked in http://www.hotukdeals.com/all/ask/new

Haylhoo to manchestman

9 Mar 16 #84

Ah OK, well I want to connect to the Satellite Dish rather than the aerial, so that's helpful in itself :wink: Thanks

Haylhoo

8 Mar 16 #82

Thanks. There are 5 available in the £89-£119 bracket so I really don't know what to go for

Haylhoo

6 Mar 16 #80

Can someone help please as i'm looking to order one of these but no idea which to go for!
Which is the best, around £100 (or less!) on this site, and why? There's a few to choose from and i'm baffled so if anyone could help me choose i'd be very grateful. Thanks!

manchestman to Haylhoo

6 Mar 16 #81

Hi, there are only 2 refurbished freesat models in the 'around £100 or less' category. The HB-1000s (G) is a simple freesat box with freetime at £39 that you have to connect your own drive to. Somebody wrote about this earlier in the thread somewhere. The other one is the HDR-1000s 500gb at £99 which I imagine is very similar to the former but with an internal drive. I went for the HDR-1010s 1tb at £139 which I can't recommend highly enough. I am extremely happy with it.

buddn07

21 Feb 16 #79

Can anyone who has this box comment on how snappy the menus are? I've had a couple of Freeview+ boxes, and 3 YouView boxes, and I've only found the most recent PlusNet YouView box to be on par with Sky's menu speed.

It irritates me when I press a button, and the box has to think for a second or two before reacting.

funkyfin2000

19 Feb 16 #78

Ordered for my folks :smiley:

funkyfin2000

19 Feb 16 #77

Cheers nice one :smiley:

funkyfin2000

18 Feb 16 #72

Guys I swear the 1010S was included in the refurbs the other day? Seems to have disappeared?

Anyone bought a 1010s refurbed?

manchestman to funkyfin2000

18 Feb 16 #74

It was and I love mine. It seemed to disappear yesterday whereas in the past it has stayed online but would have an Out of stock shadow over it. My best guess would be as it is older model, maybe they don't expect any more returns for them to refurbish. A real shame if that is the case. I'd still keep my eye open if I were you, you never know.

cleudo to funkyfin2000

19 Feb 16 1 #76

Back in today.

Just got a dpd delivery time, so expecting my one this morning :smiley:

funkyfin2000

18 Feb 16 #75

Ahhh - what model replaced the 1010 then? Thought it was still the later model. Yeah seems to have dissapeared :disappointed:

manchestman

18 Feb 16 #73

Thanks, Majumba

Majumba

18 Feb 16 #71

I'm using an external drive, which was just plug n play. I'm sure I read that the USB port was powered. Can't find the details now, but I would assume a portable drive would also work.
I also tried a 64GB Sandisk clip drive which didn't work for recording (no clip drives are supported), though I can play mkvs and avis from it.

Majumba

15 Feb 16 #69

Just ordered one, so it must be back in stock now.
I got the HB-1000S (£40) a couple of weeks ago and was so impressed I got the HDR-1000S for my main TV. :sunglasses:

manchestman to Majumba

17 Feb 16 #70

I'd like to consider the HB-1000s for my bedroom but have always wondered how easy/hard it is to utilize the recording facility with a added hard drive. Is it just plug n play? Can it be a true portable hard drive?

funkyfin2000

9 Feb 16 #67

Out of stock ;( Reckon they might get more?

manchestman to funkyfin2000

12 Feb 16 #68

Yes, all 4 freesat models are back in stock as of Friday 15 Feb. I got my 1010s delivered on Monday.It is an absolute dream. It is to upgrade from my Humax foxsat, the first ever freesat recorder made and I have been immensely happy with it, but this 1010s is streets ahead and hopefully will keep me happy for another good few years too.

pboo26

6 Feb 16 #65

Can you record a whole series at the touch of a button like Virgin's Tevo can, or do you have to record each episode individually every week ?

Avidfanofstuff to pboo26

7 Feb 16 #66

Yes, it will series link all episodes and record them all.

manchestman

6 Feb 16 #64

Ah, I understand and agree. Thanks. I also think it's unfair that you lose all the recordings you made while you were paying subs

silps

5 Feb 16 #49

Do you get all the free Asian channels on freesat that you get on Sky?

manchestman to silps

5 Feb 16 1 #52

Maybe not, I'm not completely sure. Full channel list Here

single_lonely to silps

5 Feb 16 #63

Nope no Colours or Rishtey. You do get Islam channel though

mummyoffour

5 Feb 16 #62

Yes I know, I was trying to explain that once your sky subscription is up it drops to very basic channels, you don't even get all the freeview channels and you are also unable to use pause and record functions without paying a monthly fee, just to use pause and record.

pboo26

5 Feb 16 #60

Just looking at the channels available on Freesat. NO BBC3 HD, NO BBC4 HD.

