Okay, so following my bm5000s v SF8 thread, I finally got over my tech fear and plumped for an Octagon SF8. :yes!:
...at 4.00am this morning i was seriously regretting my decision!... By about 6.30am i was finally getting somewhere but running out of gas, channels were finally appearing on my tv! and so after 6-7hrs i decided to call it a night (or day) and get to bed for some sleep.
But today i still have some issues below that i hope you guys can help me fix (and/or help me understand).
I'm sure many more questions will pop into my head but these were the main ones that come to mind after an initial set up and play.
All input/help would be much appreciated and like i say i'm a complete novice so it would be great if you could dumb down for me. lol
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In relation to point two i should also add that when i press the yellow 'Provider' button i get the following list:
Arqiva (LBP Tv only)
BSkyB (4 sly channels)
BSkyB (All or most sky channels)
Freesat (Fashion One channel only)
Unknown (bunch of anytime and Box Office/Adult)
What is this?
...at 4.00am this morning i was seriously regretting my decision!... By about 6.30am i was finally getting somewhere but running out of gas, channels were finally appearing on my tv! and so after 6-7hrs i decided to call it a night (or day) and get to bed for some sleep.
But today i still have some issues below that i hope you guys can help me fix (and/or help me understand).
- When i bought my box i had vix preinstalled. Therefore any installation guides/hints that i followed i completely ignored the steps in relation to flashing the vix image. Should i have done this? The reason i ask is because throughout setting up my SF8 i kept getting crash screens for simple things and the box would reboot. I was getting some error messages before i even got near the nitty gritty. After going into VIX software updates option on the box and running an update this didn't happen again. Was this the correct action to take? I should add that it crashed once this morning but other than that it has been fine, i'm not sure if some crashes are par for the course?
- Autoboquets/EPG - What sort of set up is advised. I notice both EPG options and Autoboquets are sluggish, quite often the vix logo appears top left when loading. Also, should i use autoboquet menus or epg menus when browsing channels? Seems almost like the same thing although EPG doesn't seem to have channel nunmers for me.
- Rat's Picons - I have downloaded and saved to tmp files. It shows on my screen as a plugin but when i try to install i'm told that the files are unavailable. Am i missing a step here? i've read something about putting these onto USB? is there any way i can flash these onto the box for now? I realise that i will need to get a USB stick anyway for the 7day EPG which i have yet to attempt.
- Programme/EPG Inteface - When i press left or right button on my remote i get the 2 line now and next schedule, however it's blurry and not as clear as all the other options such as the full EPG which is crystal clear. Is it supposed to be this way?
I'm sure many more questions will pop into my head but these were the main ones that come to mind after an initial set up and play.
All input/help would be much appreciated and like i say i'm a complete novice so it would be great if you could dumb down for me. lol
---------- Post Merged at 02:06 PM ----------
In relation to point two i should also add that when i press the yellow 'Provider' button i get the following list:
Arqiva (LBP Tv only)
BSkyB (4 sly channels)
BSkyB (All or most sky channels)
Freesat (Fashion One channel only)
Unknown (bunch of anytime and Box Office/Adult)
What is this?
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