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  1. Thanks Emporium. I have an Onn device as well and will give it a try. Also will investigate other google-based codes. Maybe I'll get lucky. If not, just means my wife and I will have to have 2 remotes each on our side table.
  2. Does anyone use a universal remote that works with a Buzz X5 and can control at least 3 other devices. ? My Harmony universal IR remote, which I have been using successfully with the Buzz X5, A/V Receiver, and TV for many years has failed (and Harmony has now exited the universal remote business). I have ordered a couple of high-rated universal remotes on Amazon, but they do not have Buzz as one of their many media streaming devices in their code library (none allow you to view their code library before purchase). I'm sure the Buzz X5 might respond to the code for one of the other streamers, TVs or other media devices controlled, but trying all the available codes without being able to narrow it down seems like a hopeless undertaking. My A/V receiver and a couple of other devices are IR only, so a Bluetooth only remote won't work for me. I'm hoping someone has found a "non-Harmony" universal IR remote that works with the Buzz X5 -- or else someone who has some insight on how to approach syncing these other multi-device universal remotes that don't have Buzz in their canned library of devices controlled ?? The "learning" function on the higher priced remotes are often hit and miss.
  3. So, does this mean that the PVR recording must be completely finished before you can begin watching -- it won't continue to record while playing the begining ? So, the PVR does not work like a DRV is the answer ??
  4. Guys, quick question about recording very long sports events. The past 2 days I have recorded 7 hours of the Solheim Cup golf tournament in Spain. It began at 4 am my time, so we recorded all 7 hours. Thinking it might work like a cable DVR, when we got up 2 hours into the recording, we went to PVR and began watching the beginning segment of the recording. After almost 2 hours, the viewing suddenly stopped and we got kicked out to the Buzz home screen. It may be a coincidence, but the timing of this "kickout" was nearly how far into the recording we began watching the already ready recorded portion. Similar thing happened 2 days in a row. So, my question is: did starting to watch the begining of a recording while the recording was still running interrupt the recording process for the remainder of the recording time ??
  5. Yes, we do have 2 connections on both of my XC accounts. Mostly, we have been using "Background Recording" --some of each method you listed (Box off, using another app or multi connection account). As I described earlier in the thread, the partial recording occurred 90% of the time on both XC accounts. TiviMate on my Buzz X5 recording of the same program was almost always successfull. Since switching the stream type to TS per recommendations on this blog, we have had 100% successful recording of the entire shows (again using background recording). Other changes tried earlier like clearing the Buzz TV cache and switching to the backup player had no affect on the partial recording issue. If you need any additional info or want me to try a differnt procedure, just let me know. For now, the problem seems totally resolved with the TS stream type.
  6. You're right. Automatic did select HLS for both of us but of course, different feeds and conditions could be different. Thanks a lot for your help in resolving this issue for me. Ditto for nbs.
  7. I recorded another 2 hour program last night successfully with TS stream type setting. For me, that's 100% success rate for 4 two hour programs using TS (1 was scheduled then system shutdown) and about an 80% failure to record the full program duration for over 50+ recordings with automatic setting (which dishuser found is HLS). So, for me (xStream code IPTV service using both Express and SurfShark VPN), it seems like setting stream type to TS resolves this chronic issue. Maybe different experience for users with different setups. Not sure why BuzzTV 5 app is not always playing nicely with HLS stream type feeds.
  8. When you start playing the recording, does it show a full 2 hours that you can fast forward through to near the end ? Previous 2 attempts you reported showed only a small percentage of expected duration recording using automatic. Most all my recording using automatic show full duration on the PVR show icon but change to mach less duration when actually playing them. I will record several more shows tonight with TS stream format and let you know how it goes.
  9. I changed my stream format from Automatic to TS as suggested by dishuser and scheduled a 2 hour recording. It recorded the full 2 hours -- the 1st time in awhile. I will try additional recordings with the TS stream format, but hopefully this setup will continue to record successfully. I don't know how to check what format was selected with the Automatic setting, but this may turn out to be a contributor to the issue. Both my IPTV services are Xtream Code services.
  10. My stream format is also set to Automatic. Is there any downside to normal live TV viewing to switch this to TS or M3U8/HLS ??
  11. dishuser, thanks for testing this feature. Was ready to conclude it was just my box. Will use Tivimate as workaround until issue can be investigated and addressed by Buzz.
  12. Can all my installed apps be moved to the 256GB SD Drive from internal storage ?? If so, how ?? Is there a global Buzz X5 backup feature or must personalized data and settings be backuped app by app ?
  13. I have reset the Buzz X5 several times for other reasons, but not within the past 6-8 months (reinstalling my many apps, services, favorites, and saved Movies and TV series is more than I am willing to do over again for a small chance it will improve things). The one button record feature is NOT enabled.
  14. nbs, I have a 256Gb micro SD card installed in the Buzz X5. I initially set it up to record to the SD card. When the partial recording issue manifested itself, early on, I switched over to internal storage thinking that this would be more reliable. dishuser, I almost always schedule recordings in advance. Never had success recording a program we were currently watching on the fly, so I started setting these recordings to start 5 minutes in the future. Did this for things like live sporting events where we had to go out and wanted to watch the end of the match. I have tested these scheduled recordings of the same program with the same source using BuzzTV 5 and Tivimate on the X5 and get the same results -- partial recording on the Buzz Tv 5 and full recording on Tivimate.
