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daver34daver34 Posts: 825
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Trying to watch this week on bbc iplayer, pressed red button ch 901 but just a blank screen(itv player works), http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/information/humax
this page has a table showing which humax boxes are now compatible with bbc iplayer,
it states foxsat hd & foxsat hdr are not certified devices, has the new bbc iplayer update rendered foxsat`s no longer usable for bbc iplayer?, it used to work.

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  • moggyminor1966moggyminor1966 Posts: 42
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    I have just tried with my Foxsat HDR and the screen shows BBC iplayer then when you press red just a blank screen. Seems ridiculous when it has been working fine for nearly 6 years. Not very impressed!:confused:
  • gomezzgomezz Posts: 44,611
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    When I tried it earlier today it was working fine.
  • moggyminor1966moggyminor1966 Posts: 42
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    Just tried it again tonight and it is now working although it is quite slow to load after pressing the red button. :)
  • 2Bdecided2Bdecided Posts: 4,416
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    It seemed to be broken last night. Was stuck on black screen after press red from 901 for a couple of minutes. I gave up waiting and watched something else.

    Cheers,
    David.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1
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    I'm also having the same issues with my Samsung Freesat Box. Iplayer screen comes up but when I press the red button it doesn't load.
  • daver34daver34 Posts: 825
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    Tried to watch HIGN on ch901, but would not load, managed to view via red button bbc news hd, when prog ended it froze and not responding to remote inputs, i think there is definitely something up with iplayer and foxsat hdr, possibly it and other older freesat boxes are know longer compatible(hardware/software).
  • Mickey_TMickey_T Posts: 4,962
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    Not having any problems with iPlayer on my Foxsat.

    It was all working perfectly well last night. :)
  • REPASSACREPASSAC Posts: 2,017
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    daver34 wrote: »
    Trying to watch this week on bbc iplayer, pressed red button ch 901 but just a blank screen(itv player works), http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/information/humax
    this page has a table showing which humax boxes are now compatible with bbc iplayer,
    it states foxsat hd & foxsat hdr are not certified devices, has the new bbc iplayer update rendered foxsat`s no longer usable for bbc iplayer?, it used to work.

    I think you misunderstood the table - it showa that the two Foxsats do not support HD playback.
  • grahamlthompsongrahamlthompson Posts: 18,486
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    Mickey_T wrote: »
    Not having any problems with iPlayer on my Foxsat.

    It was all working perfectly well last night. :)

    Broken again this morning on my Foxsat-hdr. ITV player is working OK, so not a local network issue.
  • grahamlthompsongrahamlthompson Posts: 18,486
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    Now working again, hopefully it's now fixed.
  • grahamlthompsongrahamlthompson Posts: 18,486
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    REPASSAC wrote: »
    I think you misunderstood the table - it showa that the two Foxsats do not support HD playback.

    And no radio as well :)

    Best quality is SD HQ on a Foxsat. It's working again after not working all morning.
  • gomezzgomezz Posts: 44,611
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    HD playback works for me?
  • grahamlthompsongrahamlthompson Posts: 18,486
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    gomezz wrote: »
    HD playback works for me?

    There is no HD playback on the Foxsat-HDR/Foxsat-HD iplayer. Best is HQ 576i. For 720p iplayer you need a freetime box or a HDR FOXT2/HDR 2000T
  • gomezzgomezz Posts: 44,611
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    Ah! I got my wrist slapped last time I said HD was only HQ. Still better than SD though.
  • grahamlthompsongrahamlthompson Posts: 18,486
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    gomezz wrote: »
    Ah! I got my wrist slapped last time I said HD was only HQ. Still better than SD though.

    It is SD just rather better SD than the low quality option. It's still inferior to a good SD broadcast transmission due to limited bitrates. HD has a minimum of 720 lines.
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