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No nvme and no other external storage (usb, etc..) ? Just checking, you are still using the original power supply that came with the unit ? Which is 12V,3A (not 5V like most other Buzz boxes) ? If you have another 12V power supply (minimum 3A) with center positive, and the barrel fits, you can try with another power supply to ensure it is not the power supply failing. If the unit is still under warranty, you can also just email CS at Buzz and see if they have any other recommendations. As a test, if you have another HDMI cable, maybe check to see if that helps. Probably not, but may as well eliminate that.

Do you have an nvme drive installed ? If so, remove it and try again. If the nvme drive has filed and was formatted and configured as internal storage (instead of portable), the P6 may have installed some app files on the drive and can no longer access them. You may also need to do a hard factory reset. When you install an nvme drive (or any external atorage) on android, you are better off formatting as "portable storage".

It is on the Google Play store. But be careful, there are 2 versions, but one version is intended to be for mobile devices. For the Gbox, you want the one on the left in the pic below.

This version will probably always be locked to BuzzTV boxes. For now it is the Gbox (since that is the only official google box BuzzTV makes), but who knows if they eventually come out with another one. All other BuzzTV boxes (like the Classic, X5, U5, etc..) still get their BuzzTV 5 software via OTA updates direct from Buzz. And the P6 and L1 get BuzzTV 6 via OTA updates.

Is this the INITIAL power up ? I am pretty sure the FIRST power up you do need to connect it to the internet for it to download it's latest updates and install some remote apps. But after the first boot, it does not "NEED" the network.

I don't have an AI yet, but there are typically zoom options under the settings, display options for most of the buzz boxes. This allows you to scaled the video output to fit your screen if it does not by default. I have never "needed" to use it, but I have seen it and played with it a few times just to test.

This is not the section for the mobile app. The Mobile app section ( https://stbtalk.com/forum/127-buzztv-mobile-apps/ ) will be made available soon for posting issues found with the mobile app specifically.

The integrated BuzzTV software is designed for IPTV which by nature would need internet connection. Except as du mentioned above, you can play saved recording/downloads. Guess you can also install a 3rd party software like Plex, Jellyfin or even just use VLC and browse a local NAS or other local storage (USB or network) to play local media.

I assume you want to record to a USB stick ? You'd need a USB stick with a decent write speed (not any cheap crap). Needs to be formatted, ideally as exFAT. Insert into X5. From withing BuzzTV app, press Menu button, and go to PVR->PVR Options->Recording Storage Location. By default it is probably on "Internal shared storage". If it sees your USB drive, it will show it there. That is for PVR Recordings. Now if you want to download Movies/TV Series, you would need to setup the PVR->PVR Options->Download Storage" option. You cannot download to internal storage. so by default it is set to NA if you have nothing. Select it, and if you have USB storage, you can select it. Once you select some external storage, you will be able to "download" your VOD/TV Series. However keep in mind that it is very dependent on your server and the number of connections you have. If you exceed you max connections, your download will stop/fail. Keep in mind that if you are channel surfing as it downloads, sometimes some servers take time to update and realize you have changed channels and may assume you have multiple simultaneous connections as you channel surf and will disconnect/fail your download.

You mention G-Series box and your title says Buzztv mobile app. The app that will be for the G-Series box is NOT the mobile app. The Mobile app is exactly that, for Mobile devices only. It is not meant for use on the GSeries box. And it is the first release, so it will surely have issues. It was just released for early evaluation. I just checked and I can assume you the version on the G-Series box DOES allow you to edit the MAC address, and even the DEVICEID 1 and 2 fields. I am not 100% sure if the version is yet available to the general public, but if it is not I am sure it will be shortly. There is a section dedicated for the Mobile app specifically, and it will soon be open for feedback on the mobile app. https://stbtalk.com/forum/127-buzztv-mobile-apps/

I'll let other make that recommendation. For now I have switched to an old Sharp Aquos I had, since I am waiting to redo my basement this summer before picking up something new.

On my LG, that was the only way. It is far from ideal, but if the total luminosity of a scene drops below a certain point many LG will dim the backlight to get a "true" black. I found it REALLY annoying, and I lived with it for far too long. I even contacted them asking if there was a way to get a firmware update which would allow to disable that dumb feature, and I was told I was out of luck. I have temporarily switched to an old Sharp Aquos and do not experience that issue. So unfortunately it is a trial an error. See if there is any options maybe on your TV (since it is newer than what I had), to disable this dynamic behavior. Often features like "Energy Saving" or "Dynamic contrasts" or some other auto features under HDR settings need to be disabled/enabled. It is all about trial an error and see what you prefer.

This sounds like an LG problem honestly. I used to have an older LG and this is one of the reasons I got rid of it. In LG's effort to give you deeper blacks, when the total luminosity of the scene is below a certain level, it would decrease the backlighting to the point that it was too dark. It was very apparent when credits would go by at the end of a movie. Few credits, it was super black and could barely see the credits. A few more credits on the same screen and then it would be more of a charcoal black, but the white was more vivid. This was irrelevant on whether I was using a buzz box, my Mii box or even the integrated tuner using an OTA antenna. The only way to overcome it in my situation was to put the TV in store DEMO mode which was really annoying and far from ideal. I was glad when it failed, and did not feal bad replacing it. Have you tried adjusting the setting and playing around with the contrast/brightness/saturation settings on the Powerstation ? Maybe you can bring it up just enough to avoid the TV from trying to darken it more. Settings->Device Preferences->Display and Sound->Advanced Display settings->HDMI->Color Settings.

If you reset your remote, and have Max volume set to off, then pressing the volume keys on the remote should show an OSD with volume level. So you can then control the volume to anything between 0 to 100. 100% being same as max volume on.

I assume this only pops up when you use automatic ? I don't think this is show when you use "never". This is probably because the audio stream is not being processed by the box (format it does not decode), but being "passthru" to whatever receiver/processor you have to decode and therefore it does not have the ability to change the volume on it, you would need to control the receiver/processing device for that. Most who use receivers to process their audio will typically set max volume setting to true on the buzz box, and then control the volume of the TV/Receiver/soundbar", not the variable output possible from the box.