On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Barry <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nick Rout wrote:
>>
>> 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?
>
> I was told so when I bought it last October. Rang Bond and Bond who told me
> to take it direct to Tisco. They wanted $$$ to look at it which I refuse to
> pay, so they sent me back to Bond and Bond who are now looking at my
> problems. Their phone service left much to be desired.
>>
>> 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?
>>
>

well what firmware does it have?

google points me here
http://sommetdigital.co.nz/hd_digital_tv_receiver.htm and I assume you
have been there. The latest firmware seems to be
magello_sommeti_v1.16_080919.bin

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