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Humax Foxsat  HD
Freesat High Definition Digital receiver

High Definition TV is the biggest revolution in TV for years. HD will bring you a cinema like experience in your own home with sharper, clearer, more vibrant pictures. These are the latest thing in High Definition viewing in your home when connected via an HDMI lead to your HD ready TV.

About the Humax FOXSAT-HD Digital Receiver

The Humax Freesat HD Digital Box (FOXSAT-HD) was the first HD receiver launched for the new Freesat satellite service, on 6th May 2008. Offering excellent quality picture and sound on both HD and SD broadcasts, plus a much improved EPG and menu system over its competition; the Humax HD Box almost instantly became a firm favourite with enthusiasts and general consumers alike. In addition, the Humax receiver offers the ‘add channel’ facility, which allows you to add further FTA channels which are not available via the EPG/TV Guide, plus the option to search for channels from other satellites, with the correct satellite dish setup of course.

High-Definition (HD) TV packs in up to 5 times as much picture detail as standard definition TV, so you get crystal clear images and mind-blowing colours.

Humax FOXSATHD Specification

- Receives HDTV signals (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and MPEG-2)
- Under 1Watt power consumption in standby
- HDMI digital interface for perfect transmission of picture and sound
- Simultaneous playing of transmissions over HDMI, YPbPr or Scart (2 x Scart sockets)
- Easy installation and operation – automatic tuners and start-up guide
- Resolution format: 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i
- DVB-S2 and DVB-S compatible
- Ethernet support – for future iPlayer and Kangaroo use
- Full colour, high resolution electronic program guide (EPG)
- Dolby digital optical audio output (S/PDIF)
- Automatic software upgrade via satellite
- Audio description / One touch subtitle
- Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth): 280mm x 45mm x 200mm
- Weight: 1.5kg

Geoff Says:

• My first two freesat boxes were bought on price and both returned faulty. My third is the Foxsat HD and it has been excellent, not a single problem.

Steve Cassidy Says:

• Bought this product in September 08. Wanted to try it out and move it between my home and my motorhome after initially being refused by C****’s without purchasing an installation package.

  Following advices from this website I simply connected it up to an old Sky dish and started the installation which was more or less fully automatic with regional choices being taken care of by inputting a simple post code.
  A single software update has been completed successfully with very little intervention from myself. The quality of the signal through the standard Sky dish is excellent and HD is something else. No problems with reception even through 2 quite bad storms.

  I use this box in my motorhome through a 66cm dish on a tripod (Omnistor/Maxwell portable system) with the same high quality output.

  The channel choice is improving all the time and will only get better as the digital switchover starts to move from region to region.

  I am so impressed with FTA HD content, limited as it is (particularly sport) I have decided to leave the box on the motorhome and purchase a new TV with integrated tuner which I have done (TH-42PZ81 with full HD)

  Excellent product both as a static or mobile solution

• loganz Says:
  

  I ditched my old sky digital box because most of the channels I was watching was on freesat. I bought this thinking I was downgrading. From the moment I turned it on I was pleasantly supprised. Easy to setup. Automatically upgrades itself with new software and channels.

  Pro’s for me over standard sky box.

  1) The standard picture was much better (thanks to HDMI output)
  2) High definition channels
  3) No subscription costs
  4) Faster EPG

  Con’s over my previous box
  1) Less channels

  In summary I have not missed my sky box since swapping for this and I wouldn’t go back.