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Humax YouView DTR-T1000 review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £299
inc VAT

Simply the best EPG of any Freeview HD PVR, a responsive box and neatly integrated on-demand TV

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THE FUTURE

One of the main things about YouView is that it’s not just designed to work with the big broadcasters, but with a mind to extending the service in future. Click on the Players link to view on the on-demand apps and you can see that there’s plenty of room on this screen for new content to be added.

One of the first services to be added will be Sky’s Now TV. Offering movies to start with, this IP TV service will later add sport and entertainment, including Sky Atlantic and Sky 1. It will cost £15-per-month for unlimited access or from 99p to £3.49 on pay-as-you-go. Other companies and services can pay to have their content added to YouView, meaning that the platform can only get better in the future.

YouView Players
YouView has plenty of scope for being expanded in the future, with Sky’s Now TV due to be added soon

In the meantime, we think that the current offering could be improved slightly, by making sure that every company provides an HD stream. It would be good to provide a consistent interface for each of their individual Players, too.

WORTH BUYING?

The big question is whether the YouView DTR-T1000 is worth buying or not. Our simple answer is, yes. YouView gives you all of the free catch-up TV services and lets you watch content in a way that’s considerably easier than using any Smart TV or connected laptop. We love the YouView interface and the way it treats live and on-demand programming in the same way. With more services due to be added, YouView will only get better. We can also see the technology being the de facto standard for PVRs, set-top boxes and, hopefully, even TVs.

Humax YouView DTR-T1000
There’s not quite enough reason to upgrade, but the Humax YouView DTR-T1000 is the best if you need a new PVR

That all said, if you’ve got a Freeview HD PVR that you’re perfectly happy with, the Humax YouView DTR-T1000 is a little expensive for an upgrade and we can’t see many people swapping. However, if you’re looking for a new PVR, this is the one to buy and well worth the relatively small premium over existing Freeview HD boxes. As for YouView in general, provided it’s in it for the long-haul, it has a bright future ahead. After all, who doesn’t want on-demand TV integrated into the same neat EPG?

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Details

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Features

Analogue tuners0
Digital tuners2
Hybrid tuners0
RadioFreeview
EPG days7
Dual-channel recordingyes
Series linkyes
Video recording formatFreeview HD
Teletext (analogue/digital)N/A
Viewing card slotnone
Certified Freeview Playbackyes
Picture in Pictureno
Interactive content supportyes

Connections

Analogue tuner RF inputs0
Digital tuner RF inputs1
Hybrid tuner RF inputs0
RF passthrough sockets1
HDMI outputs1
Component outputs1
Output resolutions1080i, 720p, 576p
Total SCART sockets1
S-Video input0
S-video output0
Composite inputs0
Composite outputs1
Stereo phono inputs0
Stereo phono outputs1
Coaxial S/PDIF outputs0
Optical S/PDIF outputs1
Surround sound formatsDolby Plus
Other portsUSB

Storage

Capacity500GB
Optical driveno
Optical drive typeN/A
Audio playback formatsN/A
Video playback formatsN/A
Image viewing formatsN/A

General

Power consumption standby0W
Power consumption on18W
Extrasremote control, HDMI cable, Ethernet cable
Size380x246x55mm

Buying Information

Price£299
Warrantyone year RTB
Supplierhttp://humaxdirect.co.uk
Detailshttp://humaxdirect.co.uk

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