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Was same price at Canada Computers, Newegg Canada, Staples, memory express and even bestbuy canada. In the US it was USD$150 (also 40% off) - at least on Amazon, bestbuy USA.and newegg USA Most places, the sale expires tonight (funny some expired as I was typing this - price was $194 when I checked as I started typing, and now I checked again, and back to regular price). WD has their 2TB black nvme for $192 right now also, and it is a pretty nice price for this unit if you need one. Prices are coming down slowly on larger nvme. https://www.westerndigital.com/en-ca/products/internal-drives/wd-black-sn850x-nvme-ssd?sku=WDS200T2X0E

Have you tried forgetting/deleting the WiFi settings on the box and then recreating them ? The WiFi has nothing to do with Buzztv5 itself, since that is part of the OS/firmware, not BuzzTV5 software. Maybe try rebooting you WiFi router/access points also.

Is it an E1 you have also ? The E1 far from being a "new" box. Relatively speaking, it is one of the older buzz boxes. It was introduced in 2020, and running Android 7. There have been newer Android 9 boxes, Android 11 boxes, and now they are releasing Android 13 boxes. Some of the newer boxes (like The Classic) do have a small button on the side of the unit, but the E1 does not. The only TRUE factory hard reset, is via the little button at the back of the A/V port. I typically use a Qtip (cotton swab) and cut the cotton tip off and use that. I find that the step of the cotton swaps is more robust, and the perfect thickness to go in straight. If you are going to do a reset anyhow, you can try to do a soft reset first if you prefer. You will find a factory reset in the Settings menu somewhere if you search. It is not exact same thing, but in some cases, it is enough. Soft reset procedure for the 4500 is here, but the menu option will be different, since the E1 uses Android 7, and the 4500 is Android 9. https://stbtalk.com/topic/307-buzztv-xr-xrs-4500-soft-reset-factory-reset-101/ If you do NOT have an E1, then you should have started your own thread with all the details, instead of reviving a 6+ month old thread.

Procedure can be found here. Procedure is for the xrs4500 box, but the procedure is identical on your box. https://stbtalk.com/topic/300-factory-reset-hard-reset-xr4500-xrs4500/

Do a little google search with context and you will easily find out what RD means.. Search something like "what is RD or premiumize"

Agreed. And with the Backup/restore option in the BuzzTV 5 software (which I am assuming will carry over to BuzzTV 6), you can easily backup you servers, favorites, and buzztv software settings, so if you ever need to factory reset the box (and I do it often when testing), you can easily at least restore those settings, instead of spending time manually redoing them. So even if you do so many changes while testing and don't remember every one you did and have strange behaviours, there is a simple option. Sure it does not backup 3rd party apps. Personally I have all the usual 3rd party apps that I use and like to install, on a single USB stick. I keep it up to date with all the latest version of the APKs I like to sideload. So reinstalling them take less than 5 minutes, using the included "app installer". Then maybe another 10 minutes configuring the few little custom settings on those apps. Sure if you use Kodi, it can take quite a while to reinstall all the plugins and re-configure, but I have not used that in ages so does not affect me.

Can you try going to Settings->Device Preferences->Display & Sound->Advanced sound settings->Select Formats, and set it to "None: Never use surround sound" And then try again.

I get what you are saying, but if it worked before, then the provider has changed something I guess ? I primarily use W** and have not had a media streaming error in a long time on any of my boxes (including the new X5 SS). Actually the X5 SS did show it once earlier today, but it was a quick message, and within about 2 seconds, it started streaming with no input from me. I know some of the streams (like the Pluto streams) that W** carries used to be in some other format, and was causing primary player to not work well, but w** fixed the stream to be like others, after it was reported to them. And 2 other services I use, I have not seen any increase in media stream errors. If it is not w** you are referring to, then maybe you can provide the details to aab on the specifics of the service in question.

If there is not much 3rd party software installed/configured, then it might be worth backing up your BuzzTV servers/favorites (ensure you get a ZIP file on a USB stick). Then doing a factory reset on the box and then restoring your servers/favorites. Might be quicker than stabbing in the dark

Just curious, have you rebooted the box recently (ie: not suspend or anything), maybe try unplugging it for a few secs, an then plug it back in. Have you tried possibly rebooting your modem/router ? Any VPN in the loop (I've had many complain lately of many vpn services causing grief for streaming) ? Any specific box ? Are you wired or wireless ? If you are wireless, do you have the option to temporarily run a cable to the router to see if it helps ? I can't say I have experienced any issue with my main sub (w...) and I am using it primarily on both my 4900 units, and have an old E2 in the kitchen and no issues there either.

I had a BT100 do the same, and then I realized how often the wife would drop the remote on the floor. We had it for the TV in the bedroom, and she would fall asleep and the remote would be on the blanket. So when she'd get up in the middle of the night, as soon as the blankets would come off, the remote would hit the floor. OK, it is durable, but eventually it had it's final fall It takes one drop and to hit the floor at a strange angle, and that's it. Now she has the ARQ-200 on her side, and I keep my BT-200 on my side so hopefully it'll last quite a while. Did you remove the remote from the list and re-pair it, or did you just connect ? Sometimes removing it completely and re-pairing it from scratch can help. If you have another box, try using that remote on the other box, to see if it truly is the remote having issues, or is it some combination of remote./box not liking each other all of a sudden.

