Bush Freesat upgrade
Ivan
I switched on my Bush Freesat HD receiver this evening to be greeted with a
message "Your Freesat receiver is downloading new system software do not
switch off the receiver" a 10 minute wait and another another message
declares "The receiver is updating and will reboot in approximately 3
minutes" it then tells me that "The new software has been installed
successfully", switch back to footie on on ITV HD and within a minute the
original message appears "Your Freesat receiver is downloading new system
software do not switch off the receiver" and the whole procedure starts all
over again, this time taking over 15 minutes, at first nothing appeared to
be happening, it looks like the progress bar is stuck, I was very tempted to
switch off the receiver and thought I'd leave it, thank goodness I did
because it started moving and eventually got to the reboot procedure,
checking out the menu I now have an additional 'Network Settings', which
probably means that it's now all ready to go for the BBC iplayer.
So to anyone with this model receiver, don't be tempted to switch it off
even if nothing appears to be happening for 7 or 8 minutes.
Peter Duncanson
wrote:
This is mentioned at:
http://blog.wotsat.com/page/whatsat?entry=bush_goodmans_and_grundig_freesat
20100331 Wednesday March 31, 2010
Bush, Goodmans and Grundig Freesat HD boxes now with iPlayer
An over the air download has been issued enabling selected Freesat
HD receivers from Bush, Goodmans and Grundig to receive BBC iPlayer.
The update applies to the Bush BFSAT101HD, Goodmans GFSAT200HD,
Goodmans GFDTR500HD, Grundig GUFSAT01HD and Grundig GUFSDTR500HD.
It will take up to 40 minutes to complete and once installed,
owners must connect their receiver's Ethernet port to their
broadband internet connection then press red when watching a BBC
channel. iPlayer appears as an option in the menu.
A small number of early boxes will not be compatible with the
update. An onscreen message will give a contact phone number, 0871
230 4695, for arranging a replacement receiver. This will carry a
�14.99 courier charge and the current receiver will be collected.
This upgrade is for those HD boxes only.
My Bush SD Freesat box has an Ethernet port but has not been upgraded to
use it.
--
Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)
Ivan
"Peter Duncanson" <ma...@peterduncanson.net> wrote in message
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Thanks for the info Peter I'll check it out.
I was also thinking of purchasing a Humax DVB-T2 STB today, as I'm lucky in
the respect of now having the choice of three easily receivable transmitters
for terrestrial HD reception, if I do buy one I'll post here and let me know
how I get on with it.
Cheers Ivan.
David
doing this?
Particularly my Panasonic TV with built in Freesat?
Is there a list of when various products get upgrades or do they just sneak
up on people like the Bush did to original poster?
Regards
David
Jeff Layman
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Yes, I got caught by this update around 2300 last night. I must remember to
turn off automatic updating! Really, it would be better if there was a
warning before updates like this which take a long time to download and
install, so that there was an option to download later.
I also puzzled over the apparent double download. In the end I just left
the Bush on overnight in case there was some sort of strange loop going on.
On checking the pdf in the freesat.co.uk pages, I see that the setup
diagrams only refer to routers - there seems to be no mention of a modem! I
thought that routers were network devices, and you needed a modem (phone or
cable) to connect to an ISP.
--
Jeff
Ivan
"David" <david...@tesco.net> wrote in message
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I left it until this morning to set up (as I was rather 'tired' last
evening) and have to say that so far I'm really impressed by the picture
quality, even at full screen on a HDMI connected 32" LCD TV, on the 'Higher
Quality' download setting.
I checked out the Freesat information page (999) to see if it mentioned
anything about Panasonic Freesat receivers but couldn't find any reference,
although it did mention the Bush and Goodmans receiver upgrade, might it be
worth checking to see if there is anything on the customer support page of
the Panasonic website?
Jeff Layman
David
"Ivan" <ivan'H'ol...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Thanks have just sent Enquiry to them.
Regards
David
Ivan
"Jeff Layman" <jmla...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> or cable) to to an ISP.
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I connected the Bush with a Ethernet lead to one of the spare outputs from
my Netscape wireless-G router (connected via modem to 10 Meg Virgin
broadband) I then went into the menu settings and set the Network for
'Auto'.
I switched to BBC1 and as instructed pressed the red button and it then came
up with the message 'Connecting', however after waiting for what appeared to
be an eternity it still didn't seem to want to connect.
I then tried again, only this time on BBC2 which for some reason connected
to the i-player page within a matter of seconds.
Steve Thackery
"Ivan" <ivan'H'ol...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> ..........so far I'm really impressed by the picture quality, even at full
> screen on a HDMI connected 32" LCD TV, on the 'Higher Quality' download
> setting.
Yes, I agree. It's clearly nothing near SD quality, never mind anything
higher, but it is definitely perfectly watchable.
My only concern is the volume of the data; I wonder if there may be issues
with the download limit imposed by many ISPs.
SteveT
Peter Duncanson
Many (if not all) routers for domestic use incorporate a broadband
(ADSL) phone line or cable modem.