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With just Clear cache, NO. Clear Data, YES. all buzztv5 info is gone. You will need to re-enter all your server info, redo all you favorites, and schedules.

My experience with the buffering with TS on, was with the X5. However, this was with a previous firmware version, and with a USB key which may have been problematic, so there are few different variable. However, It is a simple test (to disable it - if enabled - and see if it is any better).

If you are using the Timeshift option (under PVR options), try disabling it. I did have an issue with buffering not long ago, but changed media and seems to be fine now. But when I had the issue, Turing off Timeshift would no longer buffer.

Send your info via PM to @allaboutbuzz I know the August update was targeted for devices running the following versions: 20220518 20220616 20220714 20220805 So maybe the 20220324 was overlooked accidently.

Huh ? I just tried it on my 4900 and if I turn off TS and change channels to ensure TS is not still active... Then if I try to pause (on a channel with no catch-up), it completely ignores it (does nothing - which is what I expect). Tried with both Primary and backup players just in case. Now, surprisingly, if I try that on a channel that supports catch-up, then it will pause, but when I try to resume, it just hangs, and after playing with a few keys it finally gives me the dialog to "switch to liveTV". But it does not resume gracefully if TS is off, and you try it on a channel that supports catch-up. At least not on the server I am using. If TS is on, and I have it setup to go to my SSD sata drive I have installed internally, it pauses and resumes without a hitch, nice and smoothly. @Myojohn since you don't have them, that confirms that that was only added as of Buzztv5 (which you don't have yet).

Should be plenty (you can even limit the cache size. Not sure if it is available on BuzzTV4, I think it was introduced in BuzzTV5. You go into the menu, pvr, pvr options, and you will have an option for Timeshift in there, and a few other related options under that. But like you said, you will probably see that once you upgrade to 5.

On buzztv 5 as long as you are using the Primary player, and Timeshift (TS) is turned on in the setting (and a decent USB storage used), then you should be able to pause LiveTV.

You went into Update screen and then after checking for an update you hit "2015" on your remote ? And nothing happened ?

The are working on getting TWRP backup/restore working on Android 11 boxes. It's not a huge issue for me, since I keep all my latest apks that I typically install, on a single USB stick. So if I have to reset, reinstalling all my apps takes less than 10 minutes and maybe another 10 or 15 minutes to configure them. Now if you install something like Kodi and piles of plugins with all sorts of customizations, I can see where the backup would be handy. The one thing that would be useful (for me at least), would be to be able export "my favorites" (per service) to some sort of backup file (xml or other form) and then be able to restore them after a reset or clear data of the buzztv 5 data. But for now, it is not a huge deal since it is not something I do frequently anyhow.

Have you tried selecting the other video player (if you have primary selected for live TV, switch to backup, or vice versa) and see if it is any better.

Considering the thumbs up, I am assuming yes With the new options (CEC and Virtual) you can choose the behaviour you want now, and it works as expected,

Don't see any mention of a fix in the latest firmware that was just released. BUT I decided to test it anyway and I could not reproduce the issue. I tried for about 20 minutes channel surfing back and forth just like before (where it was not difficult to reproduce before). @Kone& @Wes Bullardcan you take the latest update, and then try to see if the problem persists ? For me, it seems to have corrected whatever the issue was (at least for now). I'll do more testing later this week and onitor it. Thanks

I am assuming you have rebooted the device since the latest update ?

The BuzzTV app does not have a browser integrated. It takes a server URL and/or user/password input for MAC and/or XC login style iptv subs. Or an M3U file as input. Now, if you are a little bit tech savvy, you could probably set up a simple script on the NAS server which would regularly run and create a M3U file of all the media files available on your NAS, and then just point to the M3U file on your local server. I don't see how different that would be from using an IPTV sever sub really. You could easily get some M3U file format examples. With a little trial and error it should not be too hard. But VLC is pretty simplistic, and supports SMB shares making it super simple. And the interface works pretty well through a remote, so no need for any simulated mouse pointers to get to some features.

