Super price / performance ratio 37

I had looked up 1-2 weeks on the internet, what digital HDTV receiver with hard drive nowadays everything can (should) and how much money you have to spend on it. Finally, I ended up at the mini iCord from Humax, in which I, as I say in the title, was delighted with the incredibly rich feature set for this relatively low price. However, I was confused for a while, because there were some bad reviews about the device (such as here at Amazon) read. But since it obviously almost no equipment is (no matter what price range) in which not some frustrated user wrote negative, I did this just once ignored and ordered anyway.

And I just had only positive experiences for my part. When unpacking everything neatly packed fresh and without any type of damage. According to the instructions I have connected everything and put into operation. Here, there were no problems, on the contrary, makes the 5-step wizard it easy to take everything into operation. Since the receiver already has a pre-defined channel order, you need this no longer (great) to sort, which saves time and nerves. When finally by zapping I arrived at RTL HD, resulting in the automatic activation of the HD + card, after 10sec but this was also done.

In principle, I can only say that the picture is just wonderful. 720p and 1080i Reborn see terrific, from the PAL quality accordingly quite OK. I do not know if there's much better menus with other receivers, but I find the mini to handle presentable and good at iCord. The remote control lies comfortably in your hand and the buttons are well sensing and press. The switching between HD channels will be approximately 1 to 1.5 sec, which I got used to it quickly. Slightly longer, I had to get used to, however, the relatively long time of the receiver (about 10-15 seconds), I guess the hard disk is owed and other receivers of this kind is certainly so in the rotation. The receiver also does not make any noise that could perceive when watching TV or listening to the radio by the fan or the hard disk (at least I could not hear anything). The receiver is in normal operation warm (but by no means "boiling hot") and comes up with updates (for example, for the TVTV program guide), until you turned it off (= standby) has (you can also make completely manually if a the interfere).

Regarding the functionality, because I do not want to list all individually now. I have invariably tested everything provides the receiver of features and also without exception everything worked flawlessly. The receiver is in its first week not once stuck or crashed with daily use. The only restriction when testing was that I could not fast forward at HD + transmitters (but that's 1st and 2nd known limitation of HD + and not by the receiver). Recording, timeshift and rewind went with me but at HD + as with other broadcasters.

Today I still have taken a LAN cable and looked at my Humax portal on the Internet and I'm thrilled. In the media libraries of ARD / ZDF or the evening news channel I can watch all the shows and news, countless web radio (super-sorted by country and musical genres) listen, watch with max cathedrals for free latest movie trailer or make other stuff, like me rummage through Wikipedia or Youtube. Software Update and Support is in the portal Humax incidentally also possible. That's why I'm going to now even the Humax wireless stick order (the cable was only for testing now), in the hope that he will be just as great and just worked, just like everything else so far also. And if I have to, I try also still the same to connect to my computer in order to load it from there photos, videos and music into the living room to watch it / listen to there.

It might always be users who sometimes had bad luck with a device, but that there is in almost every manufacturer and personally I'm just excited about what I stand for that price for some time now in the living room. Clear recommendation!

Supplement, 02.05.2012: get the Humax wireless stick today. As hoped, super easy to connect and both the Humax portal as well as connect to the laptop through the network work great. Can access from my laptop to the folder images / videos / music Humax and vice versa as well. See also: [...]