If that is anything like the beta testing of the Aura android update that "the other side" claimed half a year ago I would take it with a large pinch of salt. What sort of fools would leak details of a new product to sellers including an expected release date and even mention the product on their own site several months before beta testing had even started.
Humax FHR-6000T Will this need its own listing in the forum? ( Now named the Aura EZ 4K Freely Recorder)
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The release date was just surmised from the statement that updates would be available till 1st December 2032 (from memory).
I also took the threads with a large pinch of salt but spotted this the other day in their closedown statement, not the threads.
“Until the end of its closure and beyond, it still had contact with Humax Towers and continues to beta test firmware for Humax PVRs – the latest beta testing was for the Freely PVR – Humax FHR 6000T.”
There is still an advert for it on there as well.
No mention of the Aura update though.
I also took the threads with a large pinch of salt but spotted this the other day in their closedown statement, not the threads.
“Until the end of its closure and beyond, it still had contact with Humax Towers and continues to beta test firmware for Humax PVRs – the latest beta testing was for the Freely PVR – Humax FHR 6000T.”
There is still an advert for it on there as well.
No mention of the Aura update though.
It has long been known that it is not called 6000T so even that statement from them is incorrect so I have little faith and as they kept giving dates for the release of the update that then was constantly moved I think any contact with Humax Towers is being over egged by them.
The current model (or not so) has the name Aura and the model number FVP-4KGTR. The new model appears to have the name Aura EZ and model number FHR-6000T, both are correct.
What is your source of this info please. The only people who seemed previously to be giving any real news were cord busters and I cannot see anything different recently from them since they said................
"The device will be called the Aura EZ 4K Freely Recorder – certainly a better name than the “FHR-6000T” designation spotted on retailer sites." maybe this has changed and has been confirmed somewhere else since.
Also the release was not surmised it was clearly stated on the Humax site........................................... "A support page on Humax’s website stated that support for the device would “start from the date of initial supply as of December 1, 2025” and would last for seven years."
This all came from an article in October 2025............................ https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/humax-freely-recorder-more-details/ ........................................and since then the latest mention on cord busters is this and it says the same thing, a quick search has given me no other new relevant news elsewhere so hopefully you can provide some.............................
https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/humax-aura-freeview-box-axed/
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I may have got the wording wrong, I did say from memory, but the release date was still surmised from that, or using cordbusters words “suggests”. Maybe the “initial supply” actually means the ones sent to beta testers or maybe it was just wrong and it will be a new 7 years start date, we will have to wait and see.
The old Aura manual states it’s model number is FVP-4KGTR so it has a name and a model. The BBC iPlayer certification site calls the old Aura FVP-4KGTR, no mention of Aura, and the new Humax model FHR-6000T and I doubt Humax will want to re-certify it just so it can have a single name/model.
I am expecting the new manual and box to call it Aura EZ (if cordbusters is correct) with the model number FHR-6000T.
The old Aura manual states it’s model number is FVP-4KGTR so it has a name and a model. The BBC iPlayer certification site calls the old Aura FVP-4KGTR, no mention of Aura, and the new Humax model FHR-6000T and I doubt Humax will want to re-certify it just so it can have a single name/model.
I am expecting the new manual and box to call it Aura EZ (if cordbusters is correct) with the model number FHR-6000T.
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Thanks, so rather than fact it was you surmising about the full name
. Time will tell and if it takes as long as the Aura android update it might go through several more name changes before we get to see it if it ever even gets released.Edit. This was what Humax posted in full ( Taken from post 15 of this thread where I had copy and pasted it directly from the Humax page).
" humaxdigital.com/support are now showing a protected listing for something they are calling the AURA EZ 4k Freely recorder , no spec and the only info about it is................."
"The product will receive software update support, including security updates, for 7 years from the date of initial supply as of December 1, 2025
Updates for firmware, applications, and bugs for Aura will be supported until December 1, 2032.
Details regarding the extension of the update period or the termination of updates will be announced 6 months before the expiration of the software update support period."
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“Initial supply” does not necessarily mean Product Release it could mean, as I said, boxes supplied to beta testers or maybe the first retail boxes off the production line and supplied to the warehouse or even the first boxes suppled to retailers, and they are sitting on them waiting for release firmware, who knows.
Again as I said it looks like it will have a name and a model. I’ve looked at my Aura and no where on the unit does it say that word but it does have a sticker on the bottom with FVP-4KGTR on it. From this I would expect the box and manual to have the words AURA EZ 4K Freely Recorder and the unit itself to only have FHR-6000T.
The facts are Humax has called it AURA EZ 4K Freely Recorder and it’s been certified by the BBC as FHR-6000T. Does that mean when/if released it will definitely be these, no but if anything was to change it’s more likely to be its name than its model. Although this is still surmised as Humax could be about to release two different boxes.
Again as I said it looks like it will have a name and a model. I’ve looked at my Aura and no where on the unit does it say that word but it does have a sticker on the bottom with FVP-4KGTR on it. From this I would expect the box and manual to have the words AURA EZ 4K Freely Recorder and the unit itself to only have FHR-6000T.
The facts are Humax has called it AURA EZ 4K Freely Recorder and it’s been certified by the BBC as FHR-6000T. Does that mean when/if released it will definitely be these, no but if anything was to change it’s more likely to be its name than its model. Although this is still surmised as Humax could be about to release two different boxes.
Black Hole
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Not a chance. No retailer would take on the responsibility of updating the firmware on their stock.
I'm not clear where your information or implied 'expertise' is coming from. Don't tell me you're relying on AI queries?!! If so, these pseudo-facts need to be quarantined from real discussion.
