Beyonwiz Australia

stevebow

The actual shot itself does appear slowed down slightly, presumably done in post production. Or maybe it appears that way to me. :? Unfortunately I don't have any mpeg analysis tools that would show things like GOP sequence, running bitrate, etc. ffprobe doesn't appear to show anything useful in thi...

stevebow

I am using Handbrake to convert H.265 material to H.264, needing to do this more and more nowadays as the usual "sourced" material tends to be more and more H.265. In all the countless hours of H.264 material I have viewed on my T4, I have not seen the following problem before. In any epis...

stevebow

I now don't actually need the scan data for Sydney or for the NSW Central Coast, I've been able to dig the information I need out of IceTV. But if anyone posts that scan data, I'll use it. Your method has worked, after a rescan the NITV HD logo does appear fine here in Sydney. But since you asked f...

stevebow

Thanks!

stevebow

Thanks! Not a show-stopping problem by any means, but nice to see a fix in any case. Wishful thinking, but perhaps a new build will happen one day.

stevebow

Thanks for confirming - and finding an easier way to reproduce. I can also confirm the crash after the initial Services scan after the Factory Reset, but for me hiliting (for move) the Terrestrial TV LCN (the current bouquet) did not crash but selecting/hiliting Last Scanned below it instead did. He...

stevebow

If a system reset fixes the problem, but it's still there if you restore settings, you'll need to re-do the factory reset, and re-do your setup. After a bit of mucking about, I have found a sequence that reproduces the problem after a Factory Reset: Do a Factory Reset via the System menu On reboot,...

stevebow

The picon selection mechanism is more robust to those changes, and the channels shoukd have still showed their correct picons. If they didn't, please let me know and I'll investigate in more detail. Yes, they were correct, no problem there. I probably won't do a new picon distribution unless I see ...

stevebow

Not sure if development is still active, but I have managed to find a reproducible GUI crash: Open the Favourites page Enable Move mode via the remote's menu button Press the blue button (Favourites) to bring up the list of bouquets Because Move mode is still active, click the OK button on the remot...

stevebow

I just ran the online picon update for my T4 which went fine. I happened to notice on the Favourites page that 7flix and 10 BOLD did not have the usual current on-air programme name displayed nor was the programme progress bar displayed. I did a full rescan and replaced those entries with the newly ...

stevebow

To disable timeshift, you need to set MENU>Setup>Timeshift>Automatically start timeshift after to Disabled, and then do a GUI restart (or reboot). Timeshift will then be disabled. Between restarting and doing the HDD format you need to avoid pausing live TV, because that will start the timeshift re...

stevebow

As an aside I have a U4 & a V2, both handle X265, which is what I use for shows that are going to be kept - file size is usually MUCH smaller, though conversion time on an mid range i7 can take a while. I kinda have that problem in the other direction. I have a T4 which won't play HEVC/H.265. A...

stevebow

Also enable setting "Check existing timer based on begin/end" (AutoTimer>>MENU>>6/Setup) to handle the same event when the broadcasters replace it with a different EIT (NINE used to do it a lot with slightly altered times). I've noticed SBS do this for their news in Sydney on occasion. Wh...

stevebow

peteru wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 14, 2023 11:00
It should be turned up to maximum, then turned down with exactly one brief button press.

Huh? So the maximum volume on a BW is not 0 dBFS?

stevebow

beyonwiz.net is available if you can't reclaim beyonwiz.org.

beyonwiz.tech is currently on special, at $5.60/yr down from $74/yr at Vodien.

stevebow

The registration of some of Beyonwiz's domain names was allowed to lapse in Nov 2022 I did an ABN and ACN search for "Beyonwiz" but found nothing current. Looking back to my Paypal receipt when I purchased my T4 back in 2015, I see payment went through to a "DPG On Line Pty Ltd"...

stevebow

Well, of course it's working just fine now...

I was using the media player. I shut down the T4 when not in use so I guess the boot-up has fixed whatever hiccup it had had.

stevebow

After searching I can’t seem to find much info on this. Similar situation here - I have various DVDs ripped (by AnyDVD, so no encryption or region coding) to VIDEO_TS directories. No problems playing individual VOB files, but that’s a naf way to play DVD content, I’d prefer the menus. How does one “...

stevebow

Where would I see this? You would need to connect a PC via its RS-232C serial port to the T2 (or via a RS-232C<->USB adapter if it lacks the 9-pin port), and you would need to run a terminal emulator on the PC e.g. Putty is a good example of this. Configure Putty at 115200 8N1 Baud and Xon/Xoff ena...

stevebow

Thanks, hopefully won't bite me in the bum again.

stevebow

Ah, I see what is happening now - I usually start off by typing "bey" in Firefox's address bar, and select the forum url in the drop-down suggestions. For some reason, only the "http://..." url is being suggested now, previously it has always been "https://...". No idea...

stevebow

How do you reflash the firmware on a T2 when you have no video signal coming from the T2? The only thing I can suggest is to monitor the serial output to see what is happening, if you are familiar with such things. The following is typically what I see (after a whole lot of system initialization st...

stevebow

I tried logging in to the Forum just now and was surprised that Firefox did not auto-fill the username/password as it usually does into the login pop-up box. After manually entering the details and saving said details to FF's p/w manager, I found it to have saved a "http://..." url. The pr...

stevebow

Count me in as well.

stevebow

@prl, did you want a Sydney scan? I'm afraid I'm down in Melbourne until x-mas but could do one on my return if you would still like one.

stevebow

Nice to be back again!

prl wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 21, 2022 08:21
You can run either OpenViX or OpenATV on it.