Try another set of batteries. If I had a dime for every time I've heard people tell me they just replaced the batteries with new batteries and it turns out the batteries are bad, I'd be a millionaire When you say it was unpaired, was it listed in the accessories but just not connected ? Did you just click on it to have it connect, or did you delete it from the list and then re-pair from scratch ? Also, try turning the bluetooth off for 5 seconds, and then turn it back on.

If your service does not allow multiple connections, then you cannot set your X5 to record, while you are using another device to watch the same service. As soon as the X5 tries to record it realizes that MAX connection for service is "1", and number of active is "1", hence it has no available free streams to be able to stream and record on that service.

If you are using an USB key, then it is quite possible it is a poor quality and slow USB key. Also, is the USB key plugged into the USB3 port (ie: one with blue connector) ? the other one is only USB2.

Using external player for LiveTV would probably slow things like channels changes down quite a bit. Do you actually use the CEC function ? For my purposes, I could not care less for it (since I just turn my TV on manually), so I just turn it off. This should essentially stop the box from trying to control your TV volume. As a test, try turning OFF CEC.

I never programmed by BT400 remote. So did not try to get it to work with TV or anything. So the BT400 remote JUST controls my X5/U5 devices. Sure I need to manually turn on my TV using TV remote or button on the front of TV. And if you use different inputs you need to select the input (in my case, input is not an issue since I only use the Buzz on that TV and it always turns on at same input selection). The TV volume is set to about 60%-65% or so by default.. So to watch TV, I turn the TV on using button in front of TV, and then use the BT400 to turn on the buzz box and control the box. Including Volume, which the remote ONLY controls the box volume (since it was never programmed). When finished watching, I shutdown the box using the BT400 remote, and then turn off the TV.

And any updates are ONLY sent via OTA (unit will download and install).

Something is for sure wrong. It should be like nbs mentions. And I know it is that, since sometimes I go over to my mom's and I switch server, and then after I leave she calls me to tell me that her channels are all different and she tried to reboot the machine and no difference. Then I have to guide her through changing servers, and she is good again and does not change through reboots When you are in your XC server, LiveTV, long press the "back" arrow to get the "Exit" dialog and then exit the LiveTV app. The M3U server, if you don't use it, then why not just delete it ?

Please keep it to one thread. You already posted the details, did not need to stat a second topic/thread.

First of all the integrated drive location on the bottom of the U5, is NOT a USB drive bay, it is for a SATA drive. Did you try removing the drive all together to see if it behaves the same ? Is the drive a traditional mechanical drive, or an SSD ? I find that traditional mechanical drives tend to get extremely hot, since it is a non-ventilated compartment. I strongly recommend using a decent quality SSD drive, which typically get just slightly warm. When the drives get too hot, they will often auto-eject. You said you checked the power supply. Is it the original power supply which was provided with the U5 ? The U5 uses a 12V power supply, compared to most other buzz boxes which us a 5V power supply (xrs4900 is another exception).

Like I said, On Android 11 boxes (which includes the X5), I don't recall if it is FAT32. You'd have to check. But if it is, NO there is no way to change that, since that is part of the Android OS, not a Buzz customization. Simple enough test, put a USB key into your box, format it as portable storage, then remove it, and plug USB key into a PC and check what filesystem type it has ( on Windows just open My Computer, an right click on the USB drive to see the properties). But this will only affect people who are are going to be downloading large VODs locally (like some 4k ones), or doing really long recordings. The majority of people will not be affected during normal use.

I always use shutdown. That way every time I turn it on, it is a clean boot, with no glitches from previous sessions or drivers lingering and potentially causing performance issues. Sure it take an extra minute to boot, but I'd rather take an extra minute than having things acting up and not knowing if it was due to some stuff lingering from previous sessions or actually something with my ISP or service . Yes, if you format media using FAT32, you are limited to 4GB per file. So any movie downloads (from VOD) you do, will be truncated to 4GB. Any any really long recording may fail also if they surpass the 4GB mark. IF possible, you should connect any media (USB key or HDD) to a PC and format it in exFAT format. I don't remember what Android 11 boxes do nowadays, but I know with older Android 9 (and previous) boxes would default to formatting all media to FAT32. This was not a Buzz choice, it was an Android default.

I don't recall ever seeing "Standby". It has always been Suspend, Shutdown and Restart on Buzz devices. Suspend is pretty much Standby.

This all depends on your service and your ISP quality also. I have mine set to 6 seconds.. But keep in mind, it does not "buffer without playing". Keep in mind when you connect to a stream, you are not ALWAYS at the tip. So when you connect it tries to buffer the stream ahead, so if there is a "glitch" in the stream (either service related, wifi related or even ISP related) you would not notice if the glitch is for fewer than "x" seconds. It would simply continue playing the buffered streamed. The fact that you are not always at the tip can easily be noticed if you have 2 boxes streaming the same channel. You can often notice a few seconds difference. If you have SUPER internet and great provider, keep it low. On WiFi, I recommend at least leaving it on 3 (which I think is the default). In other situations, you can increase it.

Let it go already When the devices have been given the green light after thoroughly being tested, they will be available for order. Last thing buzz wants is a bad wrap due to releasing something that has piles of bug and frustrates their user base. It is not their style, and that is what people respect. In the meantime, they have piles of nice boxes already on the market, and they are still relevant today. Most of my colleagues when they ask for recommendation on a box, the Classic is always my best bang for the buck recommendation. And when they get them, they always comment on how they were always turned off by IPTV offerings due to the crappy app UIs, but the buzz box changes their complete view of things. Some choose to buy an x5 variant, or the U5 if they like to download/record quite a bit, but any of the boxes are great.