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Thank you for your response. Yeah that was the first thing I tried. I just removed the HDMI switch and am using eARC instead (I had some antiquated notion that the TV would strip the 5.1 sound from the soundbar if it went through the TV). I will see how that goes.

This is probably something which I hope can be fixed through some setting. - On my previous TV, an old 2018 Sony, the screen would blink 2-3 times rapidly after initial boot as if it was synching with the TV and then all would be fine. - On my new Samsung S84F, if the box is turned on after the TV is turned, the screen will constantly intermittently blink (about every 30-45 seconds or so) and go dark for a second (it actually seems to impacting the data as well since video will start over the last 2-3 seconds like you sometime get with a problematic channel) . It sometimes goes completely off synch before getting the main menu screen and the TV no longer sees the box as and HDMI input. If I make sure the Classic is on prior to turning on the TV, it generally is fine. I tried playing around with the video settings and disabling all HDMI CEC options, this did not seem to have any impact. I go through an HDMI switch and my HW800 soundbar, I am not sure this plays any role in this since this was fine with the previous TV and has not changed.

This is what I do except once every week or every other week, the video/audio does not show up till I reboot. It is as if something does not get initialized.

5.0.961 Currently it seems to shutdown, I used to have it on all the time but this stopped working at some point so now I boot it up each day so I have the buzz logo every day.

Classic 5. Latest FW. V20251127 I do not see anywhere else where a software version would be displayed (other than the obvious Android 11).

This started I would say 3-4 months ago around the time of some FW updates. Basically: - I power on the unit. It connects to the IPTV portal and all seems Kosher. Except I have no video, the screen is black no matter which channel is displayed. If I try PVR videos on the unit, they also do not display any image. - I turn off the unit and I power it back on. It comes back. All is well, video comes through with no issues. This does not happen every day, perhaps once a week or once every other week. Any ideas/steps to troubleshoot?

Got it thank you.

I found the standard Android Apps Cache but I do not have settings/app/buzz tv in the Buzz 5 menu, it's Advanced Settings/Device Preferences/Buzz 5 Utilities. Thanks.

And where am I supposed to do that?

Ever since 2-3 weeks weeks ago, my device has been experiencing slight lag on normal channels, i.e. it would just stop for a fraction of a second. On some channels, this lag accumulates, it gets choppier and I eventually get an Android prompt the app is not responding. I have also had this lag while in the menu itself, i.e. I just tried unplugging the ethernet and switch to Wi-Fi and the Settings would not respond (no change with the issue between WiFi and Ethernet btw). I thought maybe it was an issue with the provider but I got another provider and am basically experiencing the same kind of issues with the new provider on other channels. My 50 megs DSL connection has not changed my hardware setup has not either, I just ran a speedtest and my speed is as advertised. Any ideas other than junking the device and getting a new one?

It seemed better, I reverted back to the secondary once I saw the loss of functionality. The default basically has no video feed metadata information whatsoever.

The default basically goes back to the same 4.x behavior so you lose all the information concerning the feed (i.e. resolution/audio).

The other player being? I noticed VLC was the default, how do I change players?

I don't recall 4.X having the issue at that level. Literally with the same audio interface level, channel 123 is almost a whisper while channel 124 is very loud. There also seems to be a greater lag between the audio popping up than 4.X did.

Anyone having issues coming back from Standby? I just get a spinning circle and no channels load. If I reboot the box and reconnect to the portal, all is fine. Another issue I noticed with 5.0 is the wildly uneven audio levels between channels. I basically have to constantly adjust the audio levels, one channel is a feint whisper while another is way too loud. Thanks.