I *did* record the programme straight afterwards as I always for live sports coverage. But the live coverage recording stopped at 8pm as originally scheduled but the following recording did not start until 8:30pm even though it was originally scheduled to start at 8pm. Yet more proof the broadcasters cannot be trusted to get Accurate Recording right when it really matters and Youview should be allowing us to set fixed time hammock recordings which I do on my other PVRs and which has never caused me to lose coverage.
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| Wed 29 Mar 2017 6:38:23 #81 |
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I have to comment I don't think in over 15 years of using a PVR I have ever used a manual fixed time recording or needed to use padding either. Therefore speaking for myself they are options that could be discontinued from every PVR on the market and I wouldn't miss them given I've never used them.
I'm assuming this protracted rollout is being done via Internet and not OTA. If I am to take the BT email as gospel then it will have taken them 3 months to rollout an update to 1.3 million subscribers - surely a record?
| Wed 29 Mar 2017 11:02:35 #82 | -
Faust - 33 minutes ago »
I have to comment I don't think in over 15 years of using a PVR I have ever used a manual fixed time recording or needed to use padding either. Therefore speaking for myself they are options that could be discontinued from every PVR on the market and I wouldn't miss them given I've never used them.
I'm assuming this protracted rollout is being done via Internet and not OTA. If I am to take the BT email as gospel then it will have taken them 3 months to rollout an update to 1.3 million subscribers - surely a record? I imagine that's down to your recording choices. No issue with the main channels, try some of the other channels that don't even implement accurate recording or make a complete dogs dinner of it. Channel 5 used to regulary screw up the recording crid's. This resulted in moving a lunchtime recording schedule to the evening where it created a recording clash. For a long time the only way to avoid this was a manual recording with a repeat pattern. Others regulary don't stick to the scheduled times and regulary create truncated recordings.
The Custom Firmware on the HDR-FOX-T2 offers the best solution, you can mix accurate recordings and padding even using series recording.
| Wed 29 Mar 2017 11:41:54 #83 | -
Graham>
"The Custom Firmware on the HDR-FOX-T2 offers the best solution, you can mix accurate recordings and padding even using series recording."Going on that 'Eh, I remember when...' trip again Graham?
You know, where criticism of a YouView box is concerned, these old SD boxes always get thrown up. Oh, and lets not forget the Toppy!
Being serious though, these boxes were (are?) excellent in the bells and whistles custom firmware department. Which is clearly not the YouView products target market as, lets face it, its just a basic box meant for mass market consumption. And the current Humax roll out of NextGen software isn't going to change that.Faust - I believe its now 1.5m boxes and yes, the Humax roll out is being distributed over the internet, not OTA.
| Wed 29 Mar 2017 12:41:44 #84 | -
grahamlthompson
I imagine that's down to your recording choices. No issue with the main channels, try some of the other channels that don't even implement accurate recording or make a complete dogs dinner of it. Channel 5 used to regulary screw up the recording crid's. This resulted in moving a lunchtime recording schedule to the evening where it created a recording clash. For a long time the only way to avoid this was a manual recording with a repeat pattern. Others regulary don't stick to the scheduled times and regulary create truncated recordings.
The Custom Firmware on the HDR-FOX-T2 offers the best solution, you can mix accurate recordings and padding even using series recording.I've got news for you, Channel 5 are still cocking up accurate record. I noticed at lunchtime today that GPs behind closed doors was recording and the schedule record stated Channel 5+1 episode 1.
Well we are actually on episode 25 and it should record this evening on Channel 5 at 20:00 hrs. I just waited until the recording period had finished, then deleted the recording entry and re-entered it again for tonight. This always seems to work though you have to be aware of it in order to correct C5s errors.
| Wed 29 Mar 2017 13:08:55 #85 | -
Visionman
Faust - I believe its now 1.5m boxes and yes, the Humax roll out is being distributed over the internet, not OTA.It doesn't do much for BTs image of 'providing the country with super fast broadband' then.
This is more like a narrow band update.
| Wed 29 Mar 2017 13:13:11 #86 | -
Visionman - 2 hours ago »
Graham>
"The Custom Firmware on the HDR-FOX-T2 offers the best solution, you can mix accurate recordings and padding even using series recording."
