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Philips/PACE HDT8520 fails to record 3 world cup matches
I might get told off for not putting it in the HDT8520 thread, but this PVR is a joke.
I set a recording (on ITV HD) for the WC opening ceremony and the opening match Soth Africa vs Mexico. When I came home I looked in the library only to see the the South Africa/Mexico recording had a red warning triangle and would not play back. The opening ceremony looks OK (but I haven't had time to play it back). I set the box the record the France vs Uruguay in the evening, and also watched it live at the same time (while I was busy doing something else). The box locked up in the middle of the match and would not respond to key presses. I was forced to power-down and then power-up the box. The recording now had the red warning triangle and was unviewable. Tonight I set the box to record the England vs USA match. This time I was wise and so I watched on my Sky HD+ box, but switched to the Philips box when ITV had all sorts of problems with the HD feed. 40 minutes into the match the Philips had a frozen picture, but the sound was playing. At the end of the program the red recording light went out. The recording had no red triangle, but when I attempted to play the recoding the box hung up. Previously a during Waterloo Road BBC HD recording the box crashed and re-booted itself. It's going back tomorrow. Either all boxes are like this or I've got a faulty one. Is anyone else having these kind of problems recording WC matches? BTW the box is well ventilated and has a good signal. --Badsector |
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I see a pattern forming here, obviously the box has good taste and doesn't like football, and is refusing to record the World Cup.
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Hi Quote:
I might get told off for not putting it in the HDT8520 thread, but this PVR is a joke.
I set a recording (on ITV HD) for the WC opening ceremony and the opening match Soth Africa vs Mexico. When I came home I looked in the library only to see the the South Africa/Mexico recording had a red warning triangle and would not play back. The opening ceremony looks OK (but I haven't had time to play it back). I set the box the record the France vs Uruguay in the evening, and also watched it live at the same time (while I was busy doing something else). The box locked up in the middle of the match and would not respond to key presses. I was forced to power-down and then power-up the box. The recording now had the red warning triangle and was unviewable. Tonight I set the box to record the England vs USA match. This time I was wise and so I watched on my Sky HD+ box, but switched to the Philips box when ITV had all sorts of problems with the HD feed. 40 minutes into the match the Philips had a frozen picture, but the sound was playing. At the end of the program the red recording light went out. The recording had no red triangle, but when I attempted to play the recoding the box hung up. Previously a during Waterloo Road BBC HD recording the box crashed and re-booted itself. It's going back tomorrow. Either all boxes are like this or I've got a faulty one. Is anyone else having these kind of problems recording WC matches? BTW the box is well ventilated and has a good signal. --Badsector Regards Phil |
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Hi, Quote:
I might get told off for not putting it in the HDT8520 thread, but this PVR is a joke.
I set a recording (on ITV HD) for the WC opening ceremony and the opening match Soth Africa vs Mexico. When I came home I looked in the library only to see the the South Africa/Mexico recording had a red warning triangle and would not play back. The opening ceremony looks OK (but I haven't had time to play it back). I set the box the record the France vs Uruguay in the evening, and also watched it live at the same time (while I was busy doing something else). The box locked up in the middle of the match and would not respond to key presses. I was forced to power-down and then power-up the box. The recording now had the red warning triangle and was unviewable. Tonight I set the box to record the England vs USA match. This time I was wise and so I watched on my Sky HD+ box, but switched to the Philips box when ITV had all sorts of problems with the HD feed. 40 minutes into the match the Philips had a frozen picture, but the sound was playing. At the end of the program the red recording light went out. The recording had no red triangle, but when I attempted to play the recoding the box hung up. Previously a during Waterloo Road BBC HD recording the box crashed and re-booted itself. It's going back tomorrow. Either all boxes are like this or I've got a faulty one. Is anyone else having these kind of problems recording WC matches? BTW the box is well ventilated and has a good signal. --Badsector Not much help I know but it is a confirmation that this can happen. Whether a faulty box or something to be fixed in the software update I don't know but wasn't prepared to wait to find out. Regards, Dave. |
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