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1. New RM-F04 remote: Excellent service from eBay supplier
  
  It's a different one to the one in my post #24 - the back is much closer to the genuine one for a start. Looks like there's enough demand for at least two manufacturers to be supplying them.
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #30
  
  Jul 21, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
2. New RM-F04 remote: Excellent service from eBay supplier
  
  Bought mine in May '23 and understandably the listing has gone but the same supplier has this listing. From the pictures it's the same one but £2 cheaper than I paid so I may well get another. Should add that after testing it was put away as a spare so I can't comment on longevity.
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #24
  
  Jul 18, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
3. New RM-F04 remote: Excellent service from eBay supplier
  
  The cheap look-alike remote I got from eBay works OK and I presume they'll all be like it. Caveats are they don't have programming for different devices, only do the default HDR device codes and the 'OK' key is a bit too recessed for my liking.
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #22
  
  Jul 18, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
4. What To Do with a Dead or Unwanted HDR-FOX, HD-FOX, or DTR-T1000/1010
  
  Agreed the 'No signal' is a bit of a pain but usually I remember to power cycle after a soft reboot. IIRC there's a pad or two marked RESET on the PCB and seeing if adding Reset push button works as anticipated has been on the list for some time. I've not been able to resist buying HDRs when...
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #180
  
  Jul 14, 2025
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
5. Is there a list of CFW settings that aren't stored on the HDD?
  
  Ta. That restored functionality but left the settings untouched. As for copying the HDD, I was thinking of what you need to do to copy/clone Windows boot disk. Copying the file structure over is all that's needed here.
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #5
  
  Jun 25, 2025
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
6. Is there a list of CFW settings that aren't stored on the HDD?
  
  I now realise I was thinking in terms of bootable Windows disks, not how the HDR runs its Linux.
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #4
  
  Jun 24, 2025
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
7. Looks like the end is in sight for old DVB kit
  
  Did a retune yesterday and it's OK. [Edit] Apols - I read that as HDR.
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #15
  
  Jun 24, 2025
  
  Forum: Freeview
8. Is there a list of CFW settings that aren't stored on the HDD?
  
  I ask as after swapping the HDD from a machine with a tuner issue to a spare machine, it's clear some of the package settings didn't follow the drive. I've spotted that the redring settings and undelete folder name needed to be manually updated for example. Also the SMB3 Beta package is no...
  everthewatcher
  
  Thread
  
  Jun 23, 2025
  
  Replies: 5
  
  Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
9. Looks like the end is in sight for old DVB kit
  
  Looks like Freeview are sounding out how many boxes and TVs are in use that don't support DVB-T2 with a view to using its codecs for SD transmissions in future. Channel 71 is now using MPEG-4 AVC and HE-AAC codecs that until now have only been used for DVB-T2 (HD). Anything DVB-T2 capable will...
  everthewatcher
  
  Thread
  
  Jun 23, 2025
  
  Replies: 34
  
  Forum: Freeview
10. Tuner fault on a V2 AKA Rev
  
  While retuning the main HDR and TV I noticed the noticed the signal levels were a bit low and not the same across the channels. After checking and messing around including pulling the side off the tuner (it's a single one) and re-soldering the RF In connection to the tuner PCB, I changed tack...
  everthewatcher
  
  Thread
  
  Jun 23, 2025
  
  Replies: 0
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
11. What To Do with a Dead or Unwanted HDR-FOX, HD-FOX, or DTR-T1000/1010
  
  The HDR creates them IME. There's a list of formats it will play somewhere and I'm sure someone far more knowledgeable will expand on this. FWIW I download from YT via Tartube and YT-dlp converted to MP4 720p on a Windows machine then play them over the network. There's one niggle I have to...
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #176
  
  May 31, 2025
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
12. What To Do with a Dead or Unwanted HDR-FOX, HD-FOX, or DTR-T1000/1010
  
  I really must review my collection of unused machines. There's three in addition to the 2014 V2 original and its so-far unneeded hot-swap spare, plus a HDR2000T. None cost more than £12 and the 2000T was £3 with remote in a charity shop.
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #174
  
