icarusi
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- My Satellite Setup
- Fortecstar Passion+
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Seems like the usual Fortec mashup of good bits and bad bits. It doesn't like my 2.5" IDE into a usb universal adapter but seems ok-in-parts with my 3.5" SATA into a SATA>USB dock.
The epg now puts the programme title into the recorded list and increments the title with '-1' if you record two parts of the same programme, on the SATA kit, but on the IDE kit it just gets confused and presumably overwrites the original, which is more like I was expecting.
Manual recordings on the IDE kit seem ok but zilch so far for timer recordings, although the VFD and OSD display perform as if all's well.
I tried the 'Freesat' (no Luxe HD!) and 'Fortecstar HD' settings but ultimately prefer the 'multisat' setting with my old list, which I'd saved to the P+ 'backup', USB stick and my PC, as it's easy to inadvertantly overwrite the backup and stick. I use the 'alphabet' filter for station sorting but it's only on the multisat setting.
The fast EPG on the Freesat and Fortec HD settings seems to work with your local BBC1 station as No1 on the station list, but for multisat only BBC1 London seems to work.
The old 'bookmark' system isn't recognised by the new firmware. The 8x FF can ultimately lockup the P+ needing a hard reset, which is new to me. 4x seems ok though.
I'll try some timed recordings on the SATA kit to see how it compares to my IDE kit. I suspect Fortec have sharpened up some timings to work with faster newer drives, so legacy kit like my IDE, which worked ok with the previous firmware, is left wanting, or it could be just the usual Fortec lack of comprehensive testing.
The 'now and next' display will extend to all items on the EPG for that channel. You can use the back arrow if you haven't passed the last item, otherwise you need to go forward again. It's useful for setting up time recordings without exiting the current programme (if it works).
The epg now puts the programme title into the recorded list and increments the title with '-1' if you record two parts of the same programme, on the SATA kit, but on the IDE kit it just gets confused and presumably overwrites the original, which is more like I was expecting.
Manual recordings on the IDE kit seem ok but zilch so far for timer recordings, although the VFD and OSD display perform as if all's well.
I tried the 'Freesat' (no Luxe HD!) and 'Fortecstar HD' settings but ultimately prefer the 'multisat' setting with my old list, which I'd saved to the P+ 'backup', USB stick and my PC, as it's easy to inadvertantly overwrite the backup and stick. I use the 'alphabet' filter for station sorting but it's only on the multisat setting.
The fast EPG on the Freesat and Fortec HD settings seems to work with your local BBC1 station as No1 on the station list, but for multisat only BBC1 London seems to work.
The old 'bookmark' system isn't recognised by the new firmware. The 8x FF can ultimately lockup the P+ needing a hard reset, which is new to me. 4x seems ok though.
I'll try some timed recordings on the SATA kit to see how it compares to my IDE kit. I suspect Fortec have sharpened up some timings to work with faster newer drives, so legacy kit like my IDE, which worked ok with the previous firmware, is left wanting, or it could be just the usual Fortec lack of comprehensive testing.
The 'now and next' display will extend to all items on the EPG for that channel. You can use the back arrow if you haven't passed the last item, otherwise you need to go forward again. It's useful for setting up time recordings without exiting the current programme (if it works).