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?

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