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Try recording to internal first to see if that works any better. That way you eliminate the external storage factor from the equation. Don't forget the B5 only has USB2 ports, so you will never get USB3 speeds out of that. Can you specific what boxes and what firmware and what buzztv version of software the are running (and please don't just say "they have the latest").

Have you power cycled the box since the update ? UNPLUG the box, wait 10 second and then plug it back it to fully reset the radios. Also, may sound stupid, but if you have a Dlink switch in your network, try to remove it and go direct to router for now. Dlink switches are known to go belly up randomly and cause havoc on existing networks.

The remote IR codes have not changed for ages... I can use a remote from my 4000 series boxes, with all my 5 Series boxes (including the Classic) and even on the P6 box. Hell, even the old older 3000 series boxes used the same IR codes. So just choose ANY buzz box and it should work fine.

BuzzTV 5 is the IPTV software that runs on a number of boxes (From Android 9 up to Android 13). The feature you are looking for is an OS feature, so this should have been posted in the forum for the specific BOX you have (4000 series [4500, 4900, ..], 5 series [B5, E5, Classic, X5, etc..], or other). Truth is, once you try to install an app that needs the permission enabled, it would give you a popup, and then when you select it, it typically opens the permission screen, and you scroll down, find the file manager/browser you were using to install the apk, and enable the permission for that app.

No there is no way. And BuzzTV 5 is NOT a hardware box, that is the software that is running on the numerous number of Buzz TV box. This should have been posted in the section for the specific box you own (B5, E5, X5, U5, etc...). But if I had to guess, it is NOT another remote doing this. The odds are there are power brownouts at odd hours, and since the box automatically comes on when it loses power and then gets power back, this is what is happening. You can probably check this out but just covering the front of the box (where the IR receiver is) with something, and seeing if the problem persists.

Since this was a result of the firmware update which you took because of your posting in the other thread, WHY did you not just continue in that thread for continuity ? Anyhow. I just checked my X5 128AI and I am on the exact same firmware and software version and have no issues seeing at least 2 of my 5Ghz SSID and even my neighbour's. After trying Ryu's recommendation, if that does not help, then maybe try swapping the 2 Antenna, just in case one is damaged or not properly inserted. As another test, you can try doing another hardware factory reset (pin method) in case something is latched and causing the WiFi to malfunction. This way, after a factory reset, the "new" firmware will be able to start with a clean slate, instead some leftovers from the pre-flash.

Oh, I intend to keep it on, I just turned it off for testing Just found it odd that TV Series was still getting a summary at the top level. I would have thought that was from TMDB also. Or maybe some where stuck in some cache. So for customers in Europe, they can turn it off, but do they then have any way of using a different provider if they do ? I assume there would be some development needed to allow the use of a different metadata provider to get the rights and API to use it. Unless there is something in the way XC Api works to allow the server to provide that metadata. On BuzzTV 5, I've only had it provide wrong info for one movie that I can ever remember. Nothing is perfect, but good enough for me. Oh well, more options then more flexibility I guess Thanks

The colored buttons are only "user" mapped when you are outside of the buzztv app and primarily on the home screen. When you are in buzztv app, the colored buttons are controlled by the app, and the legend is always on the bottom depending on what screen/function you are on. But if you don't like the layout of the BT500, you can always pick up another buzz remote (BT200, BT250, BT350, etc..). Or instead of using the mute button, just press and hold the volume down button, takes less than a second to go from 100 to 0. That's what I do, since I am always using the buttons around the Dpad.

Does your router have 2 separate SSID for 2.4 and 5Ghz, or does the router use band steering and combine into 1 and it decides ? If your router has the option (most decent routers do), configure it to have 2 separate SSID, usually something like "MyAccesspoint" and "MyAccesspoint_5" which will allow you to choose which band you want to connect to. BTW: 918 is over a year old (and not even sure 918 was released to the public, it was 919 which was). You should be on .946 which was released back in January, and there were at least 2 other major updates between your version and .946. Can you post the Firmware version also, as printed in the "updates" screen.

OK. Got it, and installed. Turned off the TMDB in order to test. Using w*** server, XC API connection, VOD shows posters/thumbnails and titles, but no movie summary/plot as expected. However Under TV Series, I see all the poster/thumbnails, and I still see the summary/plot for the series overall, but no detailed info for each episode (no thumbnail or summary for each individual episode). Question is, is it normal that there is summary for the top level series entry ? Is that included possibly from the server (like an epg) ?

The network share option does not share extenal drives (at least not the last time I tried). But you can transfer to internal storage and then move them as needed. HOWEVER, moving recorded files is not going to be as seamless as you think. The recorded files may be on the external drive, but the metadata file (which hold the file location, file name, EPG info, etc..) is on the internal storage. So even if you move files into the recording directory of the ssd, they will NOT be seen buy the buzztv software. You can see that if you try a few recordings to a USB stick (or SSD) for example, then remove the USB stick or drive, and you will see that all recording are still listed. And only when you try to play one, does it realize the file is not there. Best you can do, is move them into another directory, and use something like VLC to play the individual media file. Would be nice if we can have the recording destination on network share, or maybe have all required files (including metadata) in a single directory on the SSD and be able to share it so you can have 1 dedicated device doing all the recording, but then can playback from any other buzz box by mounting or connecting to hat bax. But I am sure that would involve quite a bit of changes from the current implementation.

Keep in mind this is only for people that were STUCK on firmware V20220624, and this firmware would NOT find other available updates (not issues at boot which is what you describe) If you do NOT have this specific firmware on your box, and you are "assuming" that it will help, you are taking a risk of bricking your box. Just something to keep in mind.

Reason for netflix has been answered. Thumbnails for FFWD ? WHY the F#$@% would you want that ? It does it so quickly on recordings and resuming playback is INSTANEOUS when you release the FFWD button. It's not like it takes a few seconds to start playing again. You want to know where you are, just take your fat thumb off the FFWD and you will see it instantaneously. And for the edit of schedules, if that is a bug (I have not checked the latest beta to confirm), then instead of being a pompous @ss, you could have just posted about the bug, and it would have been surely fixed in the next update. You decide to play with the latest boxes, you expect growing pains. And if you don't, then you are naïve. Even the original shield was FAR from perfect when it was first released. It had piles of annoying bugs, since even nvidia wasn't sure how to market the damn thing. Year later I got a Mii Box 3 since the shield was just too annoying, and gave it time to mature.

But you typically don't need VPN for VOD. At least in my case, VOD and TV Series I have never needed to use VPN (with at least 3 different services - but could be different for others). And 10GB is plenty for a few hours of LiveTV, as a test to confirm if VPN will help your situation (assuming you have blackouts/throttling). The 10GB is NOT for permanent use, since you will run out if used for daily use. I've been using windscribe (amongst others) also and no issues either. I like their AndroidTV client. And you can get pretty good pricing (less than CDN$3/month) if you look through sites like stacksocial, and stacksocial often has additional discounts above the discounted price. Many other services like ipvanish also offer a decent product with reasonable pricing.

SD card can be of the best quality. But we have no clue on the specs of the SD slot itself and what class it can support/drive. So we don't know what sustained write speeds it can maintain.