  15. That's what I have been doing for the past 2 months. Leaving the Mecool and Onn boxes out of the discussion, using the X5 the most recent 7-10 recordings where I used both the BuzzTV 5 app recording feature and Tivimate on the X5 -- recording the same program from the same source, the BuzzTV5 resulted in partial recordings most of the time as noted in previous posts and Tivimate recorded the entire program as setup.
  16. Dishuser, thanks for your inputs. This issue has persisted with the BuzzTV 5 app recording feature throughout 15 months – with 5 different IPTV providers (current ones the best by far). During this entire period, my Buzz X5, Mecool KM2 and the new Onn Google TV $20 Walmart device have recorded countless programs nearly flawlessly using Tivimate and the same IPTV providers – while Buzz PVR rarely recorded properly. Since this recording issue doesn’t seem to be a widespread issue, maybe it could be something unique to my specific box ? I would even be willing to buy a new Buzz box if I thought it would cure this issue as I think they are the best available on the market by far. But all other features of the X5 and BuzzTV 5 app perform perfectly, so I can’t think of what box/app defect would only affect recording for me and no one else ?
  17. What do you mean by source switching ?
  18. My primary IPTV service hardly ever buffers. Most recordings are the only activity on the X5 at the time (i.e. we are not looking at other channels -- usually set the recoding, leave the X5 on, go do something else). My highest success rate when recording comes when i set the recording and shutdown the X5. It turns on to record and more often records successfully the whole show than any other way I have tried. Since Tivimate successfully records the same show with the same feed (many test of this comparison), it's unlikely to be programming freezes or source switching ?
  19. Box model: X5-128 purchased June 2022 Firmware: V20230815 BuzzTV5 Version: 5.0.893 Stream type: XC API (2 very good IPTV Services w/ 2-3 connections) Media player for LiveTV: Primary Records to Internal Storage Ethernet connection, Express VPN (150 Mbps down, 11 Mbps up) All CEC settings OFF; Power Key setting is Shutdown Can anybody help with my chronic recording issues with my Buzz X5 when using Buzz TV 5 app for recording. Typical of my experiences since new, I set recording of 2 hour show to begin in 90 minutes. Review setup and added 10 minutes to duration beyond programming. Upon completion of the recording, the little program icon in PVR showed 2:09 min duration. However, when viewing the recording, it only contained the first 29 minutes of the show. This partial recording occurs over 90% of the time. With this recording and most other I have done recently, I also recorded the same show on the X5 in Tivimate using the same IPTV service. The Tivimate recording was for the full 2:10 mins with no buffering or other issues. Any help would be appreciated. I always have the Tivimate workaround, but my wife has learned to use the Buzz X5 and all its features over the past year and now is very comfortable using it as a cable replacement. She really doesn’t want to have to relearn recording if I can get the Buzz recording feature to perform reliably.
  20. Agree. Sites like this enable people with similar issues to stand on the shoulders of those who experienced the same problem and reached a resolution. I would not have been able to resolve this micro freezing issue if I had not saccidently tumbled across this U5 thread. Great resource for Buzz users.
  21. Emporium: Both of the IPTV services I am investigating as backup candidates are among the most loved services by veterans on Troypoint Insider. They are both fantastic services everywhere but the Buzz TV 5 app. With the backup player enabled they are fine. All other device have no issues at all with them. There is something about the Buzz TV 5 app only when using the primary player. with these services Everything is good now when using the backup player as you suggested. Problem solved !!
  22. Sorry to be late seeing this thread as I have a Buzz X5. I recently had this micro freezing issue on my X5 when using the Buzz TV 5 built-in app with both of the new IPTV services I tried to replace my primary that went offline last month. Both use Xtream code vs M3U stream. However, my backup IPTV service (which also uses Xtream code continued to perform perfectly with the Buzz TV 5 app -- no micro freezing. The micro freezing makes sports events unwatchable. I have 2 other Android TV streamiong devices that did not exhibit the issue whether using Tiv***te or their dedicated IPTV app for any of my 3 IPTV service. On the Buzz X5, using Tiv***te or the dedicated IPTV provider app peformed fine in all respects. Only with the Buzz TV 5 built-in player did this phenomenon appear -- and it appeared with and without the VPN connected. Changin DNS servers from my ISP to Cloudfare or Open DNS made no difference. When I changed to the backup Buzz player per Emporium's suggestion, the problem disappeared. So, this phenomenon only occurs on Buzz devices using the primary player. So, if anyone expreriences this issue, go ahead and switch to the backup player and see if that resolves the issue.
  23. Thanks, that worked.
  24. I have an X5 with all the latest updates. A few days ago, my wife's favorite channel started asking for a password to unlock it before it will display. Also, a new entry list right under Favorites appeared labeld Locked Channels which contains 1 channel (wife's favorite). The channel plays fine in TiviMate, so I assume this is a Buzz constraint -- maybe a parental control. We have never setup any parental controls as a 2 adult household, so have no known password to unlock it. Is there a default P/W in case something was done inadvertently to lock the channel ? Is there any way to remove the lock on this 1 channel without knowing the password ? Any help would be appreciated.
  25. nbs, can you outline the steps to set an external player in the X5 ??
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