I've enjoyed using my HDR-FOX T2 for the last few years (thanks for all the help on the forum and particularly for the custom firmware), but I've added a FOXSAT-HDR to our stable, as there's some issue with the HDR-FOX's aerial reception in our location which caused a lot of scrambling on major channels during the high pressure in the summer, but is still unwatchable on several channels now. My testing shows that the aerial may the problem, but as we're in a rental property, I can't upgrade it and there's good reception from the satellite dish.
I had planned to use the FOXSAT as our main box, and have bought a 2TB drive to ensure it had enough space, while watching backlog of recordings on the HDR-FOX (or even transferring them, but probably not due to the time taken) before maybe moving it to the guest bedroom. However, the user interface on the FOXSAT seems less polished than the HDR-FOX and while it's a lifesaver that it has custom firmware, it's lacking packages that I use like detectads, sweeper and undelete.
We generally only record in HD by accident, so I think there should be fewer issues in sharing or moving content between the two boxes.
Do any of the experienced users have any advice on the best set-up for a household with one mildly technical person (happy to swap out drives, do a bit of command line if necessary) and one who just wants it to work when they press the control?
I think my main options are:
1. Install the 2TB drive in the FOXSAT, use it as the daily driver, learn to love the UI and manage without the packages (which in large part I use to manage the 'limited' storage on the 1TB HDR-FOX)
2. Use the HDR-FOX as the main box and the FOXSAT for the channels that are bad on the HDR-FOX and deal with having two boxes (possibly installing the 2TB in the HDR-FOX, which would be more heavily used, and copying across the content from the 1TB before wiping it and putting it in the FOXSAT)
3. Use the HDR-FOX as the main box, and access the FOXSAT's content through the network to watch it on the HDR-FOX (they are currently adjacent with ethernet cables to the same WiFi hub)
- Possibly using an external drive to store the content (as per https://hummy.tv/forum/threads/foxsat-hdr-and-hdr-fox-t2-shared-external-hard-drive.3566/)
- It isn't clear to me from that post, but I assume it needs to be a NAS, otherwise we'll be swapping USB connections all the time. I've never used a NAS and can't afford to spend much money on one - a £50 one on eBay seems like the most affordable option
I had planned to use the FOXSAT as our main box, and have bought a 2TB drive to ensure it had enough space, while watching backlog of recordings on the HDR-FOX (or even transferring them, but probably not due to the time taken) before maybe moving it to the guest bedroom. However, the user interface on the FOXSAT seems less polished than the HDR-FOX and while it's a lifesaver that it has custom firmware, it's lacking packages that I use like detectads, sweeper and undelete.
We generally only record in HD by accident, so I think there should be fewer issues in sharing or moving content between the two boxes.
Do any of the experienced users have any advice on the best set-up for a household with one mildly technical person (happy to swap out drives, do a bit of command line if necessary) and one who just wants it to work when they press the control?
I think my main options are:
1. Install the 2TB drive in the FOXSAT, use it as the daily driver, learn to love the UI and manage without the packages (which in large part I use to manage the 'limited' storage on the 1TB HDR-FOX)
2. Use the HDR-FOX as the main box and the FOXSAT for the channels that are bad on the HDR-FOX and deal with having two boxes (possibly installing the 2TB in the HDR-FOX, which would be more heavily used, and copying across the content from the 1TB before wiping it and putting it in the FOXSAT)
3. Use the HDR-FOX as the main box, and access the FOXSAT's content through the network to watch it on the HDR-FOX (they are currently adjacent with ethernet cables to the same WiFi hub)
- Possibly using an external drive to store the content (as per https://hummy.tv/forum/threads/foxsat-hdr-and-hdr-fox-t2-shared-external-hard-drive.3566/)
- It isn't clear to me from that post, but I assume it needs to be a NAS, otherwise we'll be swapping USB connections all the time. I've never used a NAS and can't afford to spend much money on one - a £50 one on eBay seems like the most affordable option