---
product_id: 48213322
title: "HDR-1100S 500 GB Freesat with Freetime HD TV Recorder - Black"
brand: "humax"
price: "R15088"
currency: ZAR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
category: "Humax"
url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/48213322-hdr-1100s-500-gb-freesat-with-freetime-hd-tv-recorder
store_origin: ZA
region: South Africa
---

# 500GB storage for 300 hrs SD recording 200+ subscription-free satellite channels Twin tuners: record 2 shows + watch 1 HDR-1100S 500 GB Freesat with Freetime HD TV Recorder - Black

**Brand:** humax
**Price:** R15088
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📡 Elevate your TV game—cut subscriptions, not quality!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** HDR-1100S 500 GB Freesat with Freetime HD TV Recorder - Black by humax
- **How much does it cost?** R15088 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/48213322-hdr-1100s-500-gb-freesat-with-freetime-hd-tv-recorder)

## Best For

- humax enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted humax brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Triple Play Tuners:** Twin tuners let you record two programs simultaneously while watching a third, maximizing your viewing freedom.
- • **Binge Without Boundaries:** Record up to 300 hours of SD or 125 hours of HD content on a spacious 500GB hard drive—never miss your favorite shows again.
- • **Seamless Smart Connectivity:** Built-in Wi-Fi enables effortless streaming from Netflix, catch-up TV, and external servers—your all-in-one entertainment hub.
- • **Effortless Navigation & Setup:** User-friendly Freetime guide with 7-day catch-up and intuitive menus means you spend less time searching and more time watching.
- • **Cut the Cord, Keep the Quality:** Access over 200 subscription-free satellite channels with stunning 1080p HD resolution—premium entertainment without the monthly fees.

## Overview

The HUMAX HDR-1100S is a sleek black Freesat HD TV recorder featuring a large 500GB hard drive capable of storing up to 300 hours of SD or 125 hours of HD content. Equipped with twin tuners, it allows simultaneous recording of two programs while watching a third. With built-in Wi-Fi, it supports streaming from Netflix and catch-up services, plus access to over 200 subscription-free satellite channels. Its intuitive Freetime guide offers 7-day catch-up and easy navigation, making it a top choice for millennial professionals seeking premium, cost-effective home entertainment.

## Description

Enjoy subscription-free satellite TV with over 200 channels, record up to 300 hours of SD content, and access catch-up TV and Netflix with this 500GB Freesat recorder.

Review: Great piece of kit. - Excellent piece of kit. If I have any complaint it is that the power on light is not visible at the front.
Review: GoodBye blue SKY - I was looking for an alternative to SKY as i have been tired of spending excessive amounts of money whilst continually returning to watch ordinary free to watch channels and a small look back at my viewing habits showed that I was watching main stream channels more than any other so it was a "no brainer" get rid of SKY and buy a Humax box why? Well Humax seem to be the leader in this area of the market; you won’t find a more entertaining satellite experience without a subscription in my opinion. One great feature for me was the built-in wi-fi. That means on-demand content is more accessible but, more importantly it means you can connect to and stream from an external server. I chose: 500GB, but it is available in 1TB or 2TB of hard-disk space to store up to 1200 hours of standard-definition recordings, two satellite tuners, two USB ports and HDMI. Basic set-up, is easy and the Humax holds your hand, the electronic telly guide is not as fluid as others but is good and easy to learn, this box is a breeze to use. With more than 200 channels from which to choose the easy set up is especially helpful and the menus are colourful but remain simple and easily navigated, there is a Showcase section which advertises what you ought not to miss in the near future. Also you can get 7 days earlier TV too and whilst it can take a few seconds to load I have found it very useful when you miss something during the week.The catch-up services are good and FreeSat say they will grow in time. You have the usual access to BBC iPlayer, ITV Player(although not in Scotland), All 4 and Demand 5, plus YouTube, movies on demand from Curzon Home Cinema, Hopster and Netflix, as well as the ability to scroll back through the last seven days of shows on the EPG as I have said previously is a nice bonus. Setting a recording (you can record two shows at a time, or record one channel while watching another) is as simple as clicking on the show you want to watch and scrolling up through the options. OkayI have to admit it took five minutes to set up, it was that easy, the quality of the picture is excellent and the sound is good. I have already got Netflix and desertcart subscription services, therefore I can’t imagine why you’d want for anything else Goodbye blue SKY Goodbye.

## Features

- Freetime seamless on screen TV Guide browse backwards and forwards in time
- Twin tuners Record up to two programmes whilst watching another
- Large 500gb Hard Drive Record up to 300 hours of SD TV. Recording Time HD - 125 Hours
- Subscription Free Satellite TV with over 200+ channels. Satellite dish required
- Built In Wi-Fi for easy connection to your home network;SIZE:28 x 4.8 x 20 cms. Separate internal fuse & lightning protection
- Standard LNB required to catch signal for these boxes

