Re: New digibox software


"Remove _ for valid address" <u_1061771155@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I see my old PACE 2200 digibox got a new software load yesterday
> (1.3.25/1.2S4FB/3.3b.5 replaces 1.3.20/1.2S4F9/3.3a.6).
>
> Whilst superficially it doesn't look much different from before (apart
> from the lighter menu background) its datastream processing turns out
> to be much improved over the last level. It now seems able to detect
> changes in the PMT and switch to new PIDs automatically.
>
> I'm not sure if this is a sign that they intend to do dynamic switching
> at some time in the future e.g. using the same PIDs for multiple
> regions at a good datarate and dividing them only at the adverts.
> (Well, we can hope can't we?)
>
> I found this out because my homebrew PVR (which plays back via the
> digibox interface) has several old recordings when BBC and Channel 4
> used different PIDs compared to today. Playing these back used to be
> a pain (needing one to switch channels away and back before it reread
> the PMT) but today it all works automatically! I've also not managed
> to hang it once (yet...), in the past it tended to hang or reboot when
> presented with some of these old datastream recordings. Hopefully this
> will translate into better reliability for 'normal' users too when the
> signal drops out due to weather etc.
>
> Need to check if they've improved the audio/video synchronisation
> after dropouts, which used to be a bit flakey too.
>
> Mike.
> [ Howebrew PVR: http://www.u1061771158.uklinux.org ]
>

I'd love to check out the PVR, but the link doesn't work for me.

Steve Howarth


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