RobertK

thanks for posting this because I too have witnessed this over the last 4 weeks ,I have had to replace two sets of batteries!

successfully downloaded 1GB on Friday 18:30 Nov 19 on second attempt successfully installed firmware successfully launched maintained existing settings performed end of install reboot config shows v.4.0.52 added disney+ added chrome added prime video about to test my other apps (Tivimate etc)

hHi! I tried yesterday and today and get the same error message "Update Check Error" Error occurred while checking update available for your XRS4500max (Error code: 100) please try again later (5:45pm PT on Thursday) when i tried earlier in teh day it just said no upgrade available current firmware is V20210206 July 28, 11:31am any suggestions? Thank you in advance!

Hi! I tried yesterday and today and get the same error message "Update Check Error" Error occurred while checking update available for your XRS4500max (Error code: 100) please try again later (5:45pm PT on Thursday) when i tried earlier in teh day it just said no upgrade available current firmware is V20210206 July 28, 11:31am any suggestions? Thank you in advance!

I have had this as well. So a few questions to consider: 1) how much of the show actually recorded? -> check file size 1b) if the size looks like it was 400MB or more but you still cant see what you expect to see, consider opening the file with VLC 2) sometimes I see a 30minute recording and it looks like it did record but when I go to play I get a second and no more that tells me that the only thing that was 'recorded' was the program info and not the actual show. I dont know how BuzzTV PVR works so its hard to determine the cause. Is it because the stream was interrupted? do you have enough connections? Is there possibly a permissions issue with the file system (this is unlikely if there is a recording entry in the recordings list, but i dont know if the meta data on the recording is stored in the same folder as the recording itself or as part of the header block in the recording) ...answers to these things would really interest me, but as it stands I cant rely on the Buzz PVR in the current Buzz4 release so I have installed TiviMate 3.6 and that generally works. It records almost everything I schedule, BUT not always successfully (ie: the full length of a show , as such I accept that as the reality of IPTV namely you get what you pay for. if you want guaranteed recording then get a satellite/cableTV service) .

thx what worked was the old 'click about 7 times ' to get into developer mode. Then select storage reform at as internal storage. That merged the internal and external as 'adopted' storage. This has pros and cons but to just extend the storage on the E1 (or other Android TVs like the JVC or Skyworth 40/43" models running Android 9) it worked well. The people I got the E1 for are pleased with the unit. I'm still happy with the 4500max just eagerly awaiting the new PVR software!

Question: I have some friends who just ordered the E1. I notice that the internal storage is rather limited. I suggested they add a 64 or 128BG tfcard and expand the internal storage that way. Anyone have any recommendations on how to expand/"adopt" the tfcards storage? thx in advance!

correct, for some thats the way to go. If you are a big org and have economy of scale it makes sense. If you are a Buzz/Geniatech/MyGica not sure you can expect the same level of back end support. I'm just happy there is still some development going on. I am a long time SlingBox user, next year Sling is turning off the locator server effectively meaning oiutside of your own home network Slingbox is useless for placeshifting. Which is really too bad because it was a unique product/service. Closest functionality is something like VBox Communications XTI series 4144/47 which is great in Europe but with the limited OTA channels here its not worth the investment. But thats a vendor who does a decent job at posting documentation.

found the answer to my question in this thread: guess I just didnt follow my own advise and checked out the other forums

Well, in all fairness, I see this as a hobby. If you want reliable linear tv then IPTV may not be the right way to go for some people. Having had a myGica box the last few years I did my research and it was either spending $C250 on a Shield or $C200 on the buzz. There are other boxes, many are cheaper. Yes the customer has some expectations of the software on the box. But in fairness this vendor does have a few direct channels and eventually responds. I have had good and not so good experiences with other vendors so I am not dumping on Buzz. So far they are in the middle. I am looking forward to a good PVR experience using Buzz5 and their reworked PVR software. I also have Tivimate 3.6 on the 4500max and it works as advertised. I can record with it. Any issues using Tivimate are more as a result of the nature of IPTV itself (lag/buffering/interruptions). I have three different subscriptions (mainly because IPTV isnt that useful without a good EPG) and I have 6 different EPGs. Like I said this is a hobby. As for your BestBuy remark. Well, my experience is different from yours I guess. Once I leave the store and they have their sale I find they wash their hands of you pretty quickly. That goes for other stores as well (Visions etc). My experience is that if you cut people some slack, ask focused questions in forums, do your research you eventually get to a decision point of either solving your issue or you move on and accept you made a bad purchase. Life is short. Tech is (often) buggy.

no need to lash out at the mods. People need to be respectful in these forums or else they get shut down and that helps no one. just sayin'.

strange I am not getting a reply to this posting....

Hello! I have a question, often i search the Bizz settings looking for something but cant find what I hope to locate... one such thing is a way to register a secondary viewer. When I use a fileviewer to locate a .ts file on my Buzz box clicking on the file will often bring up an Android message asking me if I want to watch the file using Kodi or 'media player'. Is there a setting I can change to tell Buzz to use a different viewer app (for example: I have installed VLC on the box) Thank you in advance! Looking forward to Buzz 5 hoping the recordings interfaces are enhanced! r

Hello! I have had my SRX4500max for a month now, generally very happy with it but recordings have very much been 'hit or miss'. I am aware that streams get interrupted by buffering/lags and bit rate related issues. As well as number of connections etc. One thing I am certain is that I am not having issues related to storage size as I have a 500GB SDD attached. What i am noticing is sometimes I get a recording and sometimes I dont. Using a File Explorer app I check the storage location to see if teh file is there or not. When I program a recording I can not set the target file folder on the BuzzTV 4 app. Would be good to be able to do this (like TiVimate allows). What I notice is this file structure (I assume /pur/4/ indicates the fourth playlist?: /Storage/<drivename>/Android/data/buzz..../Files/Down.../pur/4/Channel/null// or, when (usually) successful then a channel name with a datastamp as part of the name and a .ts extension. My question for the developers is this: the recording shows a 'check mark' next to the name and date of the scheduled recording but if there is no file name then it is obviuously not successful, It would be nice then instead of a check mark to have an X indicating it wasnt successful. Then if I were to click on the X it would take me to an error log which would give some indication as to why itfailed! Please send this to the developers for their consideration. I have another question I will post seperately! Thx, R

I did do a hard reset! Luckily I had a full backup as well! The unit came back after the reset. All is good now! Thank you for your reply!