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T i m wrote:


That was the hope, and / or I was going his way anyway.

But you are right and why we /normally/ order stuff online and
especially with free / cheap delivery (the two replacement 10" disco
drivers I bought the other day were only £1.50 delivery). ;-)

That said, and given some things are more likely to develop some
bizarre / technical issue (like these PVRs etc), I would rather buy
stuff locally where I can easily take it back and stand there being
'assertive' (if required) than faff about posting stuff off into the
blue-yonder and then have to deal with some customer service
department (that could be in India).

Whilst we don't have money to throw away we don't like gambling
either. A second hand paving slab or brick is unlikely to 'have
issues' whereas a PVR needing a new hard drive could easily reduce the
'value' (especially with drive prices as they are) to a level that
wouldn't have made it even a consideration with that hindsight.

There is nothing more comforting that standing there in front of them
saying "I bought this here 6 months ago and here's the receipt". ;-)

Yes, I couldn't agree more. I try to buy locally for the same reason,
even if the the price is sometimes a bit higher. I was very glad I did
when my brand new camera* from Jessops packed up after a week. The
swapped it for another one, also in a sealed box, and I was in and out
other shop in five minutes.

The psychology of going and fetching versus having delivered is
peculiar. T'other day I drove 20 miles to collect some little items
because (a) I fancied a chat with the bloke I buy them from, (b) I
wanted to take my dad out of the house (c) I felt like a ride.

The ultimate must be the day in 1969 when I collected a dual standard
Sony portable TV from Middlesex (165 miles downhill) so I could watch
the first moon landing whilst camping in Edinburgh (230 miles uphill).

*this was ages ago. New cameras etc are now off the agenda until trade
picks up.

Bill

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Bill Wright wrote:

The
swapped it for another one, also in a sealed box, and I was in and out
other shop in five minutes.

I've been writing intensively for the last few weeks, and it's
interesting to see that I'm now producing typos that are inaccurate
verbalisations. I've also got lumps on my finger joints.

Bill

Humax PVR-9150T or?
 

On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:42:22 -0000, "Robin" wrote:

whereas a PVR needing a new hard drive could easily reduce the
'value' (especially with drive prices as they are) to a level that
wouldn't have made it even a consideration with that hindsight.

A Humax 9200 would only need a 160G IDE drive which puts it some
generations behind the ones affected by the floods in Thailand.

Can you still get them new then (that size)? Don't know, just asking.
;-)

OTOH it
is only fair to say the Humax is a bit fussy about its disks: the 2 I've
opened came with Seagate U series 9 (ST3160022ACE) but the Seagate DB35
series is recommended.

Similar talk around the Topfields etc. However, you can get lucky and
run what you brung. ;-)

On the third hand, I picked up one of them (a
ST3160215ACE) as a spare for £10.50 incl. postage a couple of weeks
ago.

Result. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

Humax PVR-9150T or?
 

On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:20:53 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:

There is nothing more comforting that standing there in front of them
saying "I bought this here 6 months ago and here's the receipt". ;-)

Yes, I couldn't agree more. I try to buy locally for the same reason,
even if the the price is sometimes a bit higher.

Yup.

I was very glad I did
when my brand new camera* from Jessops packed up after a week. The
swapped it for another one, also in a sealed box, and I was in and out
other shop in five minutes.

(Only after reading your follow up did I spot your typo. But then I
think I suffer from a form of word blindness so .. ). ;-)

The psychology of going and fetching versus having delivered is
peculiar. T'other day I drove 20 miles to collect some little items
because (a) I fancied a chat with the bloke I buy them from, (b) I
wanted to take my dad out of the house (c) I felt like a ride.

Yup, there is more to much of this than people may consider
consciously. For me it's interesting to see the 'surroundings' of some
of the items for sale on ebay. I saw a DVD once that was nicely
composed on top of their dustbin with dog mess in the foreground. ;-)
[1]

The ultimate must be the day in 1969 when I collected a dual standard
Sony portable TV from Middlesex (165 miles downhill) so I could watch
the first moon landing whilst camping in Edinburgh (230 miles uphill).

That must be a record of some sort?!

I'm 55 and I still get the same Xmas / birthday / collecting new
gadget / car / motorbike (even if only new to me) adrenalin /
excitement thing. I guess it's the same reaction that makes you bid
over the_odds at / on auctions or drive more miles than the fuel cost
/ time would typically make sense?

We are about to order a temporary garden store(s) where the 'delivery'
is going to be £175+Vat for the 60 mile trip. The Mrs said 'just pay
it' whereas I'm checking out mates with vans , trucks and trailers
etc. However, being realistic, 2 x 60 miles, time x 2, Dartford tolls
x 2 and I'll probably treat whoever to some grub, how much cheaper
would it be, even if I only pay their fuel? [2]

*this was ages ago. New cameras etc are now off the agenda until trade
picks up.

Shame. ;-(

Cheers, T i m

[1] When selling an inflatable dinghy a while back I took it to the
Aunty Joan's house (I mentioned elsewhere) and took the photos of the
boat in her immaculate back garden. ;-)

[2] BIL has a suitable vehicle and is happy / willing to work and in
spite of me spending *many* (unpaid) hours helping them with PC stuff,
I still don't want to waste his time?

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On 13/11/2011 10:41, T i m wrote:



Maybe if the Humax(s) have a decent / responsive / accurate EPG she
might stop buying the TV guides. ;-)

They do.

