Loading ...Argos‘ website is now displaying the details of the Humax Freesat HD Receiver (FOXSAT-HD), priced £149.99. Not yet available for sale, but atleast we know Argos will also be selling this receiver. Specification is:
- Black.
- Digital satellite receiver for the reception of Freesat broadcasts from Astra 28.2.
- Capable of receiving both HD and SD channels.
- Freesat standard HD MHEG.
- Digital text.
- Digital video broadcasting (DVB).
- Auto setup.
- Auto detection of new channels.
- Auto scan for new channels.
- Now and next electronic programme guide.
- Programme guide 2 – 8 days.
- 2 SCART sockets.
- SCART lead.
- HDMI output socket.
- Upscales to 1080i or 720p.
- Remote control, batteries included.
- HD decoding.
- Ethernet network connection.
- USB connection.
- S/PDIF optical audio connection.
- YPrPb/RGB component analogue HD output.
- Fully interactive with LAN port for connection to broadband, for faster return path when accessing Freesat digital interactive services – may not be available for launch.
- Size (H)5, (W)28, (D)20.5cm.
- Weight 1.5kg.
(Thanks to Peter R for sending us this information)
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:35 pm
“Upscales to 1080i or 720p.”
Does this mean it’ll upscale all the SD content?
Pity none of the HD receivers talk about 1080p.
GordonQuote
May 2nd, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Out off all the hd boxes this one may be the most popular.Have to make sure i get to argos early tuesday morning.
gazQuote
May 2nd, 2008 at 2:06 pm
“for the reception of Freesat broadcasts from Astra 28.2″ – Does this imply it won’t be able to tune in Eurobird channels down the line?
GeoffQuote
May 2nd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Waiting for a humax PVR, but good to see it freesat boxes finally available.
zagQuote
May 2nd, 2008 at 4:37 pm
itv hd will come from eurobird 28.5 so it must? must it not Geoff ?( i am still thinking small dish on costa blanca)
andyQuote
May 2nd, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Went to Comet in Rhyl today – -they had leaflets and dummy boxes (for Humax) and I went to buy one. The price came up at £999. After some discussion staff realised could not release until Tuesay. I asked did they have stock and they relied – -”loads”
Waiting until Tuesday
paulQuote
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Help!
Can someone explaine the difference between
1080p
&
1080i
to me please?
Thanks
Pete in WeymouthQuote
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Also
(Sorry, another question)
Dose “Upscales to” mean it isn’t a true 1080HD sorce?
Dose “Upscales to” mean It guesses and fills in the gaps from a lower picture quotity?
How dose this compair to sky?
Thanks (again)
Pete in WeymouthQuote
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Sky HD is NOT HD at all. its only HALF HD. Proper HD is 4 x picture size /quality than SD. Sky also cheat ! they use SD content scaled up to pad out there HD channels, and that to me is a CON, and why I will not subscribe to SKY. To me a HD service, is exactly that, all programming and content in HD, only we need to know what spec ie 720p. 1080i or 1080p, does anyone know what FreeSat will be ?
TechnoGerryQuote
May 3rd, 2008 at 9:24 am
You can now buy & reserve the humax on the argos website now
RD100Quote
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:08 am
The Humax is listed but not available at any stores in or around Leeds and Bradford. My local Argos Extra checked with central warehouse and say they’ll be in stock on 12 May. They didn’t say whether that will be 12 May this year though…
digitalQuote
May 3rd, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Hi Pete
P stands for progressive, i for interlaced – check wiki here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlaced
BobQuote
May 3rd, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Thanks Bob!
damned bandwidth !!!
Pete in WeymouthQuote
May 4th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Comet/Currys are useless. The comet leaflet says only box and installation as a package-confimed by salesman. My answer I will buy from Argos. A ? My Philips tv has a DVI connection, however to get HD I need an HDMI connection. Will a lead having DVI at one end and HDMI at the other suffice. Why are the boxes containing a scart lead only. Seems rather mad.
footyQuote
May 5th, 2008 at 7:44 am
The box has been taken off the site. Anyone known why?
lovethejobQuote
May 5th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Linked to the Argos site. It says You searched for HUMAX FREESAT
No products contained all of the words “HUMAX FREESAT”
Just Goodmans & Bush brands.
afQuote
May 5th, 2008 at 8:39 am
We’ve changed the argos link on the right hand side. Its still on the site, just not searchable via the original link for some reason!
adminQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
DVI and HDMI have the same video connectivity. HDMI can carry sound also but often does not. So HDMI to DVI should work fine but you will need seperate sound connections
Graham ThompsonQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
1080P is not a broadcast option (massive bandwith requirement). Broadcast options are 1080i or 720p (both need the same bandwith). Only source of true 1080p is high definition dvd (blue ray or HD DVD), and HD games consoles. Simulated 1080p pictures are available via upscaling but be carefull there are not many tvs that can display a 1080p picture (Normally labelled FULL HD)
Graham ThompsonQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I just noticed that the yet to be released humax HD box has
it’s user manual available for download from their website ..
http://www.humaxdigital.com/freesat/support_manual.asp
JimQuote
May 6th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Argos seem to be having problems deciding whether or not they’re selling the Humax. At various times today it’s been easy to find it on their site; at others it’s been totally absent. At the current time a search for ‘Humax’ fails, as does a search for ‘freesat’. However, a search for ‘humax freesat’ or the product code ’5321595′ succeeds…
digitalQuote
May 7th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Just so you all know…most signals are sent at 720p and some at 1080i. After researching this I discovered a techie site that said the difference between 720p and 1080p is 12%…wait for it…the difference is not visible to the human eye. So we will never see 1080p as the standard tv signal let alone with the naked eye! Most probably 720p is already the standard signal. Good luck to those who rushed out and bought the 1080p spec televisions. That was just a good piece of marketing.