Avidfanofstuff to pboo26

5 Feb 16 #61

Not sure if your looking at an old list... Free sat has both of those. Watching it right now.

manchestman

5 Feb 16 2 #59

With these Humax freesat recorders, you are totally able to watch and pause one program while recording another channel. You can also use extreme slow motion - useful on occasion.

mummyoffour

5 Feb 16 #54

Can you pause live TV also?

Avidfanofstuff to mummyoffour

5 Feb 16 #58

Yes

kapowkersplat

5 Feb 16 #57

I've had my refurb of this for 3 years this year. Brilliant bit of kit as it does evrything you want it to do. I've had no problems with the box since i got it. The buttons on the remote on the other hand do ware out after a while so you need to take the plastic cover off and give the circuitboard a clean with a cloth and some cleaning product like dettol.

anthill

5 Feb 16 #56

I bought one of these refurbs and when it turned up it didn't even switch on. Furtunately they offered a replacement very promptly although i had already lost confidence in their quality control procedures. Hope nobody else has the same problem.

mummyoffour

5 Feb 16 #55

You arr not able to use the pause and record function without subscribing to Sky and we, as a family use that a lot ☺

kevthewat

5 Feb 16 #50

Sorry to be a bit slow here , but what do you get extra with a Freesat box that you don't get through a Sky box without subscribing to Sky ?

brookheather to kevthewat

5 Feb 16 1 #51

Recording and catch-up would be the main advantages of this Freesat TV recorder.

manchestman to kevthewat

5 Feb 16 1 #53

You also get 11 HD channels without subscription. If I remember rightly, don't sky stop these once you end your subscription?
It's hard for anyone on sky to give up their fav channels (mine was Atlantic!). But when on a tight budget freesat is a no-brainer. Paying a monthly subscription vs Never paying any monthly sub. For anyone on even the very basic Sky package, buying this recorder would pay for itself in less than 5 months and less than half way through the warranty.

brookheather

5 Feb 16 #47

Coupon code "HUMAXBD1" is not valid.

manchestman to brookheather

5 Feb 16 #48

Thanks for notifying me. The Code no longer works. That's a real shame and I have amended the title now.

mr_wacky_unis

4 Feb 16 #28

Thanks paid £67 delivered for a Youview box that was on offer too. Fantastic for recording and 7 day catch up too!

schnide to mr_wacky_unis

5 Feb 16 #46

Where'd you get that, may I ask?

manchestman

5 Feb 16 #45

The HDR-1010S at £132 after using code is now showing as out of stock. Both of the HDR-1000S models are still in stock

Avidfanofstuff

5 Feb 16 #44

I have mine set to 4 minutes which is the usual length of the ad breaks on C4.

Gormond

5 Feb 16 #43

Ordered one, lets hope its as good as people say :smiley:

taylope1

4 Feb 16 #37

Anyway to get bt sport through this ? Legally.

manchestman to taylope1

4 Feb 16 #42

No, sorry

mad brandon

4 Feb 16 #36

Will this just replace my sky box ??

manchestman to mad brandon

4 Feb 16 #41

Yes, but you won't get free sky channels. You get freesat channels

Rich44

4 Feb 16 #3

After we went back to sky I really missed the 2 mins instant fast forward button

speculatrix to Rich44

4 Feb 16 2 #40

on my Humax remote there's a fast forward and a step forward button, and equivalent reverse and back buttons. You can change how big a jump to make, so I have 1 minute forward and 15 seconds back, which is quite effective for skipping adverts.

sparkylicious

4 Feb 16 #32

This is a great price and hot from me. I've got the humax box but without the hard drive so I'm going to upgrade. The only downside to the box I have is the lack of program reminder function that sky has. Does anyone know if this box has that?

speculatrix to sparkylicious

4 Feb 16 #39

I am fairly sure it does.

Ozzie

4 Feb 16 #19

anyone know why these boxes have hard drive activity even when in standby ?
the noise is annoying in the bedroom .

bigpappasmurf13 to Ozzie

4 Feb 16 #22

Ditto!