  May 23, 2025
  
  Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
13. Uses for a dead HDD
  
  No one's commented but I did strip it to just the two parts of the case plus the bare platters. It was just the right weight, footprint and height for the job.
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #2
  
  May 13, 2025
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
14. Uses for a dead HDD
  
  #1: Use it as a base for a small pond pump. FWIW the fixings for the pump are ex-Surrey Satellite space hardware.
  everthewatcher
  
  Thread
  
  May 12, 2025
  
  Replies: 1
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
15. Media mistakes
  
  They blot out yellow lines and other road markings, and obscure modern street furniture, but probably they don't 'see' things like TV aerials. Spotting anachronisms like this has been a pet thing of mine for years. There was a recent TV series that that spanned the 70s to the current day and it...
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #1,067
  
  Dec 18, 2024
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
16. Media mistakes
  
  When the Martin Shaw series 'Inspector George Gently' from 2017 was being publicised one of the articles mentioned how they had gone to great lengths to get all the props correct, giving the lighter in Shaw's pocket as an example even though it was never shown. The first episodes were set in the...
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #1,065
  
  Dec 18, 2024
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
17. Bargain new and sealed WD20EURX 2TB AV drives on eBay
  
  It could have been a discount code aimed at me following my first purchase and I wasn't prepared to log out to check.
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #17
  
  Dec 11, 2024
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
18. Bargain new and sealed WD20EURX 2TB AV drives on eBay
  
  I'm not doing too well am I...
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #13
  
  Dec 10, 2024
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
19. Bargain new and sealed WD20EURX 2TB AV drives on eBay
  
  It now says there's 5 available & 125 available, and the 8% off code is now FROSTY8 when I look at it.
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #10
  
  Dec 10, 2024
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms
20. Bargain new and sealed WD20EURX 2TB AV drives on eBay
  
  Typing error on my part. My two were both dated August 2016 as is alanofcleeves
  everthewatcher
  
  Post #9
  
  Dec 10, 2024
  
  Forum: The Hummy Arms

New RM-F04 remote: Excellent service from eBay supplier

It's a different one to the one in my post #24 - the back is much closer to the genuine one for a start. Looks like there's enough demand for at least two manufacturers to be supplying them.
- everthewatcher
- Post #30
- Jul 21, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
New RM-F04 remote: Excellent service from eBay supplier

Bought mine in May '23 and understandably the listing has gone but the same supplier has this listing. From the pictures it's the same one but £2 cheaper than I paid so I may well get another. Should add that after testing it was put away as a spare so I can't comment on longevity.
- everthewatcher
- Post #24
- Jul 18, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
New RM-F04 remote: Excellent service from eBay supplier

The cheap look-alike remote I got from eBay works OK and I presume they'll all be like it. Caveats are they don't have programming for different devices, only do the default HDR device codes and the 'OK' key is a bit too recessed for my liking.
- everthewatcher
- Post #22
- Jul 18, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
What To Do with a Dead or Unwanted HDR-FOX, HD-FOX, or DTR-T1000/1010

Agreed the 'No signal' is a bit of a pain but usually I remember to power cycle after a soft reboot. IIRC there's a pad or two marked RESET on the PCB and seeing if adding Reset push button works as anticipated has been on the list for some time. I've not been able to resist buying HDRs when...
- everthewatcher
- Post #180
- Jul 14, 2025
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Is there a list of CFW settings that aren't stored on the HDD?

Ta. That restored functionality but left the settings untouched. As for copying the HDD, I was thinking of what you need to do to copy/clone Windows boot disk. Copying the file structure over is all that's needed here.
- everthewatcher
- Post #5
- Jun 25, 2025
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
Is there a list of CFW settings that aren't stored on the HDD?

I now realise I was thinking in terms of bootable Windows disks, not how the HDR runs its Linux.
- everthewatcher
- Post #4
- Jun 24, 2025
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
Looks like the end is in sight for old DVB kit

Did a retune yesterday and it's OK. [Edit] Apols - I read that as HDR.
- everthewatcher
- Post #15
- Jun 24, 2025
- Forum: Freeview
Is there a list of CFW settings that aren't stored on the HDD?