What is the difference between these 2? Does one have more features than the other generally, or is better supported?

stevebow

MIL wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 23, 2022 19:15
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/144722177949

$750, wow! It was won on an auto-bid, so whoever won it was likely prepared to pay more.

stevebow

Not an iPad user myself but Gigablue was still working in 2021. Another user recommended VUPlusTV in 2020. I sometimes use Gigablue Player on my iPad, mainly to check timers and recordings. Works fine still in 2022! The version is 1.5 build 27 and hasn't been updated since 7/10/18 it appears. Actua...

stevebow

However, it may not have worked correctly because of the format of the Topfield recordings, and even if it worked, the support files may not work with the Topfield files anyway. Actually the result was the timebar had reduced from the original movie length of a few hours to around 6 minutes, althou...

stevebow

Just chucking out ideas. Happy to catch any. :) Try renaming the recording to have a .mpg file extension, as it'll then be played back with GStreamer (rather than the inbuilt DVB player ued for .ts). Yep, that worked, thanks. Failing that, try remuxing the .ts file using adoxa's FFremux plugin - ht...

stevebow

I recently picked up an old Toppy TRF-2100 from a curbside throw-out and transferred the movies (all were .mts) from its HDD across to my T4. The T4 plays these fine, but won't FF or REW these, just showing this instead: NoFF.png I then tried running createapscfiles on a few files to see if that wou...

stevebow

Wouldn't anything saved locally from Netflix be encrypted anyway?

stevebow

I've got 2 new 650's in the draw, just waiting for the inevitable 'sticky buttons' that will destroy my current one. :( I wouldn't quite give up on it when that happens. I bought a button repair kit for my 650 3 years ago when the buttons started playing up, and it's still going strong. You can get...

stevebow

bernien wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 11, 2022 15:43
I just replaced U47 for tuners C and D

Nice one. Would you mind posting a pic of the finished result? I'd be curious to see how it turned out.

stevebow

So what are our options if Beyonwiz ceases to exist? Back in 2015 when I bought my T4 I was also looking at a Humax HMS-1000T quad tuner PVR. I was really undecided between the 2, but what tipped the balance decidedly in favour of the T4 was when I stumbled across this forum. :D The support here ju...

stevebow

At last!

Nice one, thanks to all involved for your efforts, very much appreciated.

Steve

stevebow

Another option is to plug your HDD into a PC and try using WD's own "Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows" software. It's "Quick Test" simply runs the HDD's SMART short test, but it's "Extended Test" does its own thing and has a good attempt to repair or reallocate bad...

stevebow

peteru wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 29, 2021 23:50
it was agreed that it is time to polish the current beta a little more and bless it for general release.

Thank you, very much looking forward to that!

stevebow

In the meantime, I hope you are using and enjoying the latest beta release as it is proving to be very stable so far. I don't mind installing beta software on my play boxes/devices, but I'm a little reluctant on my "staple" devices. Though I if you and prl and other BW veterans recommend ...

stevebow

It needs Jai to decide on a production version and make it available on the Beyonwiz Downloads page. Does someone needs to approach Jai? Does he lay in bed and think one night, well, it's been a while? I'd suggest, though, that right now isn't a good time to do this. I think it should wait until th...

stevebow

Whew. Firmware reboot fixed it. We did have lightning yesterday. Wonder if a surge or something affected it? The T4's flash memory that stores the firmware tends to suffer from bit flipping, in my case it happens usually once or twice per year. When the T4 doesn't boot beyond the BW logo, you can c...

stevebow

It has been over a year and a half since an official update. Any thoughts on another release? Presumably this will need an official ok from BW?

stevebow

I did notice what looks like brown fluid leakage from the 2 chips behind the tuners. The white rubbery stuff is adhesive, attaching the heatsinks to the regulators underneath them. Unfortunately this particular adhesive tends to deteriorate over time and seems to leak a brown tar-like substance tha...

stevebow

If you're game and keen, according to prl's guide: https://www.beyonwiz.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=13269 it should be possible to connect a PC with a RS-232C connector (and running something like Putty) to a motherboard header via an adapter. I assume this would be some sort of 3.3V/5V - ...

stevebow

I tossed up between Thermal Plaster, this looked to be the original heat sink adhesive, and Thermal Tape. I went with Thermal Tape in the end as it had much better thermal conductivity, less messy and gave a secure fit now that both regulators are the same height. Let us know how the thermal tape h...

stevebow

I have a Fritzbox 7390 and have used its VPN quite well whenever I am on travel. AVM has the how-to here: https://en.avm.de/service/knowledge-base/dok/FRITZ-Box-7390-int/2275_Using-the-Shrew-Soft-VPN-Client-to-set-up-a-VPN-connection-to-the-FRITZ-Box/ The setup is exactly the same for the 7490. On W...

stevebow

Each manufacturer releases a dud every now and then, which in the mind of many then tarnishes the entire brand for a period of time.

stevebow

Still out this morning here in Sydney.

stevebow

I hadn't looked inside (!two screws hidden under the front feet!), but now I have. No bulging or visibly blown caps, no cartridge fuse that might have blown. No visible scorch marks. The heat sinks all stay cold when it's powered up. Bugger. Sounds like it might be power missing somewhere then. Pos...

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