Grundig GDT1500
jack patterson
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Grundig GDT1500
For anyone still using this good old trooper, an update (5.3)
has become available which has now completely removed the much criticised teletext guide, ( which installed a year or two back). I was a bit suspicious about accepting it - in the light of some old Freeview models being made obsolete by a software upgrade- but so far so good, its back to its old self. So thanks to whoever sorted it finally.
Anybody else had any problems with the upgrade?
For anyone still using this good old trooper, an update (5.3)
has become available which has now completely removed the much criticised teletext guide, ( which installed a year or two back). I was a bit suspicious about accepting it - in the light of some old Freeview models being made obsolete by a software upgrade- but so far so good, its back to its old self. So thanks to whoever sorted it finally.
Anybody else had any problems with the upgrade?
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Sometimes this happens because your box is picking up two different transmitters . In the old days it would be like being in an area that picked up two different ITV regions. check the channels in the 800 when the local news is on see if its picking another area's news.
Anyone know who supplied the update?
I wasn't aware of any company still supporting Grundig boxes
It is Teletext and Inview as before and only for Teletext Extra Bugs see thread here http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=552393
Versions of the box stuck on v3.6 were never updated and are obsolete. Mine was on v3.4 when it was first upgraded? by Teletext to v4.8
My GTD1000 has just updated this evening, there is now an option in the Setup screen to choose the original EPG (ad free, non teletext)
Also, channel numbering is fixed, BBC1 is no longer at 847!
My GDT1000 which was stuck on v3.6 has just now updated to v5.5. A rescan has fixed the split NIT:D
Will decide tomorrow whether to go with the new guide - assuming my flatmates leave the box in standby tonight.:sleep:
Our box had worked perfectly..... was on v4.8 going to 5.3
An automatic update started, we could not see how to stop it. after 15 mins with "thermometer bar" reaching the top, the box switched itself off and now does not boot-up. Somebody should be legally responsible for this.
This is excellent news. Let's hope everyone else who binned v3.6 versions of GDT1000 & 1500 can get upgraded.
Many thanks
I've taken previous upgrades with no problem.
Do I have to be on a particular channel? Anyone got any tips?
(Recently I rescanned all the channels and the numbers have gone to pot. BBC1 is on 811. Very strange. I can't seem to fix it either!)
The main problem with my parents' one is that the remote is wearing out. The buttons need to be pressed very hard. If only it wasn't a sealed unit, I reckon I could fix that myself.
No. A few radio channels still migrate to the 800s a few days after replacing all the channels. We have leaned to ignore it.