Saorview Connect

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20rothmans wrote:

Tried that on Friday. No reply yet anyway.

Time means nothing with saorview connect :-)

lsjmhar

Miranda Muscular Pigeonhole wrote: »

Time means nothing with saorview connect :-)

Lol

HelpImAlive

Recording launching next week onto all boxes

AngryLips

I wonder how they're going to promote it? Like will they recommend a specific hard drive for it...

corm500

Has anyone else encountered a problem with the connect box in relation to wifi? Everytime I turn the box on I have to disconnect the wifi on the box and turn the wifi back on to get it to connect. Its a bit of a pain tbh.

Tony

Recording upgrade has been confirmed by email from Saorview for Monday 15th April.

lsjmhar

I have two of these boxes, one with two satellite connectors that downloads the UK epg, one that has a single connector that doesn't. If I get a sat splitter connector for this box, will the splitter spearate the signal so that I am pulling the data from both cables, to give me all UK EPG data. The socket on the wall only has a terretrial and single sat plug.

My other box is connected to a socket with one terrestrial and two satellite points so this allows two separate sat cables. I am not sure if a splitter would do this job for the second box. Any advice on this?

The Cush

lsjmhar wrote: »

I have two of these boxes, one with two satellite connectors that downloads the UK epg, one that has a single connector that doesn't. If I get a sat splitter connector for this box, will the splitter spearate the signal so that I am pulling the data from both cables, to give me all UK EPG data. The socket on the wall only has a terretrial and single sat plug.

My other box is connected to a socket with one terrestrial and two satellite points so this allows two separate sat cables. I am not sure if a splitter would do this job for the second box. Any advice on this?

Not exactly sure what you're trying to do but you mention splitting satellite feed cables, this cannot be done, each satellite tuner requires a dedicated connection to the LNB on the dish.

lsjmhar

The Cush wrote: »

Not exactly sure what you're trying to do but you mention splitting satellite feed cables, this cannot be done, each satellite tuner requires a dedicated connection to the LNB on the dish.

Cheers that's what I was wondering alright. I would need to add another LNB connector from dish and have a two Sat socket. I wasn't sure if a splitter would work but you have cleared that up for me. Thanks

The Cush

lsjmhar wrote: »

The socket on the wall only has a terretrial and single sat plug.

How many cables behind the faceplate? If there are 2 you can diplex another satellite feed onto the terrestrial cable and split it at the TV point with a faceplate like this - https://vision-products.co.uk/slim-n-fast-outlet-plate-sat1-terr-sat2/

lsjmhar

The Cush wrote:

another satellite feed onto the terrestrial cable and split it at the TV point with a faceplate like this -

The Cush wrote:

How many cables behind the faceplate? If there are 2 you can

I will need to lift the plate and see at some point. Thanks for that. Hopefully that might be a better solution.

Tigerandahalf

corm500 wrote: »

Has anyone else encountered a problem with the connect box in relation to wifi? Everytime I turn the box on I have to disconnect the wifi on the box and turn the wifi back on to get it to connect. Its a bit of a pain tbh.

Another problem with the box. When I had it I had to connect an ethernet cable due to persistent wifi problems. Maybe they have it sorted now.

Sam Russell

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Another problem with the box. When I had it I had to connect an ethernet cable due to persistent wifi problems. Maybe they have it sorted now.

I have found WiFi is iffy with my Samsung TV. No problems since it is cabled.

AngryLips

So if I buy an external HDD, I just plug it into the box and it’ll work?

lsjmhar

AngryLips wrote: »

So if I buy an external HDD, I just plug it into the box and it’ll work?

Yes. The box will format it once you connect.

Fingleberries

HelpImAlive wrote: »

Recording launching next week onto all boxes

I know that time means nothing in Saorview Connect terms, but any chance this actually appeared yet?

Sam Russell

Fingleberries wrote: »

I know that time means nothing in Saorview Connect terms, but any chance this actually appeared yet?

I was down at the Ideal Home Show and RTE had the Connect box at €150 with a handout proclaiming that recording was active. A HDD was also on offer for €50.

It is still €159 with the retailers.

AngryLips

Record details listed here on their website

Tigerandahalf

They mention that the 2 satellite connections are active to provide a reliable satellite service. Are you able to watch one satellite channel and record another?

Ten Pin

It seems that with only one satellite feed, the box needs rebooting to access some satellite channels...
https://mobile.twitter.com/SAORVIEW/status/1117876718809653248

WattsUp

Is there an android app update to allow recording remotely from saorview app ?
Can this be done while on the same wifi as box ?
Can it be done remotely while not connected to the same wifi as the box ?

