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Humax PVR-8000T

47 reviews

Apr, 2024

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reliability (5)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 47 reviews of Humax PVR-8000T. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Comments about the size and design are on the whole positive. The price and image quality are also appreciated, whereas some have doubts about the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Humax PVR-8000T is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 30 user reviews of Humax PVR-8000T from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the price and image quality. Many are less positive about the reliability.

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87% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Nathan Taylor (goodgearguide.com.au)

Humax PVR-8000T

One of a new breed of digital PVRs, the Humax PVR-8000T acts as both a digital set-top box and video recorder, storing recorded movies on its internal...

Relatively inexpensive, always-on timeshifting, nice design

No HDTV support, no archival support, could use a larger HD

The Humax PVR-8000T is unspectacular, but does a decent job as both PVR and digital set-top box.

Jun, 2005

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Expert review by : Stuart Miles (pocket-lint.com)

Humax PVR-8000T PVR

Humax hope you think the VCR is dead enough to throw your current VHS deck in the dustbin and buy its PVR (personal video recorder) unit as a replacement, forgetting the past in one swift move. On the outside the PVR-8000T is a sleek, shiny box that...

Capable of replacing your VCR; Freeview

Noisy fan; 20hrs is only five 4hr tapes

If you're looking for a PVR this is a good unit to choose. It's cheap, does the job it sets out to do and is easy to install. The addition of Freeview should appeal to terrestrial diehards, giving them the likes of BBC Three and a barebones Sky service...

Feb, 2006

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Expert review by : Don Bradbury (practicalpc.co.uk)

Review: Humax PVR-8000T

Don Bradbury looks at a hard disk video recorder cum Freeview tuner

Integrated Freeview decoder

Not a full EPG

The Humax PVR-8000T looks like a good buy. With full MPEG2 and DVB-T compliance, a PVR with a Freeview tuner built in not only saves on space under the TV but potentially restricts the cash outlay, too, if you don't already have a tape-based video...

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