I agree, just an extreme suggestion. But it would not be down to the retailer to do the update but the user at first use. Sofabaton sent remotes out requiring a software update before use and most stuff does a software update as soon as you plug it in. There would however be an issue if someone decided to not connect their new Freely box to the internet to do said update and just use it as a Freeview PVR, oh that’s my use case.
Don’t use AI, it was mostly wrong when I did try it. I have no expertise you can check out the BBC website for yourself and although it was taken down quickly I and enough other people (confirmed by cordbusters and people here) saw what Humax posted.
EEPhil
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I'm fairly sure that all the Humaxes I've owned have tried to do a software update on first use. The 9150T and 2000T probably tried to use the OTA software channel (now discontinued). The 5000T and the Aura grumbled about an internet connection and then looked for updates. Incidentally, when new, my phone, tablet and laptop did the same - all requiring the internet. Some of them require registering with whoever before they even work properly (Windows! Google!).
The point is, should this new device materialise ("beam me up Scotty"), it will update as soon as you first boot - if you are connected to the internet. If you aren't connected your experience will be hobbled.
I think the issue is you said " both are correct." as if it was fact when the reality was you assumed it was without any confirmation of being correct and accused cord busters of doing exactly what you were doing yourself. It could be just as easy to assume it will not be called a 6000T as Humax usually don't back to previous numbering style after moving on to another style as in FVP-4KGTR and the new product is more likely to have a similar model number to that previous Android based product., obviously this is pure speculation loosely based on fact and more than likely totalI agree, just an extreme suggestion. But it would not be down to the retailer to do the update but the user at first use. Sofabaton sent remotes out requiring a software update before use and most stuff does a software update as soon as you plug it in. There would however be an issue if someone decided to not connect their new Freely box to the internet to do said update and just use it as a Freeview PVR, oh that’s my use case.
Don’t use AI, it was mostly wrong when I did try it. I have no expertise you can check out the BBC website for yourself and although it was taken down quickly I and enough other people (confirmed by cordbusters and people here) saw what Humax posted.
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I also used the word “appears” in the same sentence, all I was trying to say and to make it doubly clear,
The new model appears to have the name Aura EZ and model number FHR-6000T, both are potentially correct for the same box. Read previous posts as to why.
I do agree the name and model number is odd, but why would Humax certify it with the BBC as the FHR-6000T only to change it and have to re-certify it, which I assume they would have to.
Unless it turns out there are two releases pending and the BBC listed box is not the Humax mentioned box, not likely just covering my arse
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The new model appears to have the name Aura EZ and model number FHR-6000T, both are potentially correct for the same box. Read previous posts as to why.
I do agree the name and model number is odd, but why would Humax certify it with the BBC as the FHR-6000T only to change it and have to re-certify it, which I assume they would have to.
Unless it turns out there are two releases pending and the BBC listed box is not the Humax mentioned box, not likely just covering my arse
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EEPhil
Number 28
Is that fish or low sounding instruments?
But why would Humax certify it with the BBC before it had even been Beta tested ? Maybe because it was just a temporary working name that along with any spec changes could easily be changed at a later date.
Not stating this as fact but I would be very surprised if every time Humax did a firmware update they would need to re-certify it. It will be a thing Humax needs to do once per model and is probably time consuming and not cheap.
From memory the resent Manhattan took forever to certify and was the reason for the late release.
A name change on the other hand, as its not even physically on the current Aura, is just a redesign of the cardboard box it comes in and an edit in the PDF manual.
My money, assuming it is actually released at all, is it will have the model FHR-6000T what ever its name ends up being.
From memory the resent Manhattan took forever to certify and was the reason for the late release.
A name change on the other hand, as its not even physically on the current Aura, is just a redesign of the cardboard box it comes in and an edit in the PDF manual.
My money, assuming it is actually released at all, is it will have the model FHR-6000T what ever its name ends up being.
Luke
Well-Knwοn Мember
Agree.
Take for example the units that were badged as FVP-5000T. A model called "FVP-5000T" is not on the BBC's Iplayer device list, and neither was it on there when FVP-5000T badged units first came out.
For the current list see https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/supported-devices/humax
Similarly, for another supporting example, I've never seen the HDR-1800T on the BBC list, but the HDR-2000T was.
Here is a link to an archived copy from 2021 which has the HDR-2000T but nothing by the name of HDR-1800T.
https://web.archive.org/web/2021102...help/questions/supported-devices/humax/#/pag1
There are also some examples where different certificates have been given for 2 essentially identical models. Both DTR-T2100 and DTR-T2110 are on the BBC's list in their own right.
(The retail version of DTR-2100 was a retail version the DTR-2110. The two units were functionally inter changeable but with a different label on the base. The only other obvious difference was that software updates were staggered over slightly different periods. You could even put the BT version into storage and plug-in in a retail version, and it would automatically recognise all your BT IP subscriptions, and/or as it was a BT connection pull down the BT style versions of the menus. )
Maybe it will maybe it will not, everything is just assumption for now with no 100% certainty yet even of its purpose however judging from their recent efforts I shall assume it will be a disappointing pile of that will at least feed traffic to these forums with a steady flow of complaints about its faults and glitches and continue the tradition of usual crib sheet responses from Humax support that fail to address its flaws.
that will at least feed traffic to these forums with a steady flow of complaints about its faults and glitches and continue the tradition of usual crib sheet responses from Humax support that fail to address its flaws.Adam Claridge
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Seems that a "humax-fhr-6000t-2tb-black" is now available at Richer Sounds!