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abraxas, I can tell you one think with the XRS4500 if you want to do any recordings you definitely want the Buzz 5 operating system ! The Buzz 4 operating system never recorder programs well, with the Buzz 5 system the XRS4500 works perfect for recording like it was designed to do. If you have a recording scheduled and the box is off it will even wake up and record the program. If you provider gives you more then one feed you can record and watch another program while it is recording. EXAMPLE: I have one provider that gives me 4 lines, the other day I was recording 3 programs and watching another channel.

You should updater to the Buzz 5 operating system, the 4500's work like they should with the Buzz 5 operating system! I could never record on my 4500's with the Buzz 4 system, with the Buzz 5 system they work GREAT!

Does the suspend mode now turn the box off like the 4500's do? (Green light goes off and red light comes on)?

Now I unplugged the box, plugged it back in and left it reboot and now it is working like it should again. lol Can you believe that? I guess from now on whenever something is not working correct the first thing I will do is reboot. BUT WHAT IS VLC?

PVR recordings

I received an update today to version 5.0.771 and it messed up the playing of recorder programs. When you try to fast forward a recorded program it just restarts it from the beginning again. I hope they get this fixed because version 5.0770 was working perfect! By the way this is on my XRS4500 MAX box.

When you say you rebooted, did you unplug the box for a few seconds, or just shut it down and restarted it? It took me a few time to get the rest of the update also, just give it a little more time and try it again. And by the way the latest update in now 5.0.769.

That did it, unplugged the box, plugged it back in and left it reboot, went back in to check for updates and sure enough it downloaded a small update. I now have version 5.0.769

I did that also, but it is saying I am on the latest update, but I know the latest update is version 5.0.767 Is there any reason it will not update me to the latest version? (version 5.0.767)

Yes I did, I thought by entering 2015 again after updating to Buzz 5 it would update again to the version 5.0.767 that I have on my XRS4500 MAX.

Are all the Buzz 5 updates for the XRS4500 the same version? The reason I am asking is because on my XRS4500 MAX my version is 5.0.767 but on my XRS4500 it is only version 5.0.653. And my XRS4500 was just updated to Buzz 5 this afternoon but my XRS4500 MAX was updated last week, why wouldn't they both be 5.0.767?

Is it possible to get this box to shut down in the suspend mode like the 4500 boxes do in the next firmware version?

That was a VERY good price for the XRS4500 Max with 2 remotes! I just checked Amazon and they don't have that price now.

You will be very happy with it, for the difference in price between the XRS4500 and the XRS4500 Max I think you made a very good choice ! Since I upgraded mine from the Buzz 4 operating system to Buzz 5 operating system I can record anything even with the box turned off. The box will wake up and record what I have scheduled to record. With the XRS4500 Max and its 128GB storage you will be able to record hundreds of programs!

Yes I meant download VOD. lol

I think the XRS4500 2022 comes with the new BT-300 remote instead of the BT-100 remote, that is the only difference I know of.

Do you want to record Live TV programs or record VOD? If you do out of the 3 you have listed I would go with the XRS4500 Max

Thanks Guys! Now off to buy a BT-100 or BT-200!

Does anyone know if the BT-100 or BT-200 remote will work with the U5 box? The BT-400 will not work the way I need it to (don't want it to control the TV on & off). I am using the IR-200 remote to control the U5 right now and it operates the way I need it to, but the IR-200 remote is not backlite, I would like to get a backlite remote.

Thanks, I thought I may just be missing it. I guess that will come with a later update.

Thanks Ryu, I have it now!

Yes my XRS4500 Max is presently at 5.0.767 also. And working better then it ever did!

Off topic guys but how are you Quoting people when you reply to them? I hit the Quote button but nothing happens for me.

Anyone know where on Buzz5 you can do a backup on the U5 box? I can't find anywhere on the system where is is allowing you to do a backup or restore. Or am I missing it somewhere?

Unless I am looking at the wrong place, the Buzz 5 I just installed today it is saying my firmware version is: V20220106 This is on a XRS4500 MAX box.