Interesting Solution re. The PVR Conundrum?

scopus said:
Go for a SATA. If WOS supplied the SSD it should work OK. You could try formatting in the box?
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Yes, came from WoS. First thing I did was format it in the box (to NTFS).
 
Lazarus said:
Yes, came from WoS. First thing I did was format it in the box (to NTFS).
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Having said all this, I have an SSD in my Dreambox DM900, and that works like dream...lol
 
Downloads all the EPG components fairly quickly, but takes ages to parse them!
 
Seems like a decent enough FTA
box as long as the Amiko monkey keeps the 7 day epg source alive. My last Amiko, the mini combo lost its 7 day epg facility a couple of months into its operation. Bit of door stop without it.
 
Lazarus said:
Even easier
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I am all set up and can see the channels, I am waiting for the EPG to populate. Formatted the Disk to Ntfs but not tried it yet.

It didn’t take long to set up I am quite pleased so far, it didn’t take long, it took me a while to find the F1 button
 
Day 2

Front Panel a tad bright for my taste, so I rummaged around in my spares box and found a previously unused IR Extender. Works fine.
 
And finally ..... @scopus was on the mark re. SSD: Hit and miss recording and it kept binning the EPG. Removed it and with a USB stick alone it is stable.
 
Just one more thing ..... Have plugged a USB hub in so I can check WiFi and that's all good too
 
Will get a caddy for the SSD and repurpose it as backup storage for SWMBOS photos etc.

In due course, will get a 2.5" conventional HDD for the Amiko.

Generally, though - quite happy.
 
Lazarus said:
And finally ..... @scopus was on the mark re. SSD: Hit and miss recording and it kept binning the EPG. Removed it and with a USB stick alone it is stable.
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Yesterday mine tried to parse the downloaded EPG and failed in the same place every time so I decided to leave it overnight and let it do the scheduled 2:00 am update, whilst its on standby. I am getting a nice suntan from the display, it is very bright :cool:

I will try a recording later today.
 
Pincera said:
Yesterday mine tried to parse the downloaded EPG and failed in the same place every time so I decided to leave it overnight and let it do the scheduled 2:00 am update, whilst its on standby. I am getting a nice suntan from the display, it is very bright :cool:

I will try a recording later today.
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The EPG looks to be fine now, I have scheduled a recording for later this afternoon, lets see what happens.
 
I recorded my first program to the SSD and it worked fine :Y

The quick start guide was fine but we now need to find a more detailed Guide\Instruction book.
 
Pincera said:
I recorded my first program to the SSD and it worked fine :Y

The quick start guide was fine but we now need to find a more detailed Guide\Instruction book.
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Quite. Easy enough for the cognoscenti, but not really a mass-market product.
 
Lazarus said:
Quite. Easy enough for the cognoscenti, but not really a mass-market product.
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I agree not a mass market product, Arris wont have any sleepless nights however, as long the EPG updates continue it will be value for money product.
 
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