[mikerobertson]

got a foxsat hdr the wife was watching tv and it froze,when i power it off at the wall i get the splash screen which goes off after a while then nothing the front of the hdr says boot.Is there a hard reset for the box.This is the second HDR in as many weeks i must say in not impressed so far.I was going to put my topfied & foxsat on ebay and keep the hdr for freesat and the ps3 for freeview but i think ill hang on

mike

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by mikerobertson

got a foxsat hdr the wife was watching tv and it froze,when i power it off at the wall i get the splash screen which goes off after a while then nothing the front of the hdr says boot.Is there a hard reset for the box.This is the second HDR in as many weeks i must say in not impressed so far.I was going to put my topfied & foxsat on ebay and keep the hdr for freesat and the ps3 for freeview but i think ill hang on

mike

Try turning off the power for longer, leave it off for around 10 mins (the power supply has enough stored energy to run the box for ages as it only uses a tiny amount of power in sby.

[mikerobertson]

left it of for 15/20 mins still the same,so i unplugged the lnb cables it booted up but said no signal so powered down then put the lnb cables in and does nothing but say boot on the front.Ive got a quad lnb running both the hdr and a normal foxsat sat which i have no trouble with at all,

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by mikerobertson

left it of for 15/20 mins still the same,so i unplugged the lnb cables it booted up but said no signal so powered down then put the lnb cables in and does nothing but say boot on the front.Ive got a quad lnb running both the hdr and a normal foxsat sat which i have no trouble with at all,

Oh dear, before returning it try running the other stb off the inputs used by the hdr just to eliminate a lnb failure.

[mikerobertson]

tried swapping the leads all ok on the foxsat.so its the hdr .small problem taking it back ive but a 1tb drive in and sold the drive that was in the hdr duhhhh,but ive got a cunning plan which involves argos.

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by mikerobertson

tried swapping the leads all ok on the foxsat.so its the hdr .small problem taking it back ive but a 1tb drive in and sold the drive that was in the hdr duhhhh,but ive got a cunning plan which involves argos.

OUCH. Just a thought, could it be the drive that's causing the problem ?

[Caz41]

Originally Posted by mikerobertson

tried swapping the leads all ok on the foxsat.so its the hdr .small problem taking it back ive but a 1tb drive in and sold the drive that was in the hdr duhhhh,but ive got a cunning plan which involves argos.

Have called Argos head office and told them to watch out for a Mike Robertson on route with a dodgy return

[mikerobertson]

Id say not because the first HDR crashed as many times as the second one which i put the 1tb drive i thought i couldn't get two duff boxes.But i was wrong.I cant believe a product would be released with this many issues attached.I thought my BT vision box had bugs but the HDR takes it to a new level that for sure.Oh well bring box number 3................

[mikerobertson]

its ok i'll wear a disguise

[mikerobertson]

https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...roductId=35048


this is the drive i put in

[grahamlthompson]

Originally Posted by mikerobertson

https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...roductId=35048


this is the drive i put in

That's the same drive as I am using although it's mounted externally in a esata drop in cradle and so far has worked great. In this way the original drive can be swapped in and out in moments and the drive can be directly read using the esata's own usb port.

Incidentally that's a good price, might get a 2nd when the existing one starts getting full. (About 36% used at the moment)

[mikerobertson]

yes it is a good price for the drive and i paid 235.00 for the hdr which would have been a bargain if they could last longer than a few week

ps told the wife it only cost 150...........

[mikerobertson]

left it off for a few hours while i walked the dogs,it started took a while did a factory reset seems ok (fingers crossed) its got to be a software problem thats for sure.Checked for heat etc,see how i get on with but id advise no one to buy one thats for sure.I'll be keeping my topfield for a while until this box of junk has stable software.

[brichards]

Hi,

I have one of these boxes and it is the most stable box on the planet
You must have a duff box???

Brian

[mikerobertson]

what two duff boxes in a row!!!

[mikerobertson]

ive had or got a

topfield 5800
ps3 with play tv
bt vision
pace twin
digifuison 150
digifuison 200
and now
hummax hdr which is the worst pvr ever.

it came back to life for an hour so done a factory reset all ok but when i turned it off it decided it would only show a red led on the front and do nothing else.I have to say after 2 of these boxes that they are not fit for purpose

[mikerobertson]

Well got box number 3 today.Wish me luck i wonder how long this one will last (im not holding my breath thats for sure)