I have an HDR Fox T2 that is currently refusing to display HD channels. The symptoms are:
When the device is first switched on, HD channels will play for a minute or two, then they start to jitter, then cut out completely. If I switch between HD channels during this time, the level of jitter is not affected. e.g if BBC1 is jitter-free, C4HD will be too. If I watch C4HD for a little while until it starts to jitter, I can switch back to BBC1 and it suffers the same level of jitter that C4HD was. It's as if the level of interference is not related to channel, only to time.
The pass through from this device, when connected to another decoder, will display HD channels even while the HDR Fox refuses to do so.
The SD channels are unaffected.
I'm in the Mendip transmitter area, there are warnings for possible weak signals at the moment, but as I put above, other decoders on the same aerial can decode HD.
Humax have advised that the HDR Fox is likely failing due to its age. That it might simply not be able to decode HD signals any more for some reason the hardware/firmware is not up to the job.
It also seems to me that the hardware might be failing due to heat, again due to a fault.
Humax have advise that I replace the HDR Fox with a 5000T. I have begun backing up the old recordings and decrypting the HD videos using HFODU2. (BTW - thanks to whoever wrote this, it works brilliantly.)
Before I invest (expend) in a new 5000T, I wanted to get comments and advice from the regulars here.
e.g. Does it sound plausible that the 5000T would fix the problem?
Is there an alternative solution such as fixing the HDR Fox?
Will I be able to copy recordings from the 5000T to the PC? In SD only? Does the .hmt modification trick work for the 5000T?
Any other things I should consider?
Thanks in advance.
When the device is first switched on, HD channels will play for a minute or two, then they start to jitter, then cut out completely. If I switch between HD channels during this time, the level of jitter is not affected. e.g if BBC1 is jitter-free, C4HD will be too. If I watch C4HD for a little while until it starts to jitter, I can switch back to BBC1 and it suffers the same level of jitter that C4HD was. It's as if the level of interference is not related to channel, only to time.
The pass through from this device, when connected to another decoder, will display HD channels even while the HDR Fox refuses to do so.
The SD channels are unaffected.
I'm in the Mendip transmitter area, there are warnings for possible weak signals at the moment, but as I put above, other decoders on the same aerial can decode HD.
Humax have advised that the HDR Fox is likely failing due to its age. That it might simply not be able to decode HD signals any more for some reason the hardware/firmware is not up to the job.
It also seems to me that the hardware might be failing due to heat, again due to a fault.
Humax have advise that I replace the HDR Fox with a 5000T. I have begun backing up the old recordings and decrypting the HD videos using HFODU2. (BTW - thanks to whoever wrote this, it works brilliantly.)
Before I invest (expend) in a new 5000T, I wanted to get comments and advice from the regulars here.
e.g. Does it sound plausible that the 5000T would fix the problem?
Is there an alternative solution such as fixing the HDR Fox?
Will I be able to copy recordings from the 5000T to the PC? In SD only? Does the .hmt modification trick work for the 5000T?
Any other things I should consider?
Thanks in advance.