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At these prices, I just ordered 2x E5 boxes for 2 of my "senior" friends. The current boxes they are running, are just so outdated. Time to get them each a real box I'm sure they will love them.

You trying to install it from Google Play store ? If so, use the Aptoide Store. But you can blame Netflix for that. They only allow the AndroidTV version to be installed on netflix certified devices (like firestick, shield, onn boxes, some mii Box devices, etc..). Even if you install it back on a buzz box, you will need to use the mouse cursor to control it (since netflix considers it a generic android device, and therefore not certified), which is not very convenient. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/14361 I hope Netflix was not the primary reason for purchasing this box. Box is designed primarily for IPTV use.

No issues here. Have you tried doing a factory reset of the remote ? https://buzztv.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BT-500_manual_v3.pdf If you wish to factory reset your remote to erase all settings press and hold the D-Pad Down button and the 0 (Zero) button for 4 seconds until it blinks 3 times to indicate the remote is factory reset You will need to re-pair it again afterwards, but it is worth a shot.

IF you have a driver that can interpret it, then YES, the colored keys are send over RF to the USB dongle which then is read by the USB interface. But don't expect any support in getting those keys interpreted by your device and even more so, getting them to turn on your PC. You are better off using some WOL option to turn on a machine. I used to do it ages ago. Had PC configured for WOL, and had a small app on my phone which would wake it up.

"TV Power" and "Source"buttons, I am pretty sure are IR only. They are designed as IR Learning buttons which you can program to most IR functions from your TV remote. The remote is designed to be used primarily with Buzz TV media boxes, so what would be the purpose of having the TV Power and Source buttons to transfer over USB, when they are not intended to be interpreted by your Buzz Box anyhow.

Pretty sure most boxes come with TeamViewer installed. You can use that. Butting adding portal and stuff on Buzz boxes is so simple. Even guided seniors (non-tech savvy) through the task and it wasn't that difficult..

I'd stick with name brands. Speed is not going to make a huge difference for recording purposes. 5000MBps or 7000MBps you probably won't notice a difference on recording or playback. Samsung, Kingston, Crucial, WD should be fine. And if you can find a model withing these brands which has a heatsink or heat spreader, even better, since the unit is not actively cooled. Don't get their cheapest model line. I personally use a Kingston KC3000 1TB in my unit, which has a low profile heat spreader. Not the cheapest model around, but figured I did not want any hassles. Not that I worry about losing any recording, but it is just something that can be cause other glitches if you use it for TS also. I originally started with a Samsung 980 Pro 500GB (which worked well also), but since I had the Kingston left over from another project, decided to just swap it in.

My Remote firmware is V07 which will be released with the soon to be released P6 update. However I just checked and the functionality is there.. But it my be a little non-obvious, since the pointer remains on the screen initially. If I press pointer key on the remote, the pointer/cursor comes onscreen and I can control it with the dpad to move it around. IF I press the pointer key again, the pointer/cursor does NOT go away on screen, but as soon as I press the dpad in either direction, the pointer/cursor goes away and the dpad controls the usual way again.

This is the thread where it was discussed: https://stbtalk.com/topic/14543-new-official-p6-firmware-buzz-6-app-update-april-24th-2025/#findComment-38950 And further down, starting here: https://stbtalk.com/topic/14543-new-official-p6-firmware-buzz-6-app-update-april-24th-2025/#findComment-38984 People discuss the actual settings needed for audio/video passthrough.

Very fine line between funny and sad. Don't know what kind of help people expect with postings like that, in a generic category which is not even related to hardware.

Glad it is back up. Something obviously got corrupted. Unfortunately if it is not something we can replicate, so it is hard to "correct" the unknown. If it happens again, I would consider temporarily leaving the nvme out of the box for a while, to see if it is potentially the source of the issue. Not all nvme drives are created equal.

What version of f/w and software are you using ? This has been fixed, but I don't think is has gone out to general public yet. Will certainly be in next update. It was fixed in early June with the 1.0.183 update but that has only gone out to beta testers for now. Pretty sure an update is not far away. Due to summer holidays everything takes a little longer

Try removing it temporarily and see what happens. And you are using it for apps ? So you formatted it as internal storage ? If you did manage to format as internal storage then that is a big mistake. You should always format as portable storage, and using it for recording and other media is fine. But if you use it for "apps" then as soon as there is any corruption on your unit (which can happen), you will be stuck resetting it completely all the time.

AS long as you have it working again. If it happens again, another thing you can try is to go into the Settings again, but instead of selecting "sound" select "audio" on the first line. And if I recall near the bottom there is an option with something to the effect of "digital formats" or something like that (not in front of my box right now). And when you select it, you have 3 or 4 formats, and one of them is PCM. Choosing that can help in some cases. But for now, it works, so don't mess with it These boxes are quite old and still running Android 7, so there will surely be newer apps over time which may not behave well.

This is definitely the wrong place to post Nothing to do with BuzzTV 5 (which is the buzz IPTV software which is installed on the box). Since this is an an E2 Plus Essentials as you mentioned you should have put it under that section. But, at least you did not Hijack or revive some 5 yr old thread So we'll give you a pass for now... Do you have any fancy setup with surround receivers, etc.. ? If not, from the main launcher screen, go to the top and select Settings (Gear icon). Then on the second row (device preferences), scroll right to the "Sound" option and select it. In there you you have 3 option. By default it is probably set to "Auto", first option. Try changing that to the second option (none: never use surround sound). Quite possible youtube is encoding a sound format that is not natively decoded on the box and it is trying to passthrough to a receiver to decode, but you can't control volume on the box for passthrough. PS: Don't recall if the option is set immediately, or if you have to power cycle the ox after setting it. But give it a show and let us know.