Rich Marshall
Well-known Member
I have one of the original Thompson boxes.
I've had the usual problems in the past so I changed the PSU with the recommended upgrade and the HDD to a new 1TB WD.
Since the upgrades it has been fine for a year or so but lately the box is running very slowly through the menus to the point of being unresponsive and also I have picture drop-outs almost every other day.
I do regular planner rebuilds and the picture drop-out can usually be fixed by switching the HDMI input on the TV and switching back.
Any ideas on how to fix the above would be good, or is it time to attempt to get a new box from sky or a second hand one on ebay?
Can't afford a new box, I'd rather just cancel Sky and get a freeview HD/freesat HD recorded if It's going to cost hundreds.
I've had the usual problems in the past so I changed the PSU with the recommended upgrade and the HDD to a new 1TB WD.
Since the upgrades it has been fine for a year or so but lately the box is running very slowly through the menus to the point of being unresponsive and also I have picture drop-outs almost every other day.
I do regular planner rebuilds and the picture drop-out can usually be fixed by switching the HDMI input on the TV and switching back.
Any ideas on how to fix the above would be good, or is it time to attempt to get a new box from sky or a second hand one on ebay?
Can't afford a new box, I'd rather just cancel Sky and get a freeview HD/freesat HD recorded if It's going to cost hundreds.