TonyLeMesmer to Ozzie

4 Feb 16 #25

I think it's to do with remote record on the mobile app.

speculatrix to Ozzie

4 Feb 16 #38

you can set them to sleep more deeply, but then they don't check in with the Freetime service so you can't remotely admin the box to set recordings using the FreeSat smartphone app.
In practise the app doesn't work for me.

vulcan903

4 Feb 16 1 #9

Will a digi eye thing work on this unit?

skelto99 to vulcan903

4 Feb 16 #31

No, it won't as there's no RF output. I have one of these and ended up having to get a Marmitek PowerMid XL infrared extender set from Amazon, which works well as a replacement.

OrribleHarry to vulcan903

4 Feb 16 #35

I tried and failed so either it doesn't or I was doing something wrong.

taker920

4 Feb 16 2 #34

Nice one OP, just in time with my sky deal expiring. Can't wait to get rid of their tiresome "deals"

jackmc

4 Feb 16 #33

Great post

morpheus

4 Feb 16 #30

Tempted....

Avidfanofstuff

4 Feb 16 #29

Got the 1010s. Many thanks.

davidclarkson

4 Feb 16 #27

Warning I year warranty they charge 150 on a repair . Richer sounds do 6 year warranty for under 20 quid . I had a box go on me . All hardrives blow

darkh0rse

4 Feb 16 #26

Thanks OP, been waiting for this to come back around. Cheers.

Feeble

4 Feb 16 #10

Whats the quality of their refurbs like?

Joshimitsu91 to Feeble

4 Feb 16 #15

Ordered a freeview one for my mother at Christmas, unit was in perfect condition that I could see. All the cables and accessories appeared to be sealed and new. Only indication it was a refurb was the plain box. Your mileage may very though!

Unit itself is great. Much better than the Sagem it replaced. Has a nice prompt to switch to the HD variant of a channel too, something I've not yet seen on my Sky box.

bigpappasmurf13 to Feeble

4 Feb 16 #24

Mine was like new

Brydo666

4 Feb 16 #14

I've been thinking of ditching our Sky sub and getting one of these but think the kids would miss their channels.

mcormack to Brydo666

4 Feb 16 #23

Who's driving the car?

mcormack

4 Feb 16 1 #21

Legend!

heva

4 Feb 16 #20

Got one of these a few months ago. Absolutely love it. brill price. Thanks for posting

mucker

4 Feb 16 #18

Can't praise this box enough. We ditched Sky 2 years ago and bought the white version of this. We don't miss Sky at all. Looks smart and the TV guide is perfect for our needs.

Hot from me.

gazcarts

4 Feb 16 #11

Postage to an Aberdeenshire postcode is £21.54! That's ridiculous.

gazcarts to gazcarts

4 Feb 16 #17

Only way around this was to get it delivered to a DPD Pick up point nearer to Aberdeen. It's a next day service costing £7 to there, but a 2 day service costing £21.54 to my address which is only 18 miles away!
Many thanks to the original poster though :-)

sradmad

4 Feb 16 #16

good find op, heat added

Looking4Glitches

4 Feb 16 #13

This always happens to me... I got mine last week. Problem for me is it's always last week.:confused:
Heat!

HankHandsome

4 Feb 16 #12

I sold one of these on eBay for £128 quid with a 2TB drive in it - I should have asked for more :smiley:

Agharta

4 Feb 16 #8

Keep in mind that Humax Direct is not a large operation so they can't negotiate for large discounts. £7 for a medium size and weight parcel is not high in the sort of volumes they are doing.

sickly sweet

4 Feb 16 1 #5

Use code HUMAXBD1 to get 10% off.

Postage is high at £7.99 if I remember rightly, but the voucher sort of negates that.

manchestman to sickly sweet

4 Feb 16 #7

Yes, the postage is high at £7 and thanks for the code - I have edited the title to suit. boy, do I wish I hadn't bought mine earlier now!

bigpappasmurf13

4 Feb 16 #2

Hot! I paid £132 for this 5 months ago, money well spent. My only niggle is the noise the hard drive makes during the night as I have this set up in the bedroom.
Can't see any discount codes around.

Edit: My bad, misread the title. I Paid £132 for the 1TB 1010s model. Still not a bad deal.

sickly sweet to bigpappasmurf13

4 Feb 16 #6

I think with the voucher it's around £132.

Reviews are fantastic.

Only reason I'm not biting is that I got a £100 Amazon voucher and £120 Cashback from sky so the year subscription only costs about £20!

landros1

4 Feb 16 #4

Great deal , many thanks.

Bendown

4 Feb 16 #1

Any discount codes about

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