The T4-R, which is going to be more powerful (and even snappier) than its predecessor, will bring with it several long-requested features, such as global EPG search, while the T4 promises to be a compact Freeview Play device with new features and a competitive price. Watching your recorded content is easy – you press the “Recordings” button on the remote, and jump to the dedicated screen, where you’ll see all the content you recorded. It’s even categorised separately into tabs of ‘Series’ (where you can see all the episodes of a specific series you recorded) and ‘Movies’. Digital TV tuners:** three | **Processor:** quad-core CPU | **Resolution output:** 720p/1080i/1080p/2160p | **Smart features:** Record, pause and rewind live TV (2 hrs), EPG with 7-day catch-up | **Storage:** 500GB (300 hours) or 1TB (600 hours) | **Ports:** HDMI 2.0b, optical audio, Ethernet LAN, aerial in, loop out, USB (software updates only) | **Dimensions:** 265x207x53mm | **Weight:** 678g Design and features So that leaves YouTube. If you search for “4K” on YouTube, you’ll find some interesting content – mostly nature clips and 4K movie trailers. It all looks stunning, but it’s mainly a screensaver replacement and not content you’re actually going to sit down and watch. Disable the network link if the PVR is in standby and the aerial loop through facility is being used.

In Wi-Fi networks with multiple access points, the T3 would not always connect to the access point with the strongest signal When padding was set to Manual a recording could fail to start if it was triggered before the hard drive was initialised. The following changes are since v1.02 (the original launch release). Please note that v1.03 was not released publicly. When a series episode was broadcast simultaneously on two or more channels, it could be recorded on a different channel than the one originally scheduled for the recording. Setup is refreshingly straightforward: just hook up the PVR to a network connection and store channels. (Manhattan sent us two boxes to test the Wi-Fi performance after our original review encountered issues with it. We’ve concluded that the issues in the review were down to interference, and that the box offers solid enough connectivity.) Our suggestion would be to hard-wire the network connection if you can, to avoid any weak Wi-Fi connectivity or wireless interference.When Auto Standby was disabled and the T3-R was left on overnight on a channel with broadcasting breaks like Blaze (channel 64), recordings on that channel could fail. Press HOME and then select: Settings > Information. If the version shown is lower than 2.05, you should update. Update your T3•R over the internet The T3•R will wait for the Hard Drive to be unmounted before restarting, going to sleep or standby. This update introduces support for ITVX and resolves known issues from v2.00.Please note that v2.01 wasn't officially released; it was distributed directly to customers who reported an issuewith creating child profiles on BBC iPlayer that wasn'tresolved by a fix in 2.00. New TV Guide Surf & Scan Banner When watching TV press, the ‘OK’ button a banner appears at the bottom of the screen displaying programme information. Press either the up or down arrows around the OK button to scroll up and down the channel list displayed on the left hand side of the screen, if you then press ‘OK’ again the programme synopsis will be displayed in a larger pop up panel. This provides the option to record the programme or series or set a reminder!

In terms of firmware, Humax states that it will be upgrading numerous aspects of Aura’s performance, from video and audio enhancements to an improved UI experience. Ensure your aerial is connected to your T3•R and an HDMI cable is connected from your T3•R to your TV. As you can see in the picture, the T4-R will also be getting another long-requested feature – a recording LED indicator. So when the box is recording something from Freeview – a dedicated LED will notify you of that (in addition to the standby/on LED indicator, which is still there as well). When Are The T4 And T4-R Boxes Coming? The Manhattan fulfills all these functions and more, series link recording is a bonus, picture quality better than Samsung (Me Neither!)The T3•R’s hostname has been changed to the product name to make it easier to identify on a network. When a recording was scheduled on a channel but an alternative broadcast was recorded on a different channel, a second entry stating the recording had failed could be found in the Recordings menu The T3 can also be manually set to a resolution in the Picture & Sound section of the Settings menu. This could cause an issue if you set a resolution (e.g. 2160p), then move the T3 to another TV that doesn't support that resolution.