AngryLips

RPD wrote: »

Hi Everyone. I am part of the Powerpoint Saorview Connect Team and new to this thread. I am happy to answer questions that you may have in relation to the Saorview Connect DXD7025 device on the market. @ Tigerandahalf - You are able to record a TV channel while watching another on Saorview or Satellite. One aerial feed is required to do this on Saorview channels and Two satellite feeds are required to do this on satellite channels.

Does the hard drive allow live rewind of shows that you're watching?

Tigerandahalf

20rothmans wrote: »

Is there an android app update to allow recording remotely from saorview app ?
Can this be done while on the same wifi as box ?
Can it be done remotely while not connected to the same wifi as the box ?

I have the freesat app which allows remote recording when out and about.
The saorview app 'should' do the same.

It takes about 30 minutes for the box to receive the remote recording as the box (if turned off) wakes every 30 mins to check if there is a remote recording.

RPD

The remote record feature is planned for the Saorview app on Android and iOS devices. The developers are working on adding that feature and it will be rolled out to all app users when ready. It will do all you ask.

RPD

AngryLips wrote: »

Does the hard drive allow live rewind of shows that you're watching?

This is autotimeshift. It is a future upgrade subject to popular demand'

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RPD wrote: »

This is autotimeshift. It is a future upgrade subject to popular demand'

I hope you're finding it easy to keep a straight face posting about potential "upgrades" to a device launched in 2018, when such technology has been available in other DVRs for at least thirteen years.

Tigerandahalf

AngryLips wrote: »

Does the hard drive allow live rewind of shows that you're watching?

I have an LG tv with a hard drive connected and it does live rewind.

If saorview connect was an android box with the ability to put apps like netflix, prime, now tv, eir sports, tg4 player, rte player on it, it would have been a great product. It is a missed opportunity. The box is already outdated.

corm500

RPD wrote: »

Hi Everyone. I am part of the Powerpoint Saorview Connect Team and new to this thread. I am happy to answer questions that you may have in relation to the Saorview Connect DXD7025 device on the market. @ Tigerandahalf - You are able to record a TV channel while watching another on Saorview or Satellite. One aerial feed is required to do this on Saorview channels and Two satellite feeds are required to do this on satellite channels.

One problem that I have with the box is that every time I turn it on the wifi is not working. It shows as working in settings but it is not. I then have to disable wifi in settings and turn wifi back on for it to work. Every time. Can I do anything to stop this happening?

Qrt

Wait, so you can’t rewind pause and rewind live TV??? This had to be a joke, surely?

lsjmhar

Qrt wrote: »

Wait, so you can’t rewind pause and rewind live TV??? This had to be a joke, surely?

You can pause live TV but not rewind it. Who needs to rewind TV?

Qrt

lsjmhar wrote: »

You can pause live TV but not rewind it. Who needs to rewind TV?

Oh so you can press pause, go the jacks (or whatever), come back, and pick up where you left off? That's grand so.

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lsjmhar wrote: »

You can pause live TV but not rewind it. Who needs to rewind TV?

You really should stop trying to defend the indefensible.

Tigerandahalf

lsjmhar wrote: »

You can pause live TV but not rewind it. Who needs to rewind TV?

Ah...you are watching a crucial soccer game and want to rewind to see that incident just one more time...hey your mate has just come in and wants to see it now. Mmm.

lsjmhar

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

lsjmhar wrote: »

You can pause live TV but not rewind it. Who needs to rewind TV?

Ah...you are watching a crucial soccer game and want to rewind to see that incident just one more time...hey your mate has just come in and wants to see it now. Mmm.

Ah here! Has your mate no TV?

RPD

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FRIENDO

Can an owner of the box add extra satellite channels, radio channels etc, thanks

lsjmhar

FRIENDO wrote: »

Can an owner of the box add extra satellite channels, radio channels etc, thanks

You have to tune in the satellite channels yourself. It will pull down the FTA UK sat and radio channels.

RPD

FRIENDO wrote: »

Can an owner of the box add extra satellite channels, radio channels etc, thanks

The satellite tuning is automatic once activated by the user. There is a preloaded list of the most watched channels that will appear when the tuning is complete.
It is possible for the user to remove, add or change location from the preloaded channels list if required. Please email us svc@shomar.ie if further help is required.

FRIENDO

Does the box also offer DiSEqC for different satellites
Astra 2
Astra 1
Eutelsat Kasat 9A

Thanks

keribillen

FRIENDO wrote: »

Does the box also offer DiSEqC for different satellites
Astra 2
Astra 1
Eutelsat Kasat 9A

Thanks

Hi,
The box is technically able to access other satellites (EKT does this almost every day when testing the box at its sites across the world that cannot access Astra28) but there was no requirement for the end product to have a DiseqcUI within the satellite section. We guess there's not much demand for such a function but happy to be proven there is. We can then look at implementing it.

