Interesting Solution re. The PVR Conundrum?

[Lazarus]

Ordered ......

 

[Lazarus]

Picked, packed and despatched within twenty minutes of the shop opening!

WoS have a good reputation for efficient and helpful service.

 

[Pincera]

Ordered ......

So have I

 

[Lazarus]

So have I

Mine's already reached Letchworth DPD depot (even though I didn't pay for Courier Delivery!) and should be here tomorrow.

I suspect the only real shortcoming will lie in true Series Link recording, but I can live with that.

 

[Pincera]

Mine's already reached Letchworth DPD depot (even though I didn't pay for Courier Delivery!) and should be here tomorrow.

I suspect the only real shortcoming will lie in true Series Link recording, but I can live with that.

I have a DPD tracking number so mine shouldn't be too long, I'm looking forward to having a play with it.

 

[Pincera]

I have a DPD tracking number so mine shouldn't be too long, I'm looking forward to having a play with it.

Being delivered today.

 

[Lazarus]

Aye. Noon (ish) for me.

 

[Lazarus]

Right. Unpacked - all present and correct. SSD fitted.

Will test after lunch .....

 

[Lazarus]

Connected up. Registered for OTA Channel List, Firmware Updates and Automatic EPG refresh. Taking a few mins to do its thing.

The Quick-Start Guide is via a link from the WoS page for these boxes and is straightforward enough to follow.

 

[Lazarus]

Ok.

SSD formatted (NTFS)

DHCP Ethernet Connection sorted.

Region set and Channel list in place (No numbers, which I quite like).

Firmware updated.

Going to sort out the EPG next - quite a slow process, but normally it would be done at a fixed time during the night, similar to the Humax.

 

[Satspot]

Other than the mention of the word Amiko and Freesat you guys don’t mention what item you actually purchased, what price you paid delivered or the source of your purchase. Always nice detail for others passing through with similar requirements/

 

[Lazarus]

Other than the mention of the word Amiko and Freesat you guys don’t mention what item you actually purchased, what price you paid delivered or the source of your purchase. Always nice detail for others passing through with similar requirements/

All that info is in the link in the OP ‍

 

[Lazarus]

Full 7 day EPG now showing - took about fifteen minutes all tolr

@Pincera .... Patience required.

Got other stuff to do now, so will leave the remainder of testing/evaluating until later.

 

[Lazarus]

Right. Done lots of faffing and have discovered that the SSD, (where all the Cross EPG data is stored) tends to be flaky when recording and even stopped populating the EPG screen after attempting to record - aok after a reboot.

However, there is also a USB slot, so I bunged a 64GB stick in there and now all is well: Live Pause, instant Record and Timed Record set from the EPG all work perfectly.

My conclusion is that, for £99, it's an acceptable alternative to a branded Freesat PVR

 

[scopus]

Right. Done lots of faffing and have discovered that the SSD, (where all the Cross EPG data is stored) tends to be flaky when recording and even stopped populating the EPG screen after attempting to record - aok after a reboot.

However, there is also a USB slot, so I bunged a 64GB stick in there and now all is well: Live Pause, instant Record and Timed Record set from the EPG all work perfectly.

My conclusion is that, for £99, it's an acceptable alternative to a branded Freesat PVR

You may find a conventional HDD works ok. The GTMedia GTX Combo I have will not work properly with SSD's, but a conventional one works fine.

 

[Lazarus]

Yes, have that in mind

 

[Lazarus]

You may find a conventional HDD works ok. The GTMedia GTX Combo I have will not work properly with SSD's, but a conventional one works fine.

SATA, or USB, or doesn't it matter?

Cheap as chips, anyway

 

[scopus]

SATA, or USB, or doesn't it matter?

Cheap as chips, anyway

Go for a SATA. If WOS supplied the SSD it should work OK. You could try formatting in the box?

 

[Pincera]

Connected up. Registered for OTA Channel List, Firmware Updates and Automatic EPG refresh. Taking a few mins to do its thing.

The Quick-Start Guide is via a link from the WoS page for these boxes and is straightforward enough to follow.

Got mine, Where is the Quick start guide on the WOS site?

 

[Pincera]

Connected up. Registered for OTA Channel List, Firmware Updates and Automatic EPG refresh. Taking a few mins to do its thing.

The Quick-Start Guide is via a link from the WoS page for these boxes and is straightforward enough to follow.

Got mine all connected up, where on the WOS site is the Quick Start Guide ?