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tony_i
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24. September 2009 @ 07:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I woke up on Tuesday morning to find all my channels gone from my SV4. Rescanned but still had loads missing (Sports 1, all Comedy Centrals for example).

I had V1.07 installed. I installed V1.12 to see if it made any difference. It did - I got all my channels back. However, I'm now left with the problem that the recording function is now useless.

Of course one solution would be to buy an SV5, which probably works, given that support and future firmware updates for the SV4 have probably stopped now. But given that support has been so crap, and the design so bad in relation to 8882 fault correcting, I'm reluctant to do this. My problem is that there are a few things about the SV4 that I've really liked.

I like the PVR function, when it worked.
I like the fact that it has two scarts in the back as I use an AV sender.
The USB updating is convenient, but I'm not too fussed about using a cable and I'm fairly computer literate.
I like the fact that I can also record to a USB hard drive.

So, given that these are the things I've liked, what box should I buy next? Doesn't have to be the cheapest as long as it's good value.

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 24. September 2009 @ 07:50

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24. September 2009 @ 08:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
did u try putting 1.09 on it?
tony_i
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24. September 2009 @ 08:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I remember putting 1.09 on it when it first came out and taking it off again immediately because the epg was even more dysfunctional than 1.07.

I also have an early box (almost a year old) so 1.09 is likely to brick it.

Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
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25. September 2009 @ 07:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Looking at getting an IT Gate 220? Anybody ever had one?
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30. September 2009 @ 01:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have Pansat 9200HD and since 3 months there are no south asian channels because of Nagra3; any idea of getting it back? Thanks in advamce..

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30. September 2009 @ 04:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have 2 Itgates, think they are great. :) You haven't said where you live though tony?
tony_i
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30. September 2009 @ 05:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Evastar:
I have 2 Itgates, think they are great. :) You haven't said where you live though tony?
I have an Itgate220 arriving tomorrow. I'm looking forward to shoving the starview under the bed and get a system that works properly and has some kind of support behind it.

I'm in England so I'll have no problems.
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30. September 2009 @ 08:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you are going the way of the linux box in th UK I would have went for a HD Linux box, since the HD chans over there work and are growing
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30. September 2009 @ 08:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by MICKAH:
If you are going the way of the linux box in th UK I would have went for a HD Linux box, since the HD chans over there work and are growing
Not on my 16-year-old CRT telly they're not mate.
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30. September 2009 @ 08:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
lol. class!

If it has a scart you could have used it, and if you changed yer tv in future you at least had a HD box, but anyways happy viewing

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 30. September 2009 @ 08:58

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30. September 2009 @ 14:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Lucky you tony(living in england)
We're all screwed in Ire. Withdrawl symptoms setting in.
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tony_i
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30. September 2009 @ 14:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
True. Enjoying it while it lasts. Our time will come...
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