Do you want access to the three sats you mentioned above at the same time? Is motorised dish control interesting for you?

All the best,
Keri (PM at EKT.....contact me directly if you want more details because I am not on this forum much: keri.billen@ekt-digital.com).

keribillen

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

I have an LG tv with a hard drive connected and it does live rewind.

If saorview connect was an android box with the ability to put apps like netflix, prime, now tv, eir sports, tg4 player, rte player on it, it would have been a great product. It is a missed opportunity. The box is already outdated.

Alas, Amazon Prime is not working well on Android (Amazon and Google are still not exactly best friends) and Android in 2019 still offers no solution for updating the box over the air, as mandated for the product (our box is Nordig-compliant and updates nicely over the air). Also, the chip vendors' SDKs for Android still lag behind their Linux offerings. Finally, with the spreading of Chromecast dongles etc (I just bought one for £12.99) that connect easily to a phone, it is nigh-on impossible for a STB to compete and differentiate by offering YouTube, Netflix etc. I have YouTube and BBC iPlayer on my Sky box and Smart TV and hardly use them. Much easier to dial them up on my phone and cast them to my Chromecast. One of the main points of a box like Soarview Connect is to offer functions that are operator/location-specific, e.g. the Irish catch-up content. Happy to have a detailed chat with you if you want: keri.billen@ekt-digital.com.

Tigerandahalf

@keri

I find it a pain having to use the chromecast as it is phone dependent and not much use if a younger family member wants to watch.
Plus the chromecast has to be plugged in each time (data use).

Most people want one single remote and everything on the one platform.

I notice ekt have android platform set top boxes for distribution.

keribillen

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

@keri

I find it a pain having to use the chromecast as it is phone dependent and not much use if a younger family member wants to watch.
Plus the chromecast has to be plugged in each time (data use).
Most people want one single remote and everything on the one platform.
I notice ekt have android platform set top boxes for distribution.

My younger kids (6, 6, 10 and 11) can use Chromecast easily enough.
"Most people want one single remote and everything on the one platform." You are right. Such a device simply does not exist as far as I know. Frustrating, I know. Not even AppleTV or Chromecast carry all the online platforms. Netflix won't even be part of AppleTV+...
EKT does indeed offer Android solutions if the operator mandates it for whatever reason. Wasn't an option for Saorview Connect, for the (big) reason I mentioned earlier today.

lsjmhar

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

@keri

I find it a pain having to use the chromecast as it is phone dependent and not much use if a younger family member wants to watch.
Plus the chromecast has to be plugged in each time (data use).

Most people want one single remote and everything on the one platform.

I notice ekt have android platform set top boxes for distribution.

You can get everything you want with Sky Q - full epg, rewind, pause, record, movies on demand, all sports, add netflix, bt sport, control TV from single remote control. It will cost you €1400 per year approx. Nothing to stop people from buying it.

Tigerandahalf

@keri

I think the vast majority of parents wouldn't want their kids accessing a smart phone to control their tv.

I have used Sky and the player/streaming service is poor with content having to be downloaded rather than streamed. Plus my freesat box has all channels in hd for free. With the iplayer and netflix on it as well you have the best streaming services out there.

Johnboy1951

lsjmhar wrote: »

You can get everything you want with Sky Q - full epg, rewind, pause, record, movies on demand, all sports, add netflix, bt sport, control TV from single remote control. It will cost you €1400 per year approx. Nothing to stop people from buying it.

........ ans not even a smilie to go along with that!

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lsjmhar wrote:

Nothing to stop people from buying it.

Except the 1400 a year

Qrt

Is anybody having trouble with RTÉ One since the update? It’s fine when the box first boots, switch to satellite, switch back to Saorview and it’s breaking up every couple of seconds - basically unwatchable.

lsjmhar

Qrt wrote:

Is anybody having trouble with RTÉ One since the update? It’s fine when the box first boots, switch to satellite, switch back to Saorview and it’s breaking up every couple of seconds - basically unwatchable.

Qrt wrote:

Is anybody having trouble with RTÉ One since the update? It’s fine when the box first boots, switch to satellite, switch back to Saorview and it’s breaking up every couple of seconds - basically unwatchable.

No. Maybe it is ur aerial connection?

RPD

@ QRT.

This obviously should not be the case and we have not experienced this on any other box following the update. Can you send me a video clip of this fault happening to svc@shomar.ie ?