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    Thanks Graham, I'm presuming from what you say that if my preferred volume level is the one that is set when making the timer settings then it should preserve my preference which it isn't doing.

    From what you are saying re HD channels which mirrors my experience exactly this is a general glitch. This is annoying on a 4 channel timer 2tb box because the whole tendency for this box is to be used for recording more speculatively for more of the day and one doesn't want to be powering on and off to reestablish the non-HD channels. The box feels insufficiently tested with these basic glitches. I cannot say that authoritively because I have no point of genuine beta testing comparison with say the Youview testing where I receive requests from the beta team to try stuff or intended firmware/software beta updates every few weeks or so.

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    uk1 - 4 minutes ago  » 
    Thanks Graham, I'm presuming from what you say that if my preferred volume level is the one that is set when making the timer settings then it should preserve my preference which it isn't doing.
    From what you are saying re HD channels which mirrors my experience exactly this is a general glitch. This is annoying on a 4 channel timer 2tb box because the whole tendency for this box is to be used for recording more speculatively for more of the day and one doesn't want to be powering on and off to reestablish the non-HD channels. The box feels insufficiently tested with these basic glitches. I cannot say that authoritively because I have no point of genuine beta testing comparison with say the Youview testing where I receive requests from the beta team to try stuff or intended firmware/software beta updates every few weeks or so.

    Pretty sure this is a brand new glitch. I use max volume for defaults. The volume is only relevant for SD channels. Can you switch to say BBC 1 in SD to see if the volume is retained ?

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    101 and 001 have the same level.

    | Sun 19 Nov 2017 12:31:07 #233 |
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    uk1 - 7 minutes ago  » 
    101 and 001 have the same level.

    If you have surround sound enabled in digital audio out, if watching 101 you can use any volume setting you want it will not make any difference. It's down to box outputting Dolby Digital on HD channels. The volume level is hard coded in the data stream. It can only be altered after decoding and converted to analogue in whatever you use for audio.

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    Thanks, I only use old fashioned 2 RCA stereo. Until god gives me 5 ears, that is where Ii intend to stay.

    | Sun 19 Nov 2017 12:52:52 #235 |
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    The SD channels are still there as I can add a reservation on BBC 1 SD using schedule waiting to see what happens when it starts recording.

    Once recording started watch live option brings back your SD epg display.

    You may have 2 ears but I imagine you can tell like anyone else which direction a sound is coming from.

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    Graham, I knew you would say that ......

    I'm trying to decide whether to return it or not. I'd normally return it with these issues without hesitation, but because of it's clunkiness I'm really only using it to set recordings once a day, and then very late to playback recorded stuff. I'm not using it all evening in the way I'd use the BT Youview box as recorder and viewer.

    Also the way I'd been using the BT Youview boxes was using two at a time with the same RC setting. So as I switched one box off the other went on. So essentially four record channels. One box failed and was returned and so the choice is sending the 5000t back and replacing one of the BT boxes or living with the eccentric 5000t.

    I'll decide tommorow.

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    uk1 - 18 minutes ago  » 
    Graham, I knew you would say that ......
    I'm trying to decide whether to return it or not. I'd normally return it with these issues without hesitation, but because of it's clunkiness I'm really only using it to set recordings once a day, and then very late to playback recorded stuff. I'm not using it all evening in the way I'd use the BT Youview box as recorder and viewer.
    Also the way I'd been using the BT Youview boxes was using two at a time with the same RC setting. So as I switched one box off the other went on. So essentially four record channels. One box failed and was returned and so the choice is sending the 5000t back and replacing one of the BT boxes or living with the eccentric 5000t.
    I'll decide tommorow.

    Have you thought of a satellite dish ? Dirt cheap on e-bay and easy enough to setup if you have a suitable low down location.

    | Sun 19 Nov 2017 13:49:00 #238 |
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    dupe

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    uk1 - 18 minutes ago  » 
    Graham, I knew you would say that ......
    I'm trying to decide whether to return it or not. I'd normally return it with these issues without hesitation, but because of it's clunkiness I'm really only using it to set recordings once a day, and then very late to playback recorded stuff. I'm not using it all evening in the way I'd use the BT Youview box as recorder and viewer.
    Also the way I'd been using the BT Youview boxes was using two at a time with the same RC setting. So as I switched one box off the other went on. So essentially four record channels. One box failed and was returned and so the choice is sending the 5000t back and replacing one of the BT boxes or living with the eccentric 5000t.
    I'll decide tommorow.

    Have you thought of a satellite dish ? Dirt cheap on e-bay and easy enough to setup if you have a suitable low down location.

    Something went wrong there .... a double post.

    I have both a Sky dish - was a very early adopter - and a fully motorised dish via a Technomate. I have a couple of Freesat recorder boxes an Echostar and a Hummy neither of them now used. The Echostar was suppose to replace the Slingboxes but was too unreliable when we travelled. I think we originally "met" in the days of 9150 9200 in the days of recording programmes using the software which we use to dump onto DVDs for our travels.

    I gave up Sky a long time ago and now just use Netflix which I consider an absolute bargain alongside a VPN, Amazon Prime and Kodi loaded onto the Fire TV. We are well TV'ed and a complication is much is duplicated in another home.

    | Sun 19 Nov 2017 14:12:32 #240 |

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