HDR-1800T -> HDR-2000T compatibility.

Aten

Aten

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Hello hummy...

I have recorded many (Standard Definition) TV programmes using the HDR-1800T and transferred them to an external USB drive.

Will those programmes be viewable if I connect that USB drive to a Humax HDR-2000T?
 
How did you transfer them?
If you used the 1800T copy and saved to the USB drive plugged into the 1800T and none of the recordings are HiDef, then they ought to be playable on a 2000T. Any other method of transfer or if the recordings are HiDef then they won't be playable
 
Thanks for your quick reply.

All files were recorded on an 1800T - my 320GB, and then my 500GB.

All were copied to the USB drive when connected to the Humax and only by using the Humax media on-screen menus.

All files are SD (I learnt about HD protection / playback issues when I swapped my 320GB for the 500GB!)

No other media involved.
 
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Now that you've mentioned swapping I can't be sure what you did when!
Anything you copied the way you said to the 500GB disk should be playable. If by swapped you mean you replaced the 1800T disk with the 500GB disk then anything recorded since the swap will not be playable if the 500GB disk is now plugged in (either in the Humax or via USB) to a different Humax (in this case a 2000T). Recordings copied before the swap should have been decrypted when copied. As the new recordings haven't been copied they are still encrypted. Clear? I hope so because I'm beginning to confuse myself!
 
EEPhil said:
Now that I've read your other post, I'm even more confused. Are there two 1800Ts (a 320GB and a 500GB) AND an external 500GB disk?
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Ha!

Sorry...
I had a HDR-1800T 320GB and copied files from it to an external 1TB USB drive.

I then got a HDR-1800T 500GB and used the same external drive - all existing SD files on the external drive were happily played back on this newer Humax (I deleted the few unplayable HD files).
I then recorded and copied onto the external 1TB drive with the newer Humax HDR-1800T 500GB, no problems.

Now the newer Humax HDR-1800T 500GB has died (probably), I have dug out my original Humax HDR-1800T 320GB. It can play ALL the files on the external 1TB USB disk, no problems.

As I like to have backups for files AND the hardware that can play them; I have been unsuccessfully looking to get another 1800T for a few months.
But I have now spotted a 2000T that looks promising, hence my original query as to compatibility.

From your original reply, and looking at how similar (identical!) the 1800T and 2000T back panels are, I am 95% sure that the 2000T will be as happy with the external drive as both my 1800Ts have been.
 
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Aten said:
From your original reply, and looking at how similar (identical!) the 1800T and 2000T back panels are, I am 95% sure that the 2000T will be as happy with the external drive as both my 1800Ts have been.
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Yes, I think I'd be sure that a 2000T will play the files on the external drive.

For what it's worth, the actual video files on the external drive (those with filename ending .ts) should be playable on most Humaxes and PCs. The user experience will be different - no other Humaxes, other than the previous HD/HDR-Fox-T2 (maybe) and 1800T/2000T will show time of recording and synopsis.
 
OK.
I went and got a 2000T 1TB from CEX.

The 2000T wouldn't respond to the remote that came with it: RM-I09U. I tried holding the 0 and OK buttons, and changed the mode from 1 to 2, but it still was weird... it slowly registered me pressing the '0' and '3' buttons, but nothing else, not even the '2' it had allowed earlier. (Batteries were new.)

But the 2000T did seem to respond quickly and fully to my old RM-H06S remote (from the 1800T), and was happy playing the files from my external drive. OK, I thought, I can live with that.

But then I noticed that this 2000T / RM-H06S combination would allow me to change volume on SD channels, but not on HD channels.
For example:
Channel 2 (BBC TWO) responded to the volume button, showed the change via the 0 to 20 graphic, and the sound went quieter or louder.
Channel 102 (BBC TWO HD) responded to the volume button, showed the change via the 0 to 20 graphic, but the sound remained 'loud' - no change discernible.

I would ask for advice on this weirdness, but the refund clock is running down and my knees are complaining after the box swapping!

So I'm taking this 2000T back to the shop for the 48hr no-quibble refund, and will wait for another 1800T.
 
Aten said:
But then I noticed that this 2000T / RM-H06S combination would allow me to change volume on SD channels, but not on HD channels.
For example:
Channel 2 (BBC TWO) responded to the volume button, showed the change via the 0 to 20 graphic, and the sound went quieter or louder.
Channel 102 (BBC TWO HD) responded to the volume button, showed the change via the 0 to 20 graphic, but the sound remained 'loud' - no change discernible.
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That is normal, if your audio output settings are "multi-channel" rather than "stereo" and your TV does not implement the volume commands up the HDMI. The solution is to ensure the audio preferences are set to stereo.

Sounds like the remote handset is dicky anyway.
 
Thanks Black Hole,
I'll try to remember that "stereo" for the future.
The 2000T handset is definitely dicky, and my local CEX now has an 1800T 320GB to fulfil backup hardware duties... and I'll get a £30 refund on top.
😁
Then I'll be free to open up my 'blue light of death' 1800T 500GB and try your disconnected HDD suggestion...
😯
 
My remote for the 2000T didn't last long. Various keys no longer work. I've opened it and cleaned it a couple of times, but I've given up. I now have set up a One For All remote for the rare occasions I use the 2000T.
 
Luke said:
The 2000T remotes had a reputation for not lasting long.
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That fits.

However, the 1800T RM-H06S I'm still using is ancient - only five buttons still have legible text - but it still mostly works. Only the 'P Down' and '3' are sticky. I've got a fresh one of those waiting for the day I need it.
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