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0104SY71K |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Audio Output Mode | Stereo, Surround |
| Best Sellers Rank | 8,347 in Electronics & Photo ( See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo ) 11 in Satellite Receivers |
| Box Contents | Remote Control, PSU, HDMI, User Manual. 2 x AAA batteries. |
| Brand | HUMAX |
| Brand Name | HUMAX |
| Colour | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Television |
| Connectivity technology | Wi-Fi |
| Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 1,898 Reviews |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 20D x 28W x 4.8H centimetres |
| Item Weight | 1.03 Kilograms |
| Item weight | 1.03 Kilograms |
| Manufacturer | Humax |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 500 GB |
| Model Number | HDR-1100S 500GB Black |
| Network Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi |
| Product dimensions | 20D x 28W x 4.8H centimetres |
| Satellite Service Description | Freesat |
| Supported Audio Format | Dolby Digital, DTS |
| Supported Standards | dvb-s2, mp4, mkv, avi, mov, wav, mp3 |
| Total HDMI Port | 1 |
| Total USB Ports | 1 |
| Total USB ports | 1 |
| Total Video Out Ports | 1 |
| Video Output Resolution | 1080 pixels_per_inch |
| Voltage | 240 Volts |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** HUMAX
- **Colour:** Black
- **Connectivity technology:** Wi-Fi
- **Item weight:** 1.03 Kilograms
- **Product dimensions:** 20D x 28W x 4.8H centimetres

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color, Size, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: how to connect to TV, cannot see Scart connector on thumbnail**
A: Hello 1989 welcome to 2018. You connect to your TV via Hdmi

**Q: What's the difference between this box and the white hdr1100s**
A: The colour.

**Q: do i need a professional to connect the box to my tv for me? i have got a sky+ box at present, but i am planning on replacing it with a freeview box.**
A: The service is  provided by more than one satellite co-located at 28.2E on satellites provided by SES Astra not Eutelsat. Provided your dish is correctlty aligned and has not suffered movement due to high wind or sighting obstructions by growing trees or new buildings you should get all the channels available on freesat by simply removing your sky Box inputs and connecting to the Humax and running the setup menu. If you can't get all the channels or some suffer artifacting you will need to have your dish alignment and LNB/cabling checked. I worked in satellite communications for over 20 years.

**Q: Hi, we have an old dish but it only has one cable coming out from it. Do we need more than one cable in order for this? If so, how easy/costly is it?**
A: Best to get a new 80 cm dish and at least 2 LMB's, one for record and one for play back. Cost depends on where you are and who you get to do it. 50 to 100 depending on how difficult the wiring is to and from the box and the dish

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great piece of kit.
*by M***H on 17 January 2026*

Excellent piece of kit. If I have any complaint it is that the power on light is not visible at the front.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GoodBye blue SKY
*by A***Q on 8 May 2016*

I was looking for an alternative to SKY as i have been tired of spending excessive amounts of money whilst continually returning to watch ordinary free to watch channels and a small look back at my viewing habits showed that I was watching main stream channels more than any other so it was a "no brainer" get rid of SKY and buy a Humax box why? Well Humax seem to be the leader in this area of the market; you won’t find a more entertaining satellite experience without a subscription in my opinion. One great feature for me was the built-in wi-fi. That means on-demand content is more accessible but, more importantly it means you can connect to and stream from an external server. I chose: 500GB, but it is available in 1TB or 2TB of hard-disk space to store up to 1200 hours of standard-definition recordings, two satellite tuners, two USB ports and HDMI. Basic set-up, is easy and the Humax holds your hand, the electronic telly guide is not as fluid as others but is good and easy to learn, this box is a breeze to use. With more than 200 channels from which to choose the easy set up is especially helpful and the menus are colourful but remain simple and easily navigated, there is a Showcase section which advertises what you ought not to miss in the near future. Also you can get 7 days earlier TV too and whilst it can take a few seconds to load I have found it very useful when you miss something during the week.The catch-up services are good and FreeSat say they will grow in time. You have the usual access to BBC iPlayer, ITV Player(although not in Scotland), All 4 and Demand 5, plus YouTube, movies on demand from Curzon Home Cinema, Hopster and Netflix, as well as the ability to scroll back through the last seven days of shows on the EPG as I have said previously is a nice bonus. Setting a recording (you can record two shows at a time, or record one channel while watching another) is as simple as clicking on the show you want to watch and scrolling up through the options. OkayI have to admit it took five minutes to set up, it was that easy, the quality of the picture is excellent and the sound is good. I have already got Netflix and Amazon subscription services, therefore I can’t imagine why you’d want for anything else Goodbye blue SKY Goodbye.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good value
*by R***. on 26 March 2018*

Bought this for somebody else so have only limited direct experience. Set up was straightforward and EPG easy enough to follow. Agree comments from others re differing sound outputs between some channels. Also agree that making a sales pitch of "Freetime" capability is a bit of a liberty too! Didn't have it long enough to try much on the recording side. However, the little unit produced a nice picture and at the price of just 3 months Sky sub, seems pretty good value. Having now purchased a second receiver for my own use and been operating it for a few days, I feel able to add some additional comments. Compared with Humax 1, set up was a bit trickier as the box locked up and had to be rebooted 3 times before the procedure would go to completion. Despite this, it seems to be running OK and I've been able to try the "Catch up TV" system and made a couple of recordings. Was a bit disappointed (but not really too surprised!!) that there is no facility for skipping ads or fast forwarding on Freetime. Fast wind/skip is possible on recordings made myself but manual deletion of recordings isn't. (The Nanny system says it will do that for me when the HDD get nearly full). There is neither facility for manual editing of recordings nor for archiving them to DVD or other external source. I too have had a couple of recordings stop before the end of a programme and I can't do "timer edit" as I can on my Panasonic machine (adding a minute or so to the beginning and end of the record time) to overcome this problem. Box 2 seems to be a little slower to go from red to blue indicator light and respond to the remote than was the case with Box 1. A bit of juggling with the volume level on the Humax in combination with the level on the TV itself overcomes the problem referred to above. Despite its little foibles, this machine can only be thought of as good value for money and a boon to those seeking to unburden themselves from heavy monthly costs of pay to view TV.

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*Store origin: ZA*
*Last updated: 2026-02-17*