AdamQuote
May 7th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
720p has 921,600 pixels while 1080p has 2,073,600 pixels so it’s hardly a 12% difference! It is true that it’s hard to tell the difference on anything other than a very big screen though.
NeilQuote
May 9th, 2008 at 2:53 am
I’ve been involved with HD boxes from both cable companies ,Phone companies (ADSL) , and Sat providers here in North America. Most boxes will output a 1080i signal (on HDMI) which can be used by almost all “HD ready” (720 or 1080 display) TV’s. The noticeable difference comes from the source material and the compression methods used by the various providers to get as many channels as they can, in a limited bandwidth, to you. I’ve seen many HD shows that looked as though they were shot with a standard NTSC camera made to look wide-screen, very blurry. Yet other shows were remarkably clear and lifelike, almost 3D. You will notice the difference between a 720 and a 1080 set if the screen size is large, 50 inches or bigger and only if the source material is VERY good, like a Blueray disk or a direct “off air” broadcast being shot with true HD cameras, and, of course, no blurring to hide the actors skin flaws (seen that done on a number of newscasts). So, will it make a difference having a 1080i TV? Yes, if it is a large set and if the original programme isn’t compressed too much as it is being sent to you AND the original signal (as seen by the broadcaster before being sent up into space) is perfect. And, of course, you will probably rent or buy Blueray disks to play on that TV too, so why not get the highest resolution possible even if Freesat doesn’t always send you the best.
LeeQuote
May 26th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Just for your info you still need the same size dish as now for the full BBC / ITV freesat service here on the Costa Blanca (FACT)
If you want to receive all the ITV / BBC channels you will need a 2.4m dish Alicante northwards and 1.45m Murcia Area, you also need these 2 sizes of dish to view “ITV HD” as it is a RED button service and you need to receive normal ITV1 to be able to access it ! Lots of other channels are available on a smaller dish but not the main ones we all want here in Spain………..
I have lots of freesat HUMAX HD boxes & GRUNDIG SD boxes available here in the Costa Blanca should anyone want one my price includes all required cables fitting and demonstration of the box and how to use it + aftercare service !
(admin – no advertising please)
Regards DM
Dave mossQuote
June 8th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
To Dave Moss:
Make up your mind….you say here “I have lots of freesat HUMAX HD boxes & GRUNDIG SD boxes available here ” but your site says stocks are low!!!!
I am waiting for the PVRs later this year, does anyone know what size HDD they will have? Also, the spec above says only “now and Next”epg…is this correct and if so what are the chances of a full 7 day EPG?
James GoreQuote
November 27th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
ok listen up – im a TV Engineer and im gunna explain it all to you…
720p = 1280×720 progressive meaning all lines on screen are shown at same time
1080i – 1920×1080 interlaced meaning all even lines THEN all odd lines are shown in 1/25th or 1/50th of a second – this means you get 1920×1080 resolution at half the bandwidth of 1080p (all lines shown) BUT you may get some on screen artifacts on fast moving objects but these are really not noticeable unless you PAUSE and look…
ALSO – your HD TV has its native resolution which it will scale ANY input to..
if you have (like me) a 32″ thats res is 1366×768 then it will upscale the 720p to 768p and display it – if you have 1080i output on device it will de-interlace it to 1080p then downscale it to 768p then display it…
the best way to do it is if your TV has 1280×720 or 1366×768 resolution then have output on SKY HD or Freesat HD to 720p
if you have a 1920×1080 TV then have it on 1080i – this will still give you a 1080p resolution just your TV will be de-interlacing the 1080i signal to progressive (1080p) then display it
this is why people say “they never see much of a difference between 720 and 1080i etc” cos there TV is ALWAYS scaling and de-interlacing it to its native resolution – therefore the image is virtually EXACTLY the same
paulQuote
November 27th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
….oh and by the way – SKY HD and Freesat HD upscale ALL of there NON-HD channels – its just a case of what the upscaler in the reciever is like… i have a £50 philips dvd upscaler and the quality is ace if the source is good
paulQuote
December 18th, 2008 at 1:24 am
I have a 2 yr old Humax HDCI- 2000….will I be able to use it for freesat?
WillQuote
April 28th, 2009 at 8:50 am
iv got a humax foxsat-hdr from currys two weeks ago
steveQuote
April 28th, 2009 at 8:51 am
it cost £295.0
steveQuote
June 22nd, 2009 at 7:47 pm
would the humax foxsat hd freesat digital tv recorder have a good reception in the moraira costa blanca north area we have a 2.4dish.await any help
barrymartinQuote
July 5th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Hi just a quick question, Does the freesat work with current satellite dish, by current i mean you look up and see the sk… you know the rest, will it work on onde of there satellite dishs
Thanks
LeeQuote
July 5th, 2009 at 10:01 am
erm, one of there satellite dishs, sorry ^^
LeeQuote
July 5th, 2009 at 10:38 am
@Lee
It would need to be aligned to Astra2 on 28.2E and Eurobird 28.5E, it cannot just be pointing into the sky.
adminQuote
July 5th, 2009 at 11:39 am
ok thank you, how would i go about aligne the dish, would it be call a company or is there a trick to the trade?
Thanks in advance, Lee
LeeQuote
December 27th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
pitty they did not have wifi
nickyQuote
December 15th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Last post was 2 years ago and the situation is still confusing!! I am looking to buy a Freesat+ unit mainly for use with my caravan TV .The TV is a Samsung with a native 1360×768 LCD display. Is it worth getting a HDR unit? Does anybody know what the Freesat HD transmissions are for use on my larger 1080 TV?
TrevorQuote