Beyonwiz Australia

Bruce85

Fixed it. The cable connecting the WizOTT to the TV didn't work with the device, although it seems to work with the Beyonwiz DP-P2. The newer cable I have works with the WizOTT.

Bruce85

Didn't work.

Bruce85

I have the same problem with my Samsung Series 5 LCD TV. An error message comes up saying I need to check the cable or power or source selection on the WizOTT. There were a few flickers of WizOTT display page, but it all went black again. I'll try Greg's experiment to see if it works.

Bruce85

Works for me. Just downloaded the latest episodes of Poh's Kitchen and At The Movies. If there is something broken, I'll need better problem reports than "no longer works". I see it's working now. The other day I tried to download some of the programs from the 'News & Politics' sectio...

Bruce85

The WizTV Podcast section no longer works.

How long has it been since they released a new model?

Are they even working on a new model?

Is the company about to wind up?

Bruce85

Sleepless has covered it beautifully. Beyonwiz should listen to his wise words.

Bruce85

Bigpond TV is a necessity. It has the rugby league! YouTube Vimeo DailyMotion NineMSN News ABC iView SBS On Demand Catch-up TV from the commercial networks Internet radio. Detailed weather. A GUI on its media player that resembles iPod or Android. Need to have album art and song information displaye...

Bruce85

I turned on my WizOTT last night. The YouTube features have improved. The presentation is much more professional too. One problem I've encountered is I'm no longer able to play AAC files.

Bruce85

It would be nice if Beyonwiz entered the Freeview EPG market. Surely there has to be money in it. Older people who don't have an internet connection would be the target demographic. I know you guys don't like the hobbled featuers of Freeview branded products, but you cannot deny that some people wou...

Bruce85

Hey Bruce, You should have a play around with a TAPped up Toppy 2400. Now that's the way EPG and file playing should be accessed. Plus it has DLNA. Unfortunately, Topfield haven't got the firmware as as stabe as it needs to be - yet! I'll have to look into getting one some day. The YouTube app on t...

Bruce85

The only weaknesses I see with the Beyonwiz is the EPG, basic style in its GUI and inability to display webpages and flash. I can set the recordings on my iPod touch, but since it's a 1st generation with issues, there are times when it just won't turn on. Plus I don't charge my iPod touch very often...

Bruce85

Bruce, I have a new Samsung TV and am not a Bigpond customer. The content works perfectly well for me. It can use up to 700Mb per hour depending on the quality of the stream you choose. Be aware however that the NRL games are delayed by up to 24 hours, so if you want to see them live you will still...

Bruce85

Bruce85 may want more capability than is currently available, for example to set up an IceTV series recording based on the current selection in the Beyonwiz EPG, instead of going through the IceTV Web page Yes! If I could set series recordings and search for programs via my Beyonwiz then it would b...

Bruce85

Does anyone know if the Samsung products that come with the Bigpond TV channels and Bigpond Movies are available to persons whose ISP is not Bigpond? I don't see any info on Bigpond's Samsung page suggesting people need a Bigpond connection. If one isn't needed then I might invest in a blu-ray playe...

Bruce85

Hi Bruce85, I think that most of us in this forum would consider ourselves to be average people. We might be average in most ways, but when it comes to watching TV we are a minoirty. Only a select few Australians have taken the time to keep an eye on DVB-T and the DVR industry. I'd be surprised if ...

Bruce85

A quick Google seach for "beyonwiz user interface review" brought this up: http://blog.rumble.net/beyonwiz-dp-lite-pvr-review " User interface The user interface is absolutely abysmal. Designed by, scratch that not designed so much as knocked together. Then clearly not tested on any m...

Bruce85

Gully wrote:
Bruce85 wrote: You left out the part about women being the main consumers.

Why?
I am sure they are but my point was that it surprised me that you believe advertisers are portraying reality.
.

The Foxtel on Xbox commercial seemed to be spot on.

Bruce85

Do you honestly think they would be portraying women that way if it weren't true? Wow! Anyway, this topic is getting so far off topic I think it is time to end it or get focused back on topic. You left out the part about women being the main consumers. Why? You don't see women being potrayed as idi...

Bruce85

Hi Bruce85, I am also concerned by your posts. I also know older people and women of all ages who are more than capable of working out a Beyonwiz or devices far more complex. So how come there isn't an even distribution of men to women on boards like this one? How come I see so many comments on her...

Bruce85

I don't know any women/old people who have done that. If Beyonwiz wants to tap into those segments of the population then they need to give them something that they can understand. People for the most part are lazy. Especially when it comes to subjects they aren't overly interested in. Most elderly...

Bruce85

I reject complaints about the user interface. Why? "Maybe you need to teach the other household members how to use it." What do you mean by "use it"? Are you talking about access the program guide? Accessing WizTV? It's easy to teach them that. Try teaching them how to set up th...

Bruce85

Hi Mark, The beta testers have not heard from Beyonwiz in ages. There are certainly no beta versions of any new firmware under test. I believe that Beyonwiz is very heavily focused on their new PVR product at the moment. I was told that further updates will be made for the older products when the n...

Bruce85

What is Beyonwiz's future? I think it's obvious that the company's best days are long behind them.. The bloke I spoke with at The Good Guys said the support centre for Beyonwiz is down. Doesn't surprise me. WizTV has declined in value since I bought my first DP-P2 in 2009: the VIP Podcast has fewer ...

Bruce85

I upgraded the firmware in mine a couple of days ago. It ruined everything. The apps on my home screen have disappeared. I was able to drag them to the home screen by retrieving them from the app menu, but everything froze when I tried to rearrange them on the home screen. All of the album art for m...