Compatibility of 3rd party remotes is always a hit an miss. And the mapping of some keys can also be way off on some. I have some remotes, where the channel flashback key is on the remote "search/magnifying glass" key. And the menu key, is mapped to the "record" key. However I have never had an issue that I have not found a mapped key for the "back" button. Have you tried the emulated right mouse button keys on the keyboard ? Short of trial and error, there is not much "you" can do as an end user. Since Bluetooth has limited range, and as you have already noticed, you are better off with an RF based remote which use USB dongles. Maybe getting something like the Buzz ARQ-100 (or the newer ARQ-200 series) would be an option to look at in the future.

Don't think the basic E1 is powerful enough to handle buzztv5 and was never planned to go to v5 as far as I know. Like Ryu mentioned, only Android 9 and up were planned. The E1 is running 7.1.2. However you already have a later version that I am on the E1. What version of "firmware" are you running (settings->updates). My E1 is at firmware version V20201123. And Buzz version 4.0.489, updated 11/11/2020 It is slow (compared to my other units - which is expected), but I am not having any crashing issues however. Not sure what the latest version available is (the the E1), but maybe I will try the "V20211016" file which is under the E1 download section of this site, since mine is older.

Are any of these 200 series remotes available to purchase separately at the moment from any of the legit buzz sources ? I've seen the ARQ-200 now being offered as part of bundle deals with boxes, but I have not seen it sold on it's own yet. example: https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/buzztv-xrs-4500-2022-edition-arq-200/14498785 I have seen one site only which seems to offer the ARQ-200 and 250, but not sure how legit it is, since it also promote some iptv services (so I will not post it here). Do we have any more details (or manuals) for the ARQ-200/220 or 250 ? Are the colored buttons on these remotes also transmitted over the RF/USB dongle (and supported by the current boxes) ? Or are they programmable IR only as with the typical mx3 clone style remotes (that look similar) that you can find all over amazon ? Thnx

You can use plex, jellyfin, or any other program if you want. I use both Plex and Jellyfin with my Synology (RS3617xs+, and DS1817+), since I like all the metadata it goes out and gets and the layout when looking to watch something. But that is more for my "permanent" movie collection. Plex is installed natively on the Synology, and Jellyfin is installed using a docker image. However, I am pleased to let you know that using VLC (that comes preinstalled), you can also browse your network shares, and you can easily play any music or video file that is supported by VLC. VLC supports SMB shares It is not as "pretty" as using plex or another media app, but it works. Reminds me of the good old days when I used to use my WD TV Live as my main media box

If you install a 2.5" HDD/SDD into the compartment underneath the 4900, or a USB drive, you will then go into the menu of Live TV, and then select PVR, then PVR options, which will have an option for "download storage" at the bottom to choose the destination. My E2 does allow download to "internal shared storage" (and I just tested it by downloading an AC/DC concert) , so check the menu option (as described above) and check to see if any download location is specified. On both of my 4900 devices, I only have the option for the internal SSD I installed as download storage, but I did not try by removing the SSD right now to see if it offers default of internal. BTW: I am assuming you are on the latest BuzzTV 5 ? Can you provide the version of BuzzTV listed at the bottom of the "menu" ? 4.0.xxx or 5.0.xxx ?

@denny111 If you have a 4900, then .774 is the latest buzztv 5 version available. You can not "downgrade" to .766. And unless there is specific reason (feature/bug), I don't see the logic behind that. For firmware, well that is specific to every box and not upgraded as often as buzztv5. The firmware on one box has no relation to the firmware on another. Not all boxes are upgraded at the same time to the same BuzzTV 5 level. Android 9 and Android 11 boxes can sometimes be a few version off from each other.

FYI: BuzzTV 5 is no longer in beta. Once you get the beta (using the 2015 method), you will then be in the queue to get the latest BuzzTV 5 (can take 20 or 30 minutes), which is NOT in beta any more.

Maybe if you list the things YOU expect to exist in the app, we can let you know if they exist in buzztv5.

2015 brengt u naar versie 5.0.653. Maar kort daarna zal buzz upgraden naar de nieuwste beschikbare versie 5.0.7xx voor uw apparaat.

And you can create a "favorites" list, which can have ONLY the channels you want. That's what I do. I could not imagine for daily watching, to have to go through all the categories one by one each time. By the time you go through them all, the programs are done and you have to start all over I go through through the categories once, flag my favorites, and then always use my favorites for every day use after that.

That is typically what you get if you press and hold the power key on the remote. The few times I have gotten that, I realize that the wife has fallen asleep and rolled over onto the remote