Going on that 'Eh, I remember when...' trip again Graham?
You know, where criticism of a YouView box is concerned, these old SD boxes always get thrown up. Oh, and lets not forget the Toppy!
Being serious though, these boxes were (are?) excellent in the bells and whistles custom firmware department. Which is clearly not the YouView products target market as, lets face it, its just a basic box meant for mass market consumption. And the current Humax roll out of NextGen software isn't going to change that.
Faust - I believe its now 1.5m boxes and yes, the Humax roll out is being distributed over the internet, not OTA.There's something wrong with your memory. The HDR-FOX-T2 is a twin tuner DVB-T2 HD Freeview+ box with built in DLNA IP protected DLNA server and client, and it sold at much the same price as a Youview box so is in your words a mass market device. Arguably by far the best Freeview+ HD pvr if you aren't that bothered about catch up services.
| Wed 29 Mar 2017 15:02:14 #87 | -
Thanks for that Graham. I stand corrected! I didn't know it was HD. I guess the clues in the name.
How many units did it shift?| Wed 29 Mar 2017 15:26:23 #88 | -
grahamlthompson - 43 minutes ago »
Visionman - 2 hours ago »
Graham>
"The Custom Firmware on the HDR-FOX-T2 offers the best solution, you can mix accurate recordings and padding even using series recording."
Going on that 'Eh, I remember when...' trip again Graham?
You know, where criticism of a YouView box is concerned, these old SD boxes always get thrown up. Oh, and lets not forget the Toppy!
Being serious though, these boxes were (are?) excellent in the bells and whistles custom firmware department. Which is clearly not the YouView products target market as, lets face it, its just a basic box meant for mass market consumption. And the current Humax roll out of NextGen software isn't going to change that.
Faust - I believe its now 1.5m boxes and yes, the Humax roll out is being distributed over the internet, not OTA.There's something wrong with your memory. The HDR-FOX-T2 is a twin tuner DVB-T2 HD Freeview+ box with built in DLNA IP protected DLNA server and client, and it sold at much the same price as a Youview box so is in your words a mass market device. Arguably by far the best Freeview+ HD pvr if you aren't that bothered about catch up services.
Thing is though Graham as good as it was, it's unlikely we'll ever see its like again in future PVRs. Again as I posted earlier in this thread it's all about broadcasters protecting their rights these days so whatever gets produced now is inevitably hobbled.
I suppose we have piracy to thank for that.
| Wed 29 Mar 2017 15:49:03 #89 | -
Faust - 17 minutes ago »
grahamlthompson - 43 minutes ago »
Visionman - 2 hours ago »
Graham>
"The Custom Firmware on the HDR-FOX-T2 offers the best solution, you can mix accurate recordings and padding even using series recording."
Going on that 'Eh, I remember when...' trip again Graham?
You know, where criticism of a YouView box is concerned, these old SD boxes always get thrown up. Oh, and lets not forget the Toppy!
Being serious though, these boxes were (are?) excellent in the bells and whistles custom firmware department. Which is clearly not the YouView products target market as, lets face it, its just a basic box meant for mass market consumption. And the current Humax roll out of NextGen software isn't going to change that.
Faust - I believe its now 1.5m boxes and yes, the Humax roll out is being distributed over the internet, not OTA.There's something wrong with your memory. The HDR-FOX-T2 is a twin tuner DVB-T2 HD Freeview+ box with built in DLNA IP protected DLNA server and client, and it sold at much the same price as a Youview box so is in your words a mass market device. Arguably by far the best Freeview+ HD pvr if you aren't that bothered about catch up services.
Thing is though Graham as good as it was, it's unlikely we'll ever see its like again in future PVRs. Again as I posted earlier in this thread it's all about broadcasters protecting their rights these days so whatever gets produced now is inevitably hobbled.
I suppose we have piracy to thank for that.No pirate would ever bother with a consumer pvr they would buy a HTPC PC or a generic FTA HD satellite box. Humax don't release sales figures but it was a very popular pvr (I have two). I have a Vbox IP connected box that records up to 4 HD channels across up to two transponders, records to USB and streams across my network also can view recordings anywhere with WiFi on tablets and smart phones as well as my TV's. Cost less than £100.00.
| Wed 29 Mar 2017 16:12:25 #90 |
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