Bruce85

I really wish Beyonwiz would improve its WizTV service. I think it's gone backwards over the last 2 years. It's frustrating because there's so much potential for it to be a good service. Even if WizTV were to just go back to offering the ABC News feeds that it had in 2009, then that would be a massi...

Bruce85

It would be good if Beyonwiz actually added content to WizTV. They've neglected the service ever since they removed the ABC News feed.

Bruce85

I've been enjoying the YouTube videos and Internet videos from NASA, Onion News Network and DIscovery News.

All it needs now is Australian content and access to the FTAs VOD.

Bruce85

....and your impression to date of the WizOTT is? Well, I cannot watch any videos on it until I install a 2.5" HDD that has been formatted. All I've been able to use so far is the internet for general web browsing. Seems fine so far. I was going to test out the videos section on it with the 2....

Bruce85

Only if your current DNS source is unreliable. But I presume since it will be your router (e.g. 192.168.0.1 if that is your router gateway address) you don't really need a secondary (since your router is probably given a primary and secondary from your ISP, and the router's job is to provide you a ...

Bruce85

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Configure Ethernet device

Connection Type

() Automatic (DHCP)
() Static IP

IP address
__________

Netmask
__________

DNS address
__________

Default Router

__________

Isn't there supposed to be a field for Primay and Secondary DNS?

Bruce85

gomax wrote:While ya waiting, why not try assigning an IP address instead of Auto DHCP.

I did that a few times. Didn't work. I'll try again.

Bruce85

prl wrote:
Bruce85 wrote:...
Can some one from Beyonwiz please give me a hand?
Phone them?

I'll have to do that tomorrow. Doubt they'll be in office now.

Bruce85

How come I cannot establish an internet connection on my WizOTT? It works for my two Beyonwiz DP-P2 units. I used the Automatic (DHCP) setting for my DP-P2 and it works fine. It won't work for my WizOTT. Is the unit faulty or have I done something wrong? Unlike the DP-P2, the WizOTT doesn't seem to ...

Bruce85

netmask wrote:I wonder if the operating manual is available for download yet?

An operating manual was sent with it, though there's nothing usual in it. Not a single shred of information in it about troubleshooting.

Bruce85

I'd love to hear your review, Bruce, once you do get it. I'm seriously thinking of getting one for my Dad, mostly to do photo slideshows. It arrived today. So far I haven't been able to connect it to the internet. There's nothing wrong with the ethernet cable I"m using -- it works perfectly fi...

Bruce85

I ordered a WizOTT from DealSpace.com.au on the 9th of April. Paypal says the e-Cheque I sent cleared around Thursday/Friday.

Dealspace.com.au says the order is still processing.

How long should I expect to wait for it to arrive in the mail?

Bruce85

The image is always stretched into a 16:9 aspect ratio that fills the entire screen. It's just like watching an analogue broadcast on a widescreen TV that has been set to 16:9 ratio. The only way I can get the aspect ratio to 4:3 is if I use the television remote. This is a pain. I think I read som...

Bruce85

What I mean is I can only watch it in one aspect radio: widescreen. Using the zoom button -- the one on the right of the "0" button -- does nothing. It remains in widescreen when I place it on 4:3 Letterbox and 4:3 Pan & Scan. Ah the Mpeg2 stream must be flagged as 4:3 not 16:9 like e...

Bruce85

How come C31 (Queensland Community TV) is always displayed in 16:9? The previous firmware version I used -- .05.320 -- had the same problem. I never experienced this problem on the earlier firmware versions. Not sure what you mean, but I will guess you are talking about the cycling of the zoom feat...

Bruce85

How come C31 (Queensland Community TV) is always displayed in 16:9?

The previous firmware version I used -- .05.320 -- had the same problem. I never experienced this problem on the earlier firmware versions.

Bruce85

Glennww wrote:Liked WizTV BOM images for the short time they worked. Brisbane image hasn't updated since September 2009!!

I had the same problem when I first bought mine. That was mid-2009. Restoring the firmware to its original state and uploading the latest one might fix the problem. I think that fixed mine.

Bruce85

I don't think Beyonwiz will bother making their WizTV a worthwhile product. I base this on their treatment of it to date.

Bruce85

Bruce85, Sounds like you have got interference rather than a weak signal. You don't say what your in wall cabling is like :?: The cabling, all of which is RG6 quadshield coaxial, was installed in early 2007 by a qualified antenna installer. The installer did not feed the cable inside the walls and ...

Bruce85

Hi Bruce85, I am not aware of any lingering issues with aspect ratios for reception. If you believe there is a fault then you should be providing a detailed fault report so the issue can be investigated. Regards, Ian. I don't think there's much more to add. The Letterhead and Pan and Scan options d...

Bruce85

Hi Bruce85, When you get to questioning the antenna, the cables, mast head booster amps I think it is time to call a professional and get the whole system tested and get them to fix anything and everything that doesn't measure up. It will probable give you the best results in the long run. This doe...

Bruce85

The 320 F/W version prevents QCTV from being displayed in its natural 4:3 ratio. Nothing at all happens when I press the Ratio Alteration key. This doesn't happen with any of the other F/W versions.

Bruce85

Hi Bruce85, While you are up there look for any corrosion and/or breaks/deterioration of the cables. Remember to also check the wall plates. Regards, Ian. Could it be the power injector? If so, then perhaps it is distorting the Channel 9 signal for some unknown reason. It would explain why the othe...

Bruce85

Hi Bruce85, If your work on the antenna has resulted in a performance changes then I would suggest that you should continue checking out the entire antenna system to see if you can identify any other cable or connection type issues. Regards, Ian. The signal quality for all stations improved when I ...

Bruce85

I'm fairly happy with my Beyonwiz boxes. The only thing that bothers me is the limited EPG options and unexpected crashes when I use the Video-Input option.

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