Not on mine it hasn't... Mine used to be fine but now since the update it takes 7 - 8 seconds for the channel to change going to or from BBC hd

I might try a factory reset at some time in the future.

I noticed No improved boot time seems about the same here

Dunno where my last post went here it is again

I noticed No improved boot time at all

now it shows up tropical

Just timed my boot at 27 seconds.

Edit: I noticed your 12:02 post was missing before although the index was showing unread posts, with yours the last. It's there now though

That's an interesting one, GC.

I've just tested this on my own setup to see. I've tried all combinations of via Scart & HDMI, and v-format Original & 1080i, to see if any different. Going to & from 102 & 108, from keying in the channel number, pressing OK and the channel actually displaying on TV was max 2 secs using my digital watch.

Most odd for you, 8 secs is a long time.

Rgds.


Les.

That will be the software update too then At least im not going mad

thanks Les I just tried switching from original to 1080i and it's much quicker, about 2 seconds. I'll leave on 1080i as I can't see any difference between the two scalers

You must have a crap TV, then

I just left mine on 1080i from original to see if it helps with the green screen problem i got, i dont think i will notice 2 sec tho

Edit: green screen is the same

cheeky

Sorry! The point is, I notice a considerable difference. The Humax upscaler is pretty poor compared with the one in my TV. In fact, I am hard pressed most of the time to see any difference between SD and HD.

The main problem I have is that the TV takes a long time to switch between the two modes (several seconds - must time it sometime), and I miss programme content during that time.
Last edited by JeffG1 : 15-11-2009 at 12:50

Now who's got a crap TV

Seriously, though, I've got a Sony Bravia and, although the TV does a great job of scaling SD, the difference between most HD (apart from when they cock it up, or deliberately make it grainy for the "Film" look), is chalk & cheese. If you really can't see the difference, get a proper calibration DVD/BluRay, and set up your different display inputs.

Rgds.

Les.

Definite improvement here. Was around the 40 second mark but is now down to 25 seconds.

I also notice that the screen does less switching about than it used to.

Not sure why different people are noticing different boot times unless it's something to do with the HDMI 'handshake' (handshake implies something bi-directional and if that's the case some TV's might react differently).

I did do a factory default settings immediately after update if there is any chance that might have an impact.

I know it shouldn't, and I know the documentation doesn't say that you should start from scratch after an upgrade but as a Software Engineer myself I know that these things can make a big difference!

doing a factory default settings now lets see if it helps the green screen

Done, that was a lot quicker scanning for channels

I changed back to TV 3 times for a min or 2 then back to HDMI and so far no green screen time will tell if it works will post to the green screen thread

A Factory Reset used to be mandatory after firmware upgrades on STBs, but doesn't seem to be mandatory these days.

However, it is good practice to re-initialise internal settings, especially where changes have been made in those areas.

Perhaps it is time to go back to this good practice?

Rgds.

Les.

There are some weird times for booting reported.
I'm currently on Scart if that matters (should it ?)
As I previously logged :-
25 sec to boot from standby.
30 sec to boot from switch on back of HDR.
Checked these twice.
Like many I didn't time it before update but it was of order of 2 to 3 minutes, I used to make a cup of tea, or make room for tea !

Also am I the only one to see increased remote sensitivity?
Have ALL the usual suspects change to more "Harmonious" remotes?

David

I'm glad they now stick the "NEW" icon next to folders, as it saves hunting through folders to find NEW labelled episodes!

I was away for the weekend and came back to an unexpected upgrade!

I've done a factory reset and it hasn't made I haven't seen one iota of a difference so I will have to make do with savvy's suggestion of using the 1080i output... on my crap Panasonic

My list:

1) no black screen when turning on while recording
2) auto removal of empty folders (YAY!!)
3) delete while recording

Point 1 was REALLY getting on my t!ts.
I now have a machine that does what it should have in the first place- after months of waiting.

z4moore - really interested to hear that you can now play back hd direct from an external hard drive - thought Bob Cat had said that wouldn't be possible. If it is, do you have any guidance you can offer? I do recall seeing some links previously, but disregarded them on account of the problems being encountered / Bob Cats comments. I'd like either a 500GB or evn 1TB drive - believe this needs to be formatted in EXT3 - as I've only a PC I think I need to download a trial copy of partition magic (or similar) to get the EXT 3 formatting??
Any advice / guidance much appreciated

Bob actually said he thought it was fixable and he was right . You need an ext3 drive simply to handle files greater than 4Gb other than that replay is identical to any other archived recording

Graham, many thanks for your confirmation. I have a PC working on XP, so would appreciate any directions to a step by step/idiots guide on how to format an ext HDD in EXT3 (afraid I'm a non-techie).

Would also appreciate any postings as to which drives have been used successfuly with the Foxsat HDR (ideally 1TB) - given my technical ability I'd prefer to travel along a well trodden path. Thanks!

Remember this post last week??

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...1&postcount=18

well just tried it again and it doesn't show an alternative this time so it wasn't me it was the box all along

Does doing a Factory Reset leave recording schedule and recorded media intact? I seem to remember these would be lost at one time.