On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 10:09 PM, Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > This may be off topic, but there are plenty of gurus who read this list > and are interested in tv. > > My tuner is a Sommet, Code: SHDNZ1. It appears to be a specialised > computer.The code running it is held in flash memory, and updates are > available to be run from a computer connected to the unit with a serial > crossover cable. So far no indication of what the underlying operating > system, if any, is. > > Now to my problems. > > 1. the clock keeps getting out of sync with the real world. > > 2. sometimes the number buttons on the remote fail to change to another > channel, this can have various effects - unable to select any channel, > unable to select 1 channel only, banner showing chosen channel appears > but no info and no change. > > 3. Sometimes the remote fails to work. (NO its not a battery problem) > > In general the only way to get the unit working properly again is to > switch off power and allow it to reboot. Turning off and back on using > the power button on the remote usually results in a tv with no channel > selected and no display. > > BTW the tuner is 1 approved by Freeview. > > General performance is frustrating. Before I try to return it, is anyone > else using this tuner, any comments on any of tuners on the market, or > other war stories. > > Any comments appreciated
I see this is a set top box. Have you got the latest firmware? Also there are various forums more suited to this discussion, not that I mind it here but you might find more people wth these on, say, geekzone or the nz digital tv forum?