I ask as after swapping the HDD from a machine with a tuner issue to a spare machine, it's clear some of the package settings didn't follow the drive. I've spotted that the redring settings and undelete folder name needed to be manually updated for example. Also the SMB3 Beta package is no...
- everthewatcher
- Thread
- Jun 23, 2025
- Replies: 5
- Forum: HD/HDR-FOX T2 Customised Firmware
Looks like the end is in sight for old DVB kit

Looks like Freeview are sounding out how many boxes and TVs are in use that don't support DVB-T2 with a view to using its codecs for SD transmissions in future. Channel 71 is now using MPEG-4 AVC and HE-AAC codecs that until now have only been used for DVB-T2 (HD). Anything DVB-T2 capable will...
- everthewatcher
- Thread
- Jun 23, 2025
- Replies: 34
- Forum: Freeview
Tuner fault on a V2 AKA Rev

While retuning the main HDR and TV I noticed the noticed the signal levels were a bit low and not the same across the channels. After checking and messing around including pulling the side off the tuner (it's a single one) and re-soldering the RF In connection to the tuner PCB, I changed tack...
- everthewatcher
- Thread
- Jun 23, 2025
- Replies: 0
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
What To Do with a Dead or Unwanted HDR-FOX, HD-FOX, or DTR-T1000/1010

The HDR creates them IME. There's a list of formats it will play somewhere and I'm sure someone far more knowledgeable will expand on this. FWIW I download from YT via Tartube and YT-dlp converted to MP4 720p on a Windows machine then play them over the network. There's one niggle I have to...
- everthewatcher
- Post #176
- May 31, 2025
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
What To Do with a Dead or Unwanted HDR-FOX, HD-FOX, or DTR-T1000/1010

I really must review my collection of unused machines. There's three in addition to the 2014 V2 original and its so-far unneeded hot-swap spare, plus a HDR2000T. None cost more than £12 and the 2000T was £3 with remote in a charity shop.
- everthewatcher
- Post #174
- May 23, 2025
- Forum: HDR-FOX T2 Freeview Recorder
Uses for a dead HDD

No one's commented but I did strip it to just the two parts of the case plus the bare platters. It was just the right weight, footprint and height for the job.
- everthewatcher
- Post #2
- May 13, 2025
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Uses for a dead HDD

#1: Use it as a base for a small pond pump. FWIW the fixings for the pump are ex-Surrey Satellite space hardware.
- everthewatcher
- Thread
- May 12, 2025
- Replies: 1
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Media mistakes

They blot out yellow lines and other road markings, and obscure modern street furniture, but probably they don't 'see' things like TV aerials. Spotting anachronisms like this has been a pet thing of mine for years. There was a recent TV series that that spanned the 70s to the current day and it...
- everthewatcher
- Post #1,067
- Dec 18, 2024
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Media mistakes

When the Martin Shaw series 'Inspector George Gently' from 2017 was being publicised one of the articles mentioned how they had gone to great lengths to get all the props correct, giving the lighter in Shaw's pocket as an example even though it was never shown. The first episodes were set in the...
- everthewatcher
- Post #1,065
- Dec 18, 2024
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Bargain new and sealed WD20EURX 2TB AV drives on eBay

It could have been a discount code aimed at me following my first purchase and I wasn't prepared to log out to check.
- everthewatcher
- Post #17
- Dec 11, 2024
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Bargain new and sealed WD20EURX 2TB AV drives on eBay

I'm not doing too well am I...
- everthewatcher
- Post #13
- Dec 10, 2024
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Bargain new and sealed WD20EURX 2TB AV drives on eBay

It now says there's 5 available & 125 available, and the 8% off code is now FROSTY8 when I look at it.
- everthewatcher
- Post #10
- Dec 10, 2024
- Forum: The Hummy Arms
Bargain new and sealed WD20EURX 2TB AV drives on eBay

Typing error on my part. My two were both dated August 2016 as is alanofcleeves
- everthewatcher
- Post #9
- Dec 10, 2024
- Forum: The Hummy Arms