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- Top features: – Freeview Play TV Guide lets you record, rewind and pause your favourite shows – On Demand Catch Up TV means you’ll never miss an episode again – Large 1 TB hard drive saves hundreds of hours of film and TV Freeview Play TV GuideThe Humax FVP-5000T Freeview Play Smart Digital TV Recorder gives you a world of entertainment to explore with over 75 TV and radio channels, as well as 12 in Full HD – all completely free.Access every channel via the onscreen TV guide. You can pause, rewind, and record live TV – watch what you want, when you want. You can even record up to four different channels at the same time. And in the event that your recordings clash, don’t worry as smart recording will suggest alternative times.On Demand Catch Up TVYou can find all your favourite catch up and streaming services with the Humax Freeview Play Digital TV Recorder, which includes BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD, YouTube, and Netflix.Got a media file you want to watch on the TV? Just plug in a USB device to play videos, music, and more – a range of file types are supported including DivX, MP3, and MP4.Large 1 TB hardriveWant to watch your favorites again and again? The Humax Freeview Play Smart TV Recorder has a 1 TB hard drive, which lets you record and keep up to 500 hours of your best content. And all of this can work wire free – just connect to your home WiFi.
- Product codes: 8809095668551
- Model number: FVP5000T
- Product ID 1: 21274896299
- Product ID 2: 10169596
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HUMAX FVP-5000T Freeview Play Smart Digital TV Recorder is available currently from Currys for just £259, which is a great deal but we’re going to dive a little deeper into the price to explain why it’s such a good deal.
To help understand the average price you should expect to pay for Set top boxes we analysed the price of every product in that category. The average was £90.74. But perhaps more importantly you’d also want to know what you would expect to pay for a particular brand, so we also analysed the average price you would pay for a product from Humax. The average was £169.12. But that perhaps isn’t the fairest analysis because we know that Humax make more than just Set top boxes. So we went a step further and analysed the average price of Humax Set top boxes, this was £169.12. So you can see that HUMAX FVP-5000T Freeview Play Smart Digital TV Recorder is a bargain at £259. Especially when you look at the table below which shows you the average price of products with certain features and specs. For example you’d expect to pay £292.33 for a product meeting the Type: Digital TV recorder spec.
Specification / Price Comparison
| Feature | Spec | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Digital TV recorder | The average price of Set top boxes with this Type spec is £226.00 |
| Tuner | Freeview Play | The average price of Set top boxes with this Tuner spec is £292.33 |
| Number of tuners | Triple | The average price of Set top boxes with this Number of tuners spec is £259.00 |
| Number of channels | High definition: 15 channels | The average price of Set top boxes with this Number of channels spec is £259.00 |
| Hard drive capacity | 1 TB | The average price of Set top boxes with this Hard drive capacity spec is £358.13 |
| Recording time | Up to 500 hours | The average price of Set top boxes with this Recording time spec is £259.00 |
| Simultaneous recording | Up to 4 channels | The average price of Set top boxes with this Simultaneous recording spec is £259.00 |
| Series link | Yes | The average price of Set top boxes with this Series link spec is £176.63 |
| Remote recording | Yes | The average price of Set top boxes with this Remote recording spec is £205.44 |
| Electronic programme guide | 8 days forwards and 7 days backward | The average price of Set top boxes with this Electronic programme guide spec is £259.00 |
| Pause and Rewind live TV | Yes | The average price of Set top boxes with this Pause and Rewind live TV spec is £132.00 |
| Noise reduction | Yes | The average price of Set top boxes with this Noise reduction spec is £1,297.32 |
| Parental controls | Yes | The average price of Set top boxes with this Parental controls spec is £151.42 |
| Subtitles | Yes | The average price of Set top boxes with this Subtitles spec is £109.26 |
| TV standards | PAL | The average price of Set top boxes with this TV standards spec is £133.23 |
| External file playback | – JPEG – MP3 – WMA – DivX – MP4 – AAC |
The average price of Set top boxes with this External file playback spec is £259.00 |
| Remote control features | Full function remote control | The average price of Set top boxes with this Remote control features spec is £259.00 |
| Smart TV services | – BBC iPlayer – ITV Player – All 4 – Netflix – Humax Portal – YouTube |
The average price of Set top boxes with this Smart TV services spec is £259.00 |
| Internet browsing | No | The average price of Set top boxes with this Internet browsing spec is £91.86 |
| Search function | Yes | The average price of Set top boxes with this Search function spec is £123.31 |
| Internet connection | – Built-in WiFi – Ethernet |
The average price of Set top boxes with this Internet connection spec is £150.84 |
| DLNA compatible | Yes | The average price of Set top boxes with this DLNA compatible spec is £127.00 |
| Connections | – HDMI x 1 – USB 2.0 x 2 |
The average price of Set top boxes with this Connections spec is £259.00 |
| Power consumption | Standby mode: 0.5 W | The average price of Set top boxes with this Power consumption spec is £785.66 |
| Colour | Black | The average price of Set top boxes with this Colour spec is £234.70 |
| Box contents | – Humax FVP-5000T Freeview Play Smart Digital TV Recorder – Power adapter – Power lead – Ethernet cable – HDMI cable – Remote control |
The average price of Set top boxes with this Box contents spec is £259.00 |
| Dimensions | 48 x 280 x 200 mm (H x W x D) | The average price of Set top boxes with this Dimensions spec is £219.00 |
| Weight | 1.07 kg | The average price of Set top boxes with this Weight spec is £333.24 |
| Manufacturer’s guarantee | 2 years (2nd year by registration) | The average price of Set top boxes with this Manufacturer’s guarantee spec is £212.99 |
Reviews of HUMAX FVP-5000T Freeview Play Smart Digital TV Recorder
Reading customer reviews will of course be a big part of your decision on whether to buy HUMAX FVP-5000T Freeview Play Smart Digital TV Recorder or another alternative. We’d advise reading reviews from trusted sources like ao.com or Currys, for the obvious reason that you know the people adding the reviews are verified buyers. Likewise we also suggest only buying from trusted online sources too, chances are, if you’ve found a deal that seems too good to be true, it probably is. Having a quick reference score/rating is also really useful as a benchmark to deciding between two products, we provide a score out of 10 for our reviews based on customer feedback from Currys. HUMAX FVP-5000T Freeview Play Smart Digital TV Recorder scored an incredible 8.1 out of 10, thanks to the feedback from 95 customer reviews. You can read these by clicking the “Read Full Review” button that’s hovering on the bottom of your screen now.
Alternatives to HUMAX FVP-5000T Freeview Play Smart Digital TV Recorder
As you can imagine, there’s absolutely loads of choice when it comes to buying Set top boxes. In fact there’s 35 products available in the Set top boxes category at Currys. There are also 8 products available from Humax. And 8 items from Humax in the Set top boxes category. So it’s not surprising that many people feel overwhelmed by choice, our advice is to not get too bogged down in comparing every product out there. Instead choose a brand, style, budget and pick some key features that you consider to be a ‘must’ as that will really help you to filter down the amount of choice available.
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