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May 30, 2023 · Humax makes a comeback after 3 years with the “A1”, a 4K Android TV streaming box for the UK market. Here’s everything you need to know about it
Thankfully, in its latest firmware update, Humax will add the option to watch Sky’s Now content through Chromecast, and the Apple TV app will be joining Humax’s streaming service lineup too. Netflix still won’t be supported, sadly.
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The Humax Aura costs £249 for the 1TB model, which can store up to 250 hours of HD (or 500 of SD) programming, and £279 for the 2TB model, which can store up to 500 hours of Full HD (1000 of SD) programming. If you’re serious enough about live TV to want to record it on a regular basis, then the extra £30 for double the amount of space feels like a...
Humax has had great success with its What Hi-Fi?Award-winning FVP-5000T set-top box and, four years into its life, a replacement was long overdue when the Aura launched in 2020. For both specs and looks, the Aura was the upgrade we had been waiting for. Stand the two next to one another and the sculpted lines of the low-slung Aura more easily fit i...
The picture quality through the Freeview Play tuners in both SD and Full HD is every bit as good as that of the FVP-5000T. Watching Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is on BBC2, we get some inviting shots of a French antiques market on a cloudless summer’s day. The cobbled streets and stalls are bright and colourful, but with a realistic sense of ton...
The Aura’s hi-res music support offers an excellent opportunity to get good quality sound from this box through both locally stored files and streamed music services. Plugging it into our reference system, we fire up the Tidal Masters version of Fortunate Sonby Creedence Clearwater Revival and, by the standards of PVRs and video streamers, we’re st...
The Humax Aura does its main job well. It’s a good Freeview recorder for both Full HD and standard definition with an easy-to-use TV guide, plenty of space and handy remote recording features. The problem is that Humax has offered – and is charging – more this time around and this box doesn’t deliver these extras quite so well. If you’re going to p...
Jul 16, 2021 · Humax has unleashed a firmware update for its Humax Aura PVR so that the on-board Android smart platform now includes built-in access to the Apple TV app. That firmly rips off the lip to a whole can of pay-as-you-go 4K HDR film and TV content without the need for casting or any extra box or dongle.
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Mar 22, 2021 · For Freeview PVR enthusiasts, we rate the Humax Aura 4K a compelling reason to upgrade your box. It’s lighting fast, and offers seamless integration between Freeview Play catch-up, Google voice...
Jul 27, 2023 · Verdict. The Humax Aura offers an entertaining AV presentation and a welcome set of features for a Freeview set-top box and streamer. It’d be an even better proposition if it had a better HDR...
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Mar 8, 2021 · It combines a fast and friendly Freeview recorder that can record up to 1,000 hours of television, with a 4K streaming device that offers many of the leading UK streaming services, as well as Google Chromecast support (Get the Aura here).
