A850 - Thoughts and some little queries

[astro77]

Excellent twoing and throwing guys top notch solves many a problem.

and when did you become a moderator?

[flyin]

and when did you become a moderator?

Lol did not realise that was moderator speak, I guess I was caught up in the moment.

[astro77]

If members want to discuss, voice their opinions,experiences and go slightly off topic, then so be it, its not for you to try and dictate the direction of the thread.

[satsmo]

If members want to discuss, voice their opinions,experiences and go slightly off topic, then so be it, its not for you to try and dictate the direction of the thread.

Or for you to do also.

Looking at flyin's posts he was complimentary as opposed to derogatory. Sometimes what you read doesn't translate correctly on a forum.

[Scotster]

did you remove the usb powered hdd also to stop your problems.

That stopped it from crashing when trying to use time shift, but all the other issues still exist such as the play icon staying there when time shift is activated.

[Scotster]

Just to interject its seems on my Samsung smart tv when viewing free view high def channels different program's come through on different formats. Room 101 came through on 1080p whilst the show after came through on 1080i, food for thought. Well that's what the info box read.

Yeah that's normal. It just depends on the format & quality of the transmission. When you see a 1080p format, it isn't going to get any better. It really depends what sort of quality and bandwidth the networks can afford.

FWIW I think BBC has some of the best quality HD I've ever seen. Even their SD channels upscaled come up fantastic when using an HD reciever. All my "council" channels have came up miles better since changing over to the 850 so that's another massive plus for the box. Ditching the scart alone is worth it

Looking at flyin's posts he was complimentary as opposed to derogatory. Sometimes what you read doesn't translate correctly on a forum.

Must admit I saw it as complimentary too. Flyin was curious about the difference in quality with different formats and that led to a discussion about the actual formats of the supplier signals. As it turns out he WAS using the best format available for the signal that was available, which I guess set his mind at ease as to his setup. A little insight was given to the difference in different formats and most will have learned something from the discussion that they previously didn't know.

Win win

[cactikid]

anything in settings for time display settings like 5 secs or longer?

[Scotster]

anything in settings for time display settings like 5 secs or longer?

Yeah, it's set to 5 seconds. It doesn't happen every time, I just noticed it a few times. I'll try to recreate the times that it does happen.

In fact, that may have been with the HDD plugged in. Not really a direct relationship that I can think of but if it doesn't happen again then it's obviously too much of a load draw for the box causing all manner of issues

I'll keep playing anyway. As I said, regardless of these wee niggles, the box is magic

[cactikid]

good the more you shout the better it gets ,if it keeps people happy thats also a bonus.
and if you still think you are getting a bad hd picture,
use a better hdmi lead,
clean the bloody dirt off your screen .
cya

[flyin]

If members want to discuss, voice their opinions,experiences and go slightly off topic, then so be it, its not for you to try and dictate the direction of the thread.

Pardon me!!!

[astro77]

Or for you to do also.

Please show me an Example

Looking at flyin's posts he was complimentary as opposed to derogatory.

I'd call it dismissal.

sometims what you read doesn't translate correctly on a forum.

My Mentality,understanding and judgement is perfectly fine.

[satsmo]

Your understanding of my polite attempt at moderation isn't.

[astro77]

Your understanding of my polite attempt at moderation isn't.

satsmo ive been around long enough,and I remember you as a member on other forums many years ago, a long time before i joined this forum in 2008 so i know.

[satsmo]

And what has that got to do with my polite attempt at moderation?

You have now taken this thread way off topic, a point that you have tried to make an issue of. I will ask you once again to please go back on topic and leave the moderation of the forum to us.

[astro77]

satsmo ive been around long enough,and I remember you as a member on other forums many years ago, a long time before i joined this forum in 2008 so i know.....(edit you are fair

sometimes what you read doesn't translate correctly on the forum.