Recent content by mikej2005

Just for info - current Panasonic TVs (up to and including 2020 models) DON'T have HDMI 2.1 - they have HDMI 2.0 ports, but with certain HDMI 2.1 features (such as Auto Low Latency Mode) enabled. Either way, ports such as HDMI or USB are always backwards compatible, so a device like a Humax...

I hadn't mentioned the obvious physical issues I'm having with the drive (constant clicking) in my initial post so it's possible Trev might have been going to suggest installing the custom firmware and troubleshooting the drive, if it was simply issues with failed recordings or a sluggish OS ...

Thanks guys - I'll let you know how I get on

The drive is clicking repeatedly in a rather alarming manner when recording and I've started to get failed recordings, too. It also seems to lock-up when navigating the recording menu. It's the original 1Tb drive, so around 8 years old I think.

Great - thanks for your reply and the useful info. The powered SATA-USB enclosures I've found so far seem to be quite a lot more than £10 - would you mind giving me a quick example of what you mean, so that I know I'm searching for the right thing ? I'm not keen to spend too much because the...

Hi - I'm thinking about replacing a failing HDD in my Humax HDR-Fox T2 with an identical drive (a 1 or 2TB Seagate Pipeline) and have a question about transferring old recordings (almost 1TB-worth) to the new drive. I intend to install the new HDD, let the Humax format it, then remove it...

I'm on Winter Hill and I've completely lost UHF C55 (now COM7) on my HDR Fox-T2 since the re-tune on Wednesday - I could receive it prior to this, although it was one of the weaker signals so I used to get occasional pixellation. Oddly, my (older) Panasonic plasma TV picks up C55 just fine...