|
||||||||
Philips/Pace Freeview HD PVR - HDT 8520 thread |
![]() |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
#376 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Kent
Posts: 1,101
|
In south east and lost BBC channels... I know its the switchover but my tv is receiving them fine but not the box?
Anyone else have this issue? |
|
|
|
|
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
|
|
|
#377 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Kent
Posts: 1,101
|
Quote:
In south east and lost BBC channels... I know its the switchover but my tv is receiving them fine but not the box?
Anyone else have this issue? |
|
|
|
|
|
#378 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: London
Posts: 547
|
Quote:
All sorted now... Had to reset the box to factory settings for a strange reason..
![]() Why they didn't give two options - add channels or full rescan I'll never know. |
|
|
|
|
|
#379 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,140
|
Quote:
An annoying feature of the Phillips box is that it only seems to 'add' channels when you do a scan. To clear down and do a full scan you have to do a factory reset which then means you lose all the recording schedules such as series record etc.
![]() Why they didn't give two options - add channels or full rescan I'll never know. |
|
|
|
|
|
#380 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,140
|
Quote:
I took it up with Ch5 and they said they would look into it. Clearly they haven't bothered at all. They couldn't give a stuff
![]() That's another complaint going to CH5. Let's see if they comment this time. This problem could make you end up with missed recordings if times clash. |
|
|
|
|
|
#381 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: South Coast, UK
Posts: 4,952
|
I note if I record something on Chn4HD it records also from chn4+1 from one hour into the program.
Automan. |
|
|
|
|
|
#382 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: S6 1SW WTID UTO FTB
Posts: 6,326
|
Mine has been playing up like a right dog of late, even thinking of getting rid of it again
|
|
|
|
|
|
#383 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,140
|
Quote:
Mine has been playing up like a right dog of late, even thinking of getting rid of it again
What, the box or the dog? ![]() Just joking, I know what you mean. |
|
|
|
|
|
#384 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: S6 1SW WTID UTO FTB
Posts: 6,326
|
How can it be fine for weeks then utter shite for days. I've gone back to not using the epg when it's recording cos it just locks up and if I record 2 things at once it's a crap shoot as to what is going to happen.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#385 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: London
Posts: 547
|
Quote:
How can it be fine for weeks then utter shite for days. I've gone back to not using the epg when it's recording cos it just locks up and if I record 2 things at once it's a crap shoot as to what is going to happen.
A bit of a pain but I guess this must be a problem with other PVRs too. |
|
|
|
|
|
#386 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Kent
Posts: 1,101
|
Anyone had the problem with picture cutting out completely? And then coming back on saying press green for 520p resolution or some crap like that? Kinda annoying..
|
|
|
|
|
|
#387 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Old Father Thames
Posts: 4,011
|
Quote:
Anyone had the problem with picture cutting out completely? And then coming back on saying press green for 520p resolution or some crap like that? Kinda annoying..
|
|
|
|
|
|
#388 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,140
|
I am still at a loss to know what Ch5 are up to. I am still getting duplicate, and now triplicate recordings of the same programme. I set Monday night's The Walking Dead to record on Ch5. I ended up with with that recording plus another on Ch5+1 then last night it recorded the same programme repeated on 5*. I'm getting a bit peed off with this.
Strangely some of their programmes, CSI NY for example only record once. I wish they'd get their act together. I have complained to Ch5 and they haven't even bother to acknowledge my complaint. I will keep at them.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#389 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: S6 1SW WTID UTO FTB
Posts: 6,326
|
Asda can have this pile of shite back, what kind of nobs design a box that shits it's pants and crashes everytime it has to record 2 things at once. It's the last thing I buy from Philips if they are happy this heap is fit for purpose.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#390 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: S6 1SW WTID UTO FTB
Posts: 6,326
|
Full refund obtained and a TVonics box ordered, good ridence.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#391 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 354
|
Quote:
Full refund obtained and a TVonics box ordered, good ridence.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#392 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: S6 1SW WTID UTO FTB
Posts: 6,326
|
DTR-Z500HD and if its worse than the Philips ill eat my own arse.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#393 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: S6 1SW WTID UTO FTB
Posts: 6,326
|
I can happily report the TVonics box is lightyears ahead of the Philips. No lock ups when using the EPG and recording, no stuttering, no random flashing lights, you can record 2 things at once and iPlayer is present and correct.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#394 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 3
|
Had a HDT8520 for a year now with no real problems apart from the occassional freezing cured by switching off and on. Now got one recording which when highlighted for playing causes the box to totally freeze. Have tried factory reset etc. - no help. I have to switch off/on then scroll up to get at other recordings. if I accidently scroll too far and highlight it again everything freezes again. Any ideas?
