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simoncasey

netmask wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 01, 2019 16:28
It turned up on my V2 Terrestrial list with no intervention from me! Need I rescan?

If you’re getting audio only and a blank screen, then you’ll need to rescan.

simoncasey

I’m sure there’s an obvious reason for this but I had to rescan to watch SBS World Movies. The old SBS Viceland SD was in my channel list with the World Movies coming poop and I assumed it would just automatically start showing World Movies when the time came. What I got was the audio playing but no...

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It’s probably not as bad as it could be because SBS have had a permanent message up saying that the move was occurring today for over a week. It just caught me by surprise that icetv were oblivious to it.

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Quick question on this. As the T3 can’t record or timeshift on the IP stream, does that mean I can effectively use the T3 without a hard drive for this purpose?

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Thanks MrQuade - that sounds like it will work well.

Now I need to sort out repairing the T3

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It's been a while since I posted here - but my T4 has been trucking along nicely and even with Netflix, it still gets relatively high usage. I'd like to set up a TV in a room with no aerial (but with a network point) so I was wondering if I could use my old T3 as a slave to the T4 with the primary p...

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I think I’ve mentioned this earlier in this thread but Blackbox Pro for Dreambox is the only app I’ve found that supports subdirectories.

It’s still available in the App Store (it has a cost of a few dollars) but hasn’t been updated for 3 years.

I find works really well with the BW.

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Blackbox Pro for the iPhone works really well. An it supports recordings in subdirectories unlike the Beyonwiz app or the mobile interface.

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It depends on the app as to what the setting is called but there is normally a “zap” setting. You need to make sure that “zap before stream” is off or the zap setting is set to multituner.

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The "read more" green button is 'Wiz-shop' speak for out of stock. As per http://www.beyonwiz.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=10829&p=146684#p146695 If you open a refurb item, you'll see it states - "Availability: Out of stock" But it's not obvious from the 'all refurb...

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The T2 uses a 2.5" drive and the T3's is 3.5". Strike that then. Thanks for that info. Option 2 is now a $299 refurbished T2. Repairing the T3 is sounding like the best option. No stock of the refurb units in any case ... Fair enough, but they should update their online store in that case.

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MrQuade wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 17, 2017 19:13
The T2 uses a 2.5" drive and the T3's is 3.5".

Strike that then. Thanks for that info.
Option 2 is now a $299 refurbished T2. Repairing the T3 is sounding like the best option.

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Another T3 that has died of the same malady. I have a T4 as my main device I just want something so I can watch TV in another room (connected to a monitor so I need a tuner) and watch recordings made on my T4. I'd rather not go with a PC solution as it's too much fiddling to turn it on and use a mou...

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Separate to the OP's problem, I am also getting the same intermittent error with icetv as grumpy_geoff. I've posted on the icetv forum.

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... I do wonder if there is something non random about it, as it almost always occurs over the weekend. It depends on what you mean by "random". The runs of missing shows are caused by the generation of a run of new event entries in the EPG whose IceTV show ids are different by about 0xFF...

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Assuming you know what is causing it, I assume there's no more need for me to post when there are gaps.

I do wonder if there is something non random about it, as it almost always occurs over the weekend.

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Two Ronnies. The four candles sketch. It's an English comedy show from the 70's.

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... the manual should ... should acknowledge the community development approach through the forum. It does (or at least recognises the knowledge-base here), on the very first page. The same with the "Start here" quick guide. In the box at the bottom: Got a problem? No Worries The Best pla...

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So, in other words, the user guide should also be community edited. Perhaps this is something that could be done by people who like to be involved in the enhancement of the software, but lack technical and programming skills. They could maintain the documentation to track the changes. If we do then...

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The issue we have with new owners is that it isn't obvious that the interface and functionality changes are at the request of users. All of the changes are in the forum IF you know where to look. That isn't common for consumer equipment. It would be useful if the user guide at least stated that poin...

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I should qualify my earlier comment that I paid an express premium to get one of the first batch.

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I received my T4 on Friday, so their new stock has arrived.

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MrQuade Are you sure you're not having a problem with your icetv epg data. It's odd that the descriptions are the same on both icetv and fta and icetv don't normally do the "- New" thing at the end of a programme name. Unless it is a Perth icetv thing, we don't have a show called Weekend T...

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There is an issue with the BW if you don't use the lowest LCN on the icetv website. I use the lowest LCN but it automatically populates all of the channels anyway so it's fine. But I know if you are in regional areas that doesn't always work. I would post on the icetv forum or contact them directly ...

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So, maybe it's time to build a crowd-sourced alternative to IceTV. Perhaps a model where your "subscription fee" consists of contributing some data on a regular basis. Looking at what icetv provides, I think could be an option for the T series. Icetv currently: 1 Provides a curated epg 2 ...

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Fifty new shows not listed in Coming Soon? Where, and about when were they posted? I agree IceTV Coming Soon has too many shows of little merit from SBS Food Network and sometimes misses shows that I'm interested in, but I don't think hyperbole helps the case. December, but I don't disagree with yo...

