This makes them perfect as a USB stick for TV recording as the drive can hold 30+ hours of recordings. Such recordings are not illegal but of course are still subject to the fair use requirements you already mention. We spend hours with each remote navigating the menus and setting the device up to assess how easy it is to use before watching several scenes at different resolutions to assess picture and sound quality.

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Offering this option and configuration was an important part of developing the pause and rewind functions for Live TV. Warning: Only for units with serial number 100C142xxx-100C144xxx, otherwise may damage the device)(V1. If you can't find the full range of channels that you had before, we recommend you have your aerial and cabling checked – it's possible that it's become damaged or corroded or been moved out of position slightly. The timer on mine for example is extremely temperamental and sometimes refuses to come out of standby mode when a recording is due. The EPG is very poor though, only telling you what's on the current channel, and often it only shows 2 programmes rather than a full list.Original Firmware: Only download this if you need to reinstall the original firmware (Version SW:V1. You talk as if PC's with DVB-T2 tuners and generic DVB-S2 boxes that can freely record HD are somehow recording a different broadcast to those used on a PC, a Freesat box or even a Sky box. To format your USB drive follow the following steps, from the menu, Scroll along to ‘Media Player’ at the far right.

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I'm well aware that many systems and filesystems have been unofficially cracked but that's not what the O/P asked about - if the software or firmware is unofficially tampered with inside the unit it is no longer a Freeview device and the user loses his warranty. Would there be any reasons what they couldn't adapt the software to enable it, would they have to pay for a licence or something?You don’t need to install anything on your PC meaning you can access them from anywhere that has an internet connection. And the Humax warranty (as with most others) excludes damage from "improper use", so if someone did this and messed up their machine, Humax could refuse cover. I use a One-For-All remote with ' learn' functionality and had this remote and DVB400 remote facing each-other and went through the long process of learning each button press. The DVB400 allows you to plug your household aerial into the box and instantly scan for free tv channels available in your area. Fact remains though that "EU and UK law protects the right of copyright owners to use technological protection measures to protect their works, and circumvention of such technology is illegal.