Something has definitely changed, EPG performance wise.
I‘m now being nagged by my TV to apply the 05.00.10 update, but really don’t want to do it so close to the Christmas period. A bricked TV now would be far from ideal.
The EPG is now taking several minutes to refresh in places. If I check the EPG whilst watching say ITVHD, the guide updates reasonably quickly for those channels around what I’m watching. I can scroll up and 3 or 4 of the channels above are also filled-in. Go beyond that and the guide is totally blank for several minutes.
Power-cycling the TV, or doing an auto tune does result in a more snappier performance for a little while, but it’s hardly stellar. I also found that trying to switch from Freeview to Freesat when the guide is in a mess resulted in a weird situation whereby I was getting an odd Freeview guide whilst watching Freesat!
This could be something to do with a recent transmission change somewhere. It’s pointless talking to LG about this, or any other problems with their TV products. You’ll just get a flat denial that anything is wrong, the bog standard compatibility excuse or an offer to have the TV carted away for unspecified repairs.
Odd that in the age of all this so-called technology I’m now having to revert to my regular copy of the Radio Times in order to find out what’s currently airing.