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Yes, pointing out errors is certainly appreciated by other users. Referring toncoming soon as rubbish is probably what triggered the response from MD.

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... We all know that means they don't welcome criticism at all unless you preface it with telling them how hard their job is and what a good job they do. I've never seen a need to do that. I was referring to MDs multiple references to appreciating constructive posts and then the classic "I don...

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I've certainly had some run ins in the past with tezza on this forum but I disagree with this approach from icetv. Tezza has posted errors with the icetv epg on an almost daily basis. His account has now been cancelled. MD has stated he welcomes constructive criticism. We all know that means they do...

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What about an option that tracks the folders created by series2foldwr and deletes the folder if it is empty. That way only folders with something in get kept. It doesn't cover my use - I only put selected series into folders and the existence of the folder is the continuing flag to say that the ser...

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What about an option that tracks the folders created by series2foldwr and deletes the folder if it is empty. That way only folders with something in get kept.

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In that case it would have to be done by selecting the recording in the folder and creating an exclude flag file in the folder above. Starting to sound a bit over complicated.

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That sounds useful, but how would a user stop the automatic creation if they wanted to? No easy way with my current hack (without connecting remotely and deleting the file) but it only exists if you have already created the the folder in the first place. I suppose there could be an option that woul...

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I guess the plugin just needs to be more persistent. You may have lost sight of why I would find directory contents counts useful: the process I use depends on the existence of a series folder as part of the decision about whether a recording gets put into a folder or not. I don't want all series p...

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... If this is to be really useful and worth adding to the firmware, I think it needs to have some form of new recording notification - in an ideal world that could be the folder icon in the list view or something that shows the date of the newest recording in a folder when you select the folder. T...

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Maybe SeriesToFolder needs to shortcut the problem and instead of allowing the recordings to be created in the wrong location, it should just modify the timers to put the recordings in the right location in the first place. From what I see, the main motivation for SeriesToFolder is the fact that Ic...

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That's not quite true. If you add a folder bookmark by going into Location ... Other in the media player then files in that folder will appear. But it's not a realistic option for series2folder as you would need to add a bookmark for every folder. Maybe that could be a configurable option for series...

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The BW provides the epg refresh functionality through the epg refresh plugin or through icetv. The functionality is there and it works. And yes it is still a good analogy. The App Store works much better than the BW plugin browser. If that worked half as well as the App Store then we probably wouldn...

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Disagree entirely. The App Store on an iPhone is perfectly analogous to the plugins on a BW - both provide a way of adding functionality to a device. You can use each device without adding any apps or plugins but they provide greater functionality. You can buy lots of PVRs and TVs that don't automat...

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I think it is a good analogy for the very reason you give. Ie the BW plugin downloader is clunky which puts people off downloading plugins and gives them a lower level of importance. It's full of plugins that are of little use for a BW and in some cases can cause problems. In that list are also so ...

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I don't see an issue with epg refresh being a plugin rather than installed out of the box. That's like saying that none of the apps on an iPhone really count unless they are packaged by Apple. It's part of the package that you can add plugins/apps to do certain tasks. Topfields have their TAPs so i...

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I don't see an issue with epg refresh being a plugin rather than installed out of the box. That's like saying that none of the apps on an iPhone really count unless they are packaged by Apple. It's part of the package that you can add plugins/apps to do certain tasks. Topfields have their TAPs so it...

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in my case, I use internet time and not transponder time. I tried renaming the ts file at a file system level (not using media list) and that fixed the problems.

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Kaff wrote:Mine was Despicable Me 2 on Channel 7 - Melbourne.

Wonder if it was something with the Network. Was Hellboy on Channel 7?

It was on 7mate at 7pm on Saturday, which I think was the same time that Despicable Me 2 was on

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Recorded a show on my T2 Saturday night. A few odd things occur on playback: * I press OK to bring up the timer bar. There are two flashing blue vertical bars. Normally there is only one blue vertical bar indicating current location in the show, and it doesn't flash. * The time elapsed and time rem...

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It could be because channel 7 is simulcast on a number of channels 7,70 and 71. So you may be getting those and would explain the issue if it only happens on channel 7. Setting a bouquet as well as a channel would fix it.

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4. If it looks like there is a compatibility issue between the T4 and the TV, using component video and separate audio cables instead of HDMI is an option. Not a good one. If you have not heard, there are some issues with T4 component out and certain TV sets. The fix is a (trivial) hardware modific...

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prl wrote:As a quick test, try temporarily replacing the suspect HDMI cable with one from a setup that's working well.

csutak40 wrote:It could be weeks before he is able to return. I can't experiment on my own, the TV is on the wall and requires two people to remove it.

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Sounds like an issue with HDMI between the T4 and the TV. It may be a cable problem (not plugged in properly or not compatible/damaged) or it could be the TV and the T4 don't like each other - maybe post what model the TVs are in case others have had similar problem with the HDMI connection between ...

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