Newbie questions

[Screwdriver]

Hi,

I am thinking of buying this box for an old relative. Is the first screen when you start it up always the Home Screen or can you set it so it automatically loads to your last available channel?

 

Second, is there the option of time shift and recording too?

 

thanks  

[dishuser]

loads to home screen but a pic of the channel that's playing(last channel) is upper left

just click on it or press the live tv button on remote

catchup only

no timeshift or recording

[Emporium]

Catchup is server dependant, so the server needs to support catchup.  Not all do.

The built-in LiveTV app does have an option to auto-start upon boot, so once it boots, a few seconds later it will launch the LiveTV and it will be at the last channel you were watching.  I have it set up like that for my mom.

Recording can be a little more complicated.  In the sense that there are many things to consider.  First of all, to record while you want something else, your service needs to allow multiple connections (hence XC API with 2 or more conenctions).  Then depending on the box you get, it will have PVR or PVR+ capabilities.  PVR+ is best since it will wake the box up to do a record.  Also, a recording is only as good as the stability of the stream.  If a stream glitches, then the recording typically stops.  So some people get frustrated and try to blame the box, but it is not always the boxes fault.

My personal recommendation I always make to family and friends, for best bang for the buck, is still the BuzzTV Classic.  Same CPU as the X5 and U5.  Included the BT250 Blutooth remote.  And it just works

 

[dishuser]

@Emporium

3 hours ago, Emporium said:

Catchup is server dependant, so the server needs to support catchup.  Not all do.

The built-in LiveTV app does have an option to auto-start upon boot, so once it boots, a few seconds later it will launch the LiveTV and it will be at the last channel you were watching.  I have it set up like that for my mom.

Recording can be a little more complicated.  In the sense that there are many things to consider.  First of all, to record while you want something else, your service needs to allow multiple connections (hence XC API with 2 or more conenctions).  Then depending on the box you get, it will have PVR or PVR+ capabilities.  PVR+ is best since it will wake the box up to do a record.  Also, a recording is only as good as the stability of the stream.  If a stream glitches, then the recording typically stops.  So some people get frustrated and try to blame the box, but it is not always the boxes fault.

My personal recommendation I always make to family and friends, for best bang for the buck, is still the BuzzTV Classic.  Same CPU as the X5 and U5.  Included the BT250 Blutooth remote.  And it just works

 

how do you set to boot to live tv?

how do you record?

[Screwdriver]

Thanks. The only other Linux box I have used are enigma2 receivers. The issue they had was if the stream stops, the box/software would not auto-reconnect/restart the stream: so you would have to say change the channel and go back to what you were watching. Does the L1 have any similar limitation?

 

Also, does it handle formats like HDR10 and HLG?

[Emporium]

10 hours ago, dishuser said:

@Emporium

how do you set to boot to live tv?

how do you record?

Oops.. Guess I should stop replying at nights   I completely ignored the fact that this was regarding the L1.

You are correct, thanks for catching it, The L1 does not have recording.

And I don't think BuzzTV 6 (on the L1) has the boot to live TV option (not yet at least), but nice thing is that as soon as it boot, you have a PiP window where the LiveTV icon is, and it is automatically streaming your last channel.  And all you really need to do is hit "OK" on the remote to load up and continue streaming the same channel.

I have not had streams freeze yet on the L1.  They either work, or don't work.  So for now, can't comment on the need to switch channel and come back to continue streaming.

HDR10 and HLG, I don't have anything compatible with that, but I would be surprised if this specific model supported any.  It is not advertised as such, and it is targeted as a budget box, so no frills.  Just a lightweight box that works for what it was intended for with no additional bells and whistles.  And that, it does well, and is pretty snappy, even considering the lower hardware specs.

 

[Screwdriver]

18 hours ago, Emporium said:

 

HDR10 and HLG, I don't have anything compatible with that, but I would be surprised if this specific model supported any.  It is not advertised as such, and it is targeted as a budget box, so no frills.  Just a lightweight box that works for what it was intended for with no additional bells and whistles.  And that, it does well, and is pretty snappy, even considering the lower hardware specs.

 

 

Thanks. I was tempted to buy one, but HLG/HDR 10 was the one feature that I did want. The others are nice-to-haves rather than must-haves.

Would anyone be able to post a picture of the display settings/options for the L1 please?

Thanks

[Ryu]

5 hours ago, Screwdriver said:

 

Thanks. I was tempted to buy one, but HLG/HDR 10 was the one feature that I did want. The others are nice-to-haves rather than must-haves.

Would anyone be able to post a picture of the display settings/options for the L1 please?

Thanks