New azbox software out

**AcWxRadar** · 12-19-2009 01:43 PM

I don't detect many differences either. I have noticed some new menu items with past versions, but mostly I think the recent updates are just for improvements of operation of some of the existing features.

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**Iceberg** · 12-19-2009 11:28 PM

well dont like newest

when you hit "power" it says

10 (counts to 0)
SLEEP
SHUTDOWN

Sleep must be what we're use to but shutdown must mean "unplug box or turn off switch dummy"

also sometimes when I say "sleep" and try and power back on, there is a HDMI handshake issue....sometimes wont send signal to HDTV

this is version 4075...going to try 4056

update: when you press power and get that screen, pressing OK right away turns it off (sleep mode).....still dont like that. If you let it go to 0 the box does shut off

**Iceberg** · 12-20-2009 12:31 AM

OK tried 4056

couple things I like when recording
-press "record" and it records. No stupid pop up with the time right now and end time 2 hours from now and then you have to hit "OK" to record. It records and below the info bar it shows the channel and how far recording
0:00:00-2:00:00 and it counts up (and down)
-you can hit record to fine tune the time...good part is you can go negative. So if its only a 1 hour program, hit record a second time to bring up the popup then where you would "extend" the recording, hit left arrow to shorten it. It shows -10,-20 etc

**AcWxRadar** · 12-20-2009 06:31 AM

Originally Posted by Iceberg

well dont like newest

when you hit "power" it says

10 (counts to 0)
SLEEP
SHUTDOWN

Sleep must be what we're use to but shutdown must mean "unplug box or turn off switch dummy"

also sometimes when I say "sleep" and try and power back on, there is a HDMI handshake issue....sometimes wont send signal to HDTV

this is version 4075...going to try 4056

update: when you press power and get that screen, pressing OK right away turns it off (sleep mode).....still dont like that. If you let it go to 0 the box does shut off

Originally Posted by Iceberg

OK tried 4056

couple things I like when recording
-press "record" and it records. No stupid pop up with the time right now and end time 2 hours from now and then you have to hit "OK" to record. It records and below the info bar it shows the channel and how far recording
0:00:00-2:00:00 and it counts up (and down)
-you can hit record to fine tune the time...good part is you can go negative. So if its only a 1 hour program, hit record a second time to bring up the popup then where you would "extend" the recording, hit left arrow to shorten it. It shows -10,-20 etc

Interesting! And weird, too. I currently have image 4001 installed, so I will mark your information when I upgrade to these versions and beware of these items.

Thanks ICE,

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**Iceberg** · 12-20-2009 12:16 PM

Now maybe they werent enough high bitrate but I did record some HD with no issues. They were 5-6 minute recordings but they were stable

stations were (all off 121W)
RFDTV
Jewelry TV
STO HD

When I recorded other HD feeds in the past they were all herky jerky spazzy.

Can someone check the bitrate of those 3 if they have the capability to?

**cracklincrotch** · 12-20-2009 05:13 PM

Actually, it's a good thing that the shutdown option is there. To avoid possible file system corruption make sure your box is off, not asleep, as data may still be in cache memory and not written to disk. Shutting down avoids the possibility of data loss.

**Jim S.** · 12-20-2009 07:27 PM

I'm pretty sure Linux filesystems can be set up to not cache data. Whether the AZbox does so is another story. (Maybe it's not possible to do so at the bit rate required for HD, who knows?) I think it's the "sync" option, if anyone wants to check their mount flags.