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[77up]

Much to my total chagrin I've bought my first Humax HDD recorder, only to find that it does not do what I wanted. And the one I should have boughtis discontinued. Annoying because I'd been considering the purchase for a long time.
I have the FHR-6000T, now the EZ-4K, I believe. It does not connect to the local network so you cannot transfer files from it.
Worse, as Harmony no longer support their remotes, I've bought a Sofabaton U3. And, guess what? Sofabaton do not have the control codes for the FHR-6000T so I have installed a different Humax model codes. I can turn it on and off and look at the Freely guide, but not the recordings guide. And the Sofabaton refuses to learn the neccessary codes.
Can anyone suggest which model Humax would (may) have the same IR codes?
Any help would be welcomed.

 

[Black Hole]

There is only one model the majority of the people on this forum would universally recommend: a second hand HDR-FOX. Although more recent models have additional capabilities, they also got more and more locked down and annoying. Plus, of course, we've customised the firmware for the HDR-FOX and can do all sorts of things with it that were never intended.

If you only want a PVR to be literally a PVR, there's nothing much wrong with a FVP-4000T (again, second-hand). I bought one recently for a friend, to replace her broken one without having to get used to a new UI/UX.

Second-hand is great, choose carefully and there is nothing wrong with a used PVR, and it's cheap. The sellers are generally chasing the latest tech, and it simply isn't necessary. Don't expect old models to keep up with changing streaming service standards though, just use it as an off-air receiver-recorder.

 

[trog]

There is only one model the majority of the people on this forum would universally recommend: a second hand HDR-FOX. Although more recent models have additional capabilities, they also got more and more locked down and annoying. Plus, of course, we've customised the firmware for the HDR-FOX and can do all sorts of things with it that were never intended.

If you only want a PVR to be literally a PVR, there's nothing much wrong with a FVP-4000T (again, second-hand). I bought one recently for a friend, to replace her broken one without having to get used to a new UI/UX.

Second-hand is great, choose carefully and there is nothing wrong with a used PVR, and it's cheap. The sellers are generally chasing the latest tech, and it simply isn't necessary. Don't expect old models to keep up with changing streaming service standards though, just use it as an off-air receiver-recorder.

I may be wrong but I do not think the OP is looking to buy another PVR they are asking which Humax box has the same IR codes as the EZ so they can use it to program their remote.

Much to my total chagrin I've bought my first Humax HDD recorder, only to find that it does not do what I wanted. And the one I should have boughtis discontinued. Annoying because I'd been considering the purchase for a long time.
I have the FHR-6000T, now the EZ-4K, I believe. It does not connect to the local network so you cannot transfer files from it.
Worse, as Harmony no longer support their remotes, I've bought a Sofabaton U3. And, guess what? Sofabaton do not have the control codes for the FHR-6000T so I have installed a different Humax model codes. I can turn it on and off and look at the Freely guide, but not the recordings guide. And the Sofabaton refuses to learn the neccessary codes.
Can anyone suggest which model Humax would (may) have the same IR codes?
Any help would be welcomed.

My suggestion would be take your EZ back for a refund while you still can. You will not find anyone here who has a good word to say about it. BH's advice is good if you want to stick with Humax but if you want new go for a Manhattan PVR with an added Manhattan Freely box if you want Freely.

 

[Owen Smith]

I may be wrong but I do not think the OP is looking to buy another PVR they are asking which Humax box has the same IR codes as the EZ so they can use it to program their remote.

I thought the OP was looking for a Humax PVR to buy that would work with the remote they've already bought.

 

[EEPhil]

I have the FHR-6000T, now the EZ-4K, I believe. It does not connect to the local network so you cannot transfer files from it.

I don't think you can transfer files to it either (I might be wrong, I often am). That and the difficulty people reported with actually making recordings has put me off even trying the EZ.

 

[77up]

Too late. I have it and am stuck with the damned thing. But I do have more issues, mostly concerning the Sofabaton remote control and some of the boxes.
It seems Humax does not include power off and power on commands on any of their devices and, using the sofabaton database, I've scrolled through the lot. It makes constructing a macro very awkward. Power Toggle does not cut the mustard.
I calculated that I was having to construct up to 20 to 40 macros just to switch between devices and set the other devices in the correct state.

By the way, my Panasonic DMR655 does allow transfer of TS files from the recorder to my computer. Not outside the home though. Pana have discontinued support for that facility.

 

[77up]

I don't think you can transfer files to it either (I might be wrong, I often am). That and the difficulty people reported with actually making recordings has put me off even trying the EZ.

It does not have network capability, so that is a given.

 

[Black Hole]

It seems Humax does not include power off and power on commands on any of their devices and, using the sofabaton database, I've scrolled through the lot. It makes constructing a macro very awkward. Power Toggle does not cut the mustard.

In HDR-FOXland, we have discovered that '0' turns it on from standby, without a deleterious effect if it isn't in standby. 'Off' therefore becomes '0'+'off'.

 

[77up]

In HDR-FOXland, we have discovered that '0' turns it on from standby, without a deleterious effect if it isn't in standby. 'Off' therefore becomes '0'+'off'.

I am going to try that. Thank you very much

Just done it. Humax says "No". Tried from both the sofabaton and the orginal remote. I have even tried adding the FOX to the Sofabaton. Still no result.

Maybe a future update??

 

[Black Hole]

Maybe a future update??

That doesn't seem very likely.