But I still buy the Radio Times as it's a lot easer to scan the
programmes over all the common channels. Also, it reminds you that
there are the +1 channels available. That helps when you just *know*
there are 3 progs you will want to record at 9pm! The 9200T will tell
you there's a clash, and offer to resolve it by deleting one of the
reserved programmes. But the software isn't intelligent enough to tell
you to look at, eg C4 +1 at 10pm instead of C4 at 9pm to resolve the
problem.

--

Jeff

Humax PVR-9150T or?
 

On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:37:48 +0000, Jeff Layman
wrote:

On 13/11/2011 10:41, T i m wrote:



Maybe if the Humax(s) have a decent / responsive / accurate EPG she
might stop buying the TV guides. ;-)

They do.

Good, thanks.

But I still buy the Radio Times as it's a lot easer to scan the
programmes over all the common channels.

Radio Times eh, there's posh. ;-)

She picks up whatever's cheapest and shakes all the flyers out.

Also, it reminds you that
there are the +1 channels available. That helps when you just *know*
there are 3 progs you will want to record at 9pm!

Isn't that often the way. However, with catchup TV I'm not sure it's
quite the problem it was even if you do miss stuff?

The 9200T will tell
you there's a clash, and offer to resolve it by deleting one of the
reserved programmes.

That's good then. I think the Toppy does similar.

But the software isn't intelligent enough to tell
you to look at, eg C4 +1 at 10pm instead of C4 at 9pm to resolve the
problem.

Ah no, but bound to come I guess? I wonder if there is a Tap for that?
;-)

Cheers, T i m

Humax PVR-9150T or?
 

In message , tim....
writes

"Ian" wrote in message
...
In message , T i m
writes
On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:01:12 +0000, Ian
wrote:

I've have a 9200T, silver, packed and ready to be labelled.

Yours for £40.

Postage will be £10.

Interested?

Hmm, it would be nice if you were localish to Nth London / Herts and I
could collect (at 40 it quid might be worth a punt)? If you are on the
road between Dumfrise (Scotland) and Nth London, daughter is just
leaving for home. ;-)

Thanks for the offer.

Cheers, T i m

Unfortunately, Cirencester, Glos..

I've just had a look at the Humax site, and in all honesty, I would
consider these,

http://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/product.asp?ProdRef=10101

do it allow you to set up multiple recordings in advance

or just start them if you are sitting next to the box.

The "recording" feature seems to be very much advertised as a simple add on,
so I'm suspecting that it's crippled in some way

tim


It's a fully functioning PVR if it has the latest software.

I'd be surprised if they haven't installed it, but it can be downloaded
from their web site.
--
Ian

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"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
...
On 13/11/2011 10:41, T i m wrote:

Maybe if the Humax(s) have a decent / responsive / accurate EPG she
might stop buying the TV guides. ;-)

They do.

But I still buy the Radio Times as it's a lot easer to scan the programmes
over all the common channels. Also, it reminds you that there are the +1
channels available. That helps when you just *know* there are 3 progs you
will want to record at 9pm! The 9200T will tell you there's a clash, and
offer to resolve it by deleting one of the reserved programmes. But the
software isn't intelligent enough to tell you to look at, eg C4 +1 at 10pm
instead of C4 at 9pm to resolve the problem.

Actually it reschedules the recordings in quite an intelligent way if there
is a three way clash (after asking for confirmation). It either reschedules
the recording you are setting, or moves one of the existing ones. Only it
doesn't tell you what it is doing.

--
Max Demian

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"T i m" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:44:48 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:

T i m wrote:
On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:01:12 +0000, Ian
wrote:

I've have a 9200T, silver, packed and ready to be labelled.

Yours for £40.

Postage will be £10.

Interested?

Hmm, it would be nice if you were localish to Nth London / Herts and I
could collect

None of my business,

Hey, all input considered Bill. ;-)

but when you take your time, fuel, and
wear-and-tear into account it wouldn't be worth saving the tenner unless
he was very close.

That was the hope, and / or I was going his way anyway.

But you are right and why we /normally/ order stuff online and
especially with free / cheap delivery (the two replacement 10" disco
drivers I bought the other day were only £1.50 delivery). ;-)

That said, and given some things are more likely to develop some
bizarre / technical issue (like these PVRs etc), I would rather buy
stuff locally where I can easily take it back and stand there being
'assertive' (if required) than faff about posting stuff off into the
blue-yonder and then have to deal with some customer service
department (that could be in India).

Whilst we don't have money to throw away we don't like gambling
either. A second hand paving slab or brick is unlikely to 'have
issues' whereas a PVR needing a new hard drive could easily reduce the
'value' (especially with drive prices as they are) to a level that
wouldn't have made it even a consideration with that hindsight.

There is nothing more comforting that standing there in front of them
saying "I bought this here 6 months ago and here's the receipt". ;-)
[1]

Cheers, T i m

[1] That's not to say I haven't enjoyed loads of 'working' second hand
or even repaired faulty kit back to working and had it remained fine
for /years/ but in most cases the stuff would have been given to me or
were really, really cheap.

You might want to consider http://humaxdirect.co.uk/ as they sell "Manager's
Specials" which are clearance items or reconditioned returns. They've
currently got a 9150 for £89.95 and the larger capacity 9300 for £124.

--
Max Demian

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On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:54:57 -0000, "Max Demian"
wrote:

Actually it reschedules the recordings in quite an intelligent way if there
is a three way clash (after asking for confirmation). It either reschedules
the recording you are setting, or moves one of the existing ones. Only it
doesn't tell you what it is doing.

Hehe.

Nothing wrong with a bit of excitement in yer life eh? ;-)

Cheers, T i m