We at Asco Centre undergo a comprehensive quality control process by our engineers, testing each item for functionality and condition of the set.

It's worth pointing out that with a fairly new, but inexpensive wide-band aerial aligned on the Ridge Hill transmitter (30+ miles away but visible from the aerial on a clear day) we get a strong digital signal on all channels.

But if I had to design and sell a remote with that many buttons then hiding a lot of them to perspective purchasers seems an excellent idea. Throw away the nasty old wall-to-set aerial lead that did duty for years with the analogue TV and spend a few quid on a new quality lead. I only tolerate the Humax late starts as I back-up most programmes for which the start time is important on my Vestel PVR which does AR much better than the Humax.

it's time Humax updated this model by replacing the serial port (how many home PCs with a serial port are still in use?

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To investigate further we connected the PVR-9150T to a second TV set where these problems disappeared, so it is worth considering your siting options to ensure the best results. They have obviously fixed this probalm as I have the box in my bedroom and have never noticed any noise and I have perfect hearing! You can set the unit to start recording much earlier and finish much later if you choose to in the preferences. Series record option saves having to remember to set it each day or week for a particular programme - a nice feature.I can only use the 14day EPG or the standard OTA EPG on my TUTV box as it will not pick up any software updates so I'm stuck on the old 2.