Still no update for my grundig digibox

In uk.media.tv.misc on Mon, 6 Jun 2005, Ed wrote :

Anyone got a clue when the grundig software update might be released?

Mine was finally updated this morning.
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Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett

Anyone got a clue when the grundig software update might be released?


Mine was finally updated this morning.

Ooh, I'll have to check when I get home - my tv hasnt been switched on
today .

In uk.media.tv.sky on Thu, 9 Jun 2005, Paul Hyett wrote :
In uk.media.tv.misc on Mon, 6 Jun 2005, Ed wrote :

Anyone got a clue when the grundig software update might be released?

Mine was finally updated this morning.

BTW, is switching off the red dot the *only* thing the new software
does? I have noticed anything else different.
--
Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett

Mine was finally updated this morning.

So was mine, marvellous.

BTW, is switching off the red dot the *only* thing the new software
does? I have noticed anything else different.

No, it has prepared the EPG for the reshuffling. e.g. radio channels
will begin 0, amongst other things

In uk.media.tv.sky Professor Yaffle wrote:

: BTW, is switching off the red dot the *only* thing the new software
: does? I have noticed anything else different.

: No, it has prepared the EPG for the reshuffling. e.g. radio channels
: will begin 0, amongst other things

It also has the enhanced parental lockout options on channels.

When I checked my Grundig box last night it still had the old software.
Is the roll out regional (Northamptonshire)? Or should I force another
software reload.

"Brian McIlwrath" wrote in message
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In uk.media.tv.sky Professor Yaffle wrote:

: BTW, is switching off the red dot the *only* thing the new software
: does? I have noticed anything else different.

: No, it has prepared the EPG for the reshuffling. e.g. radio channels
: will begin 0, amongst other things

It also has the enhanced parental lockout options on channels.

In uk.media.tv.sky Barry Kelman wrote:
: When I checked my Grundig box last night it still had the old software.
: Is the roll out regional (Northamptonshire)? Or should I force another
: software reload.

The rollout is by exact models (is there more than one Grundig?).

Forcing a download is counterproductive as this normally loads the "known
stable" version (ie. the OLD software!). There is no way to force a download
of the new software ... except that, as it downloads to a second memory bank,
simply powering off and on will activate it if it is present.

STILL no "last channel" button though: the single most requested feature
and seven years on we're still waiting.


Their excuse is always 'there is no spare button on the remote
control'.

It's a pathetic excuse, and indeed a lie. The blue button activates
"favourite" channels. Green and yellow are completely spare and unused.

As is "backup" which even has a convenient name for a "last channel"
feature from live TV.

I always thought that's what backup was going to do when I first got
sky, but now it is my most used button because I cant bear to wait for
the banners and stuff to time out. If I switch to a sky channel i have
to press backup twice before my picture is clear of banner, red button
etc. So to backup to last channel you'd need to press it 3 times. I
know the icon goes away after 30 seconds, but I cant wait that long.
Why can't you set the search and scan banner to time out after 1
second, not 5? If you set it to zero, the favourite channels feature is
deactivated, so that's no use. Using one of the other colour buttons is
a good idea, but imagine sky having to explain that to everyone. Most
people I know dont even use 'favourite channels'.