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For RCU not working, are you trying only using IR, or have you tried to pair them with BT ?

Under PVR->PVR options you will also need to configure the record destination to go to the sata drive and not internal storage.

Pretty sure the "We will be removing it as an option" was referring to the option of using internal storage. If you want to use TS you will eventually need some sort of external storage. This was not referring to the option of TS entirely. Using Internal storage is also unnecessary wear and tear on the internal storage. External storage can easily be replaced if it eventually fails, internal you don't want to use for this kind of activity.

Thanks.. I had read that a while back. But for the most part the recording are working . It's just that if I start the recording using the one button record, it will not allow me to change channel (while it is recording). However if I manually schedule the recording (even on same channel I'm watching), the recording will start and work fine in the background and I can still change channels. I'm only doing recording at a time so I am not going past my number of max connections (1 server I tried I have 2 connections, the other one I used was a custom M3U file with many public streaming sources, so no server limit). Just seems that scheduled recording, work as expected. But starting a recording using the one button record option does not allow me to continue recording if I decide to change channel. Anyhow, I will try a few more scenarios tomorrow. And I'll still haven't had a chance to try the same on the HD5 however. I'll even try it on my other 4900 which I still have the last "public" release (4.x from last April I think). Just curious, if you are watching a channel and they start one button recording (red button - assuming one button recording is enabled), once it starts recording (a second or 2 later) can you successfully change channels ?

Scheduled recording work exactly as expected as far as I have tried so far. However I tried on the fly (one button record) and the recording starts no problem. And if I stay on the channel, it works fine also. But if I start this one button recording on a channel, then I can't change channel (even though my service allows 2 connections). I get a message that warns me that "Recording is in progress. The recording will be cancelled if you change channels". I even tried using one of my personal M3U files of various streaming sources which would have no concurrent connection limits since all independent sources), and same. Is that normal, or just a current limitation/bug ? For reference, I am running v5.0.727 (V20220624). And I tried with both Default and Secondary players, just in case. "IF" I remember correctly on my 4900, it works fine if I am using the default player (can change channel even once I start a 1 button record). But same reaction (warning message if trying to change channel) and I am using the secondary player (or vice versa). I can double check tomorrow if more details are needed. Sorry if I am overseeing something obvious. Thnx in advance.

I'm assuming if things get really mangled, you can also do a factory reset by the usual button in the AV hole, and booting to the Android Recovery screen, and selecting the "Wipe data factory reset" option ? Thnx

Same here.. Just tested it. Power off from X5 remote is a proper power off (since I have powerkey definition set that way). But if I turn off my monitor (which is where the X5 is presently connected), about 5 seconds later, the light in front of the X5 goes RED. Turn on monitor and before monitor even has time to turn LCD on, the X5 is already powered up, led is blue, and image is ready. So it obviously goes into suspend. I checked and under CEC control, I have CEC Switch enabled, and the Device auto power off is also enabled (but it does not power off, it goes to suspend. For me it does not bother me one way or another. I usually do a full power off out of habit from ages ago, since there were funny behavior over time. I have not tried the X5 long enough using suspend to see if there are still strange behaviors after a while. I always assumed it was due to all sorts of strange states, memory leaks and other unexpected states, but I guess time will tell. Guess "if" it is an option maybe they can add a dropdown/submenu to the "Device auto power off", so we can select "disable, power off, or suspend". @PapaS you say you have 2 options, shutdown and restart. I am assuming you are referring to the options if you LONG press the power button on the remote. If you just quickly hit the power key on the remote, it will just do whatever is defined under the "Settings->More Settings->Powerkey Definition" There you have option for suspend, force suspend, shutdown and restart. Not sure what the difference is between suspend and force suspend however.

The specific drive being used makes all the difference. many of the older drives generate quite a bit of heat. Even SSD. Initially when I got my 4900 I had installed and old intel 120GB SSD I had lying around, and it would get quite hot. Then I eventually replaced the drive with a Micron 240GB enterprise grade SSD and the unit now get's just barely warm to the touch. The controllers used on many of the older SSD would generate quite a bit of heat. I'm sure many of the older mechanical SSD would get incredibly hot also. The newer drives often use better bearings with a little less friction and therefore less heat. Even on desktop drives, I had tried some regular drives in a synology NAS server and the drive temps would hover around 41C to 42C on average. When I replaced the drives (with Constellation ES.3 enterprise drives) in the same unit with the same settings, the drives would hover around 31C to 32C on average. The type of bearings used in mechanical drives is very important to heat generation. One hint also, if I remember correctly, the 4900 used to come with a small thin rubber pad to put on the HDD to fill in the gap between the HDD and the door to avoid it from rattling/moving. Don't intall that on the whole face of the drive. Just need a small slice (about 1cm wide), and you can install it just on the opposite end of the sata connectors. That is sufficient to keep the drive from moving around, and also leaves a small gap to allow a little airflow. I know it is not much, but every little bit counts.