|
|
|
|
|
|
#395 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Wirral
Posts: 286
|
Hi All
First post, so please be gentle....... Does anyone have a definitive answer to the issue of the box recording repeats? Is it a software issue that may or may not be resolved if and when an update is released. Or is it a problem with the broadcasters not doing something causing the box to record multiple repeats? One other issue I'd like to query is about deleting some of the unwanted channels from the list. I stumbled across a thread somewhere in which someone said they could but no detailed information was offered on how to do it..... Can it be done? Thanks Tom |
|
|
|
|
|
#396 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: London
Posts: 547
|
Quote:
Hi All
First post, so please be gentle....... Does anyone have a definitive answer to the issue of the box recording repeats? Is it a software issue that may or may not be resolved if and when an update is released. Or is it a problem with the broadcasters not doing something causing the box to record multiple repeats? One other issue I'd like to query is about deleting some of the unwanted channels from the list. I stumbled across a thread somewhere in which someone said they could but no detailed information was offered on how to do it..... Can it be done? Thanks Tom I have yet to find a way of deleting individual channels on the Phillips box. Which is a pain when you want to get rid of the wobbly boobs channels or channels that aren't there anymore. |
|
|
|
|
|
#397 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,140
|
Quote:
With regard to recording repeats, is this happening on the Chanell 5 channels? C5 5* and 5USA? It seems C5 have a reputation for messing up series link recordings.
Ch5 "customer services" refuse to answer any email asking why this problem continues. The only way round it is to record the one programme only and not select "series repeat". You just have to remember to set the PVR eachtime for Ch5 programmes. Which can be a pain and defeats the object of series record. |
|
|
|
|
|
#398 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Wirral
Posts: 286
|
Quote:
With regard to recording repeats, is this happening on the Chanell 5 channels? C5 5* and 5USA? It seems C5 have a reputation for messing up series link recordings.
I have yet to find a way of deleting individual channels on the Phillips box. Which is a pain when you want to get rid of the wobbly boobs channels or channels that aren't there anymore. Yes it does seem to be C5 and related channels. It did record something on both BBC1 and BBC1-HD too even though it was set for the SD channel........ Decided send it back anyway. The picture randomly locks/jerks while watching live tv. So it's back to our trusty ( ? ) old Humax 9200 even though it's been dropping things off the recording schedule. Does anyone know if they're working on updating the firmware to 1.00.26? Our daughter has a 9150 and the update for that has made it much more reliable. Cheers Tom |
|
|
|
|
|
#399 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Cymru
Posts: 12,702
|
Quote:
Had a HDT8520 for a year now with no real problems apart from the occassional freezing cured by switching off and on. Now got one recording which when highlighted for playing causes the box to totally freeze. Have tried factory reset etc. - no help. I have to switch off/on then scroll up to get at other recordings. if I accidently scroll too far and highlight it again everything freezes again. Any ideas?
This exact issue happened to me last week but was solved by formatting the hard drive (luckily I had nothing I needed to keep from recordings). However this morning it seems to be completely frozen - the white light at the top is on as is the HD logo and record button, but I can't turn it on or off and even unplugging it doesn't seem to reboot it. It's easy enough to say go and get another one but for our other TV we've bought two or three other models in the last year and they all ended up going back within the week. There doesn't seem to be a decent box on the market at the moment, and certainly not a reasonable price. |
|
|
|
|
#400 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Cymru
Posts: 12,702
|
Well not having any luck in rebooting this at all - it won't switch off and pressing the standby key and holding it does nothing. Found the receipt though and looks like I've 15 days to return it - bought 3 Freeview HD PVRs in the last year, returned them all.
Any recommendations for a replacement - I'm willing to pay a bit more for one that actually works but wary that the last couple I tried kept dropping channels even though our TVs and this PVR before it died had no issues. I'm weighing up between a Sony SVRHDT500B and Humax HDR-FOX T2 500GB, both of which look to include the iPlayer (now if only we had the broadband speed to support it!) - but even as someone who considers themselves quite technically minded there is kind of information overload when making such decisions now - and frankly I've completely lost faith that there is any product on the market which actually does what it's supposed too. |
|
|
![]() |
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 10:06.







