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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 The current boxes they are running, are just so outdated.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.

Lol.. Chances are very slim that this would work... I've tried a few of these creative versions and without any active conversions, good luck. But something like this one seems to be the correct order of rings.. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07C13SWML Or one of these HDMI to composite https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09KZBWRL4

The pinouts are listed above. I mentioned them in my post above, and YOU even mention them in your last post in this thread in July 2023.. Honestly, even if they have the wrong pinout, just adjust which cable goes to which color. As long as the ground is at the base (only one that is important), the rest can be swapped. The biggest issue I found (since I had a few of these cables) is not even the pinout, since you can just buzz them out and adjust which cable goes to which color. It is actually the clearance at the base. I had some of these cables which for some reason the jack was longer (more exposed at the base), so it would go into the hole ever so slightly too deep. So to get it to work, I had to play with it, and pull it out by a fraction of a millimeter. I eventually got one that was perfect depth, so I didn't need play with it. And BTW: B01LAIUWJY does still exist.. Just ridiculously overpriced by some greedy 3rd party. https://www.amazon.ca/Wpeng-3-5mm-Female-Adapter-Connectors/dp/B01LAIUWJY

Have you checked to make sure it is not an issue on the server end ?

Are you sure it is not your TV that does not like something ? I used to have an LG TV and in order to give me real dark blacks, when I watched movies that were a little on the dark side (like UnderWorld), it would drop the intensity to give me deeper blacks (but it was WAY too black for me). Was really annoying. Even when watching credits it was even more noticeable if black background. When you had plenty of white writing on screen it would me "normal", but once you got near the end where it is one name at a time scrolling slowly, it wold get so dark, I could not see anything. Dumb thing, only way to turn that dumb feature off, was to put the TV into "store demo" mode, where it just cranks up the brightness and turned off the auto deep black feature.. Same device, on my Sharp Aquos, did not have that issue at all. Also, be more specific. When you say you are watching movies, can you clarify if it is using BuzzTV 6 VOD/TV Series app, or are you using some 3rd party app like Kodi ? And if you are using BuzzTV 6, have you tried changing the player for VOD/TV Series to External and using something like VLC ?

That is all subjective. And this is a BUZZTV support forum, so the question is not appropriate. You can take your question to a different forum for opinions. Everyone likes what they get used to. No app is 100% perfect, they all have their pros and cons. Feel free to install them on your buzz box and try them out and see what you prefer. Nothing stops you from installing any 3rd party app on your buzz box.

Can you please post what version of BuzzTV software and Firmware you are running the box (and please don't say the latest)

Powerstation 2026 ? Do you know something we don't of a future upcoming releases ? The Powerstation is already out. Comes in 3 versions for now (more than most expected).. The original in both 8GB and 16GB versions. And the Unlimited which comes in 32GB version. BuzzTV PowerStation 6 - 8GB RAM – BuzzTV Direct BuzzTV PowerStation 6 - 16GB RAM – BuzzTV Direct BuzzTV PowerStation 6 UnLimited – BuzzTV Direct At this point I don't see what the advantage would be of having Thunderbolt anything on such a device If Buzz is planning a new box, they will certainly announce some details when they judge it is ready to be announced to the general public.

Unfortunately here we don't discuss specific servers. This is a buzz hardware forum and mentioning different services is NOT permitted. You'd have to find another forum to discuss different services.

Did you try creating another server entry with same m3u link to see if it helps ? No typo (extra space or something in the URL - sometimes android keyboards adds space automatically after a "."). Was it working fine before the update on the P6 ? If you use the BuzzTV 5 app which is also on the P6, does it behave the same way, or does it work ? PS: Note that the EPG/Guide button on the remote, is mapped, and will always bring up the BuzzTV 6 EPG, so if you are in BuzzTV 5, please use the Menu button, and select EPG from the menu to check.

You say your U5 does not have this issue. But truth is, the U5 could also have stuff in the cache. To ensure it is not server, try going into menu and select "Refresh". Then got into Menu->setting->configuration and select "Clear EPG". Then see if it repopulates with any info. When you say EPG has the channel name, is it for ALL your channels listed or still just favorites ? And you sure server does not support XC ? Have you tried, or just taking resellers word for it ? When you have something like this (may vary slightly on options) http://myserver.xyz:2080/get.php?username=MyUserName&password=MyPassWord&type=m3u&output=ts Try creating an XC server with whatever name you want. Server: http://myserver.xyz:2080 User: MyUserName Passwword: MyPassWord This is just an example above, obviously use your server entries/credentials.