Humax freeview to freesat

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Mar 26, 2018, 12:02:06 PM3/26/18

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Hi all,
havin had a Humax freeview receiver for some years now (and being very
satisfied with it) I decided to get a Humax sat receiver (Foxsat
-HDR).
This new (to me) box seems really slow to respond when in Freesat mode
(just changing up and down channels and along the timeline). So slow,
in fact that I'm considering getting rid of it.
When in non freesat mode it is quicker but still a bit sluggish.
Anyone else had this problem?
- Mike

Bill Wright

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Mar 26, 2018, 9:38:03 PM3/26/18

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I have three of these and I don't have that problem. However two of them
need a re-install quite often. It appears that if there have been
transmission changes since the last re-install they struggle to find
channels. I just do a re-install if they get noticeably slow.

Bill

Geo

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Mar 27, 2018, 10:45:38 AM3/27/18

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Are you talking about when looking at the EPG?
If so keep an eye on the text at the top right of the screen which
probably says something like "Receiving programme information".
You may also notice no sound or background picture until the updating
has finished - then the remote cursor action returns to normal speed.

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Mar 28, 2018, 7:34:33 AM3/28/18

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On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:45:35 +0100, Geo <nhhu...@dea.spamcon.org>
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Yes, as you say, when looking at the EPG.

It displays "Receiving programme information" for ages, something like
two hours and then it does become a bit more responsive but it's still
really slow compared to my Humax freeview reciever, which is virtually
instant.

I think I might sell it and go back to my cheapy (intended for a
caravan) sat receiver.

The other dissapointment about it is that since I updated the firmware
to the latest version the video output via SCART has shifted the image
on the screen to the right about 20mm. which is rather annoying.

- Mike

Bill Wright

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Mar 28, 2018, 9:14:47 AM3/28/18

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On 28/03/2018 12:34, Mike wrote:

> It displays "Receiving programme information" for ages, something like
> two hours

Have you definitely done a 'new install'? I have the same problem but a
new install fixes it. (AKA 'factory reset', 'first time installation', etc)

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Mar 29, 2018, 8:53:27 AM3/29/18

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Yes Bill,
I've done a factory reset, then updated the firmware, then another
factory reset and since then, two new intallations, that is, from
where you enter or confirm the postcode and it then does a full search
for channels.

It's so slow, even when it has eventually finished gatethering
programme information, that it is really unusable for normal live
viewing as, by the time you've found the channel that you want to
change to, the programme has begun ages ago and one misses the
beginning of it.

- Mike

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Mar 29, 2018, 8:54:13 AM3/29/18

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On Thu, 29 Mar 2018 13:02:45 +0200, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:

>You would have done better buying a current model of a Humax Freesat PVR. I
>don't have the problem you have with my Humax Freesat PVR.

What model do you have Martin?
- Mike

Bill Wright

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Mar 29, 2018, 12:09:43 PM3/29/18

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On 29/03/2018 13:53, Mike wrote:

> Yes Bill,
> I've done a factory reset, then updated the firmware, then another
> factory reset and since then, two new intallations, that is, from
> where you enter or confirm the postcode and it then does a full search
> for channels.
>
> It's so slow, even when it has eventually finished gatethering
> programme information, that it is really unusable for normal live
> viewing as, by the time you've found the channel that you want to
> change to, the programme has begun ages ago and one misses the
> beginning of it.
>
> - Mike
>

It is, as we say in the trade, fucked. Ebay.

Bill