BT500

[Ryu]

[Gary9]

do you know when will be available to purchase it

[Emporium]

"For now", it only ships with the Powerstation.

 

[dishuser]

and that's all it's good for

[tvlarry]

Why this remote will not work with Live TV or VOD ? Whats the purpose of the voice search function then ?

[dishuser]

10 minutes ago, tvlarry said:

Why this remote will not work with Live TV or VOD ? Whats the purpose of the voice search function then ?

it's for your apps you installed or were preinstalled

Edited November 2, 2024 by dishuser

[T28]

After the latest firmware update (both PS6 and remote) my BT500 seems to seriously drag… as in push right arrow and it goes right , push it again and it sits/pauses/buffers, etc.  this has coincided with the battery level dropping below 50% due to usage (currently at 28%).  Are there any reports of the BT500 becoming erratic when battery levels get below a certain percentage?  Is there a setting that I maybe inadvertently changed?  Just scratching my head over the sudden/dramatic sluggishness.

Thanks

Edited August 25 by T28
Added info

[Emporium]

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.

 

[dishuser]

put in fresh batteries

[T28]

Yes, fresh batteries resolved the issue.  
I guess I am just shocked that starting at 50% batt life caused such a dramatic performance decline…or maybe just bad batteries.

BT500 is back to it’s normal snappiness.

Edited August 25 by T28

[T28]

Is there any way currently to extend the time that the backlight is on?

Is this an option that could potentially be added to the smart remote app?

I must be slow because by the time I press a key, get oriented where the key I want to press is,

the backlight usually turns off and I am alone in the dark again, lol.