Recent content by zumtotal

No, nothing like that happening around the relevant time. As you suggested, I will set up a number of consecutive timers and see which I get.

Interesting. On my M3 it waits until the exact minute comes up and starts loading only then.

Yes, timed recordings in the daytime work every time with this USB stick. There's no timer set to turn the box off, so it can't be that. Usually when the recording fails, the box has come out of standby to record, but hasn't recorded anything and remains turned on after it should have gone back...

I spoke too soon! It passes every test recording - seven yesterday - but when I try to record a programme overnight it fails! I can't work out what causes it - it's not speed because it happily recorded HD in the tests, and the 'real' recording was SD. This has happened before with other sicks -...

Haha, that gave me a laugh. :-thumb1 Or maybe Goth black nail varnish, to match the errr sleek (some would say cheap plastic) case of the M3. Initial tests with the Color Turn stick have gone well.

I'm looking for £150 o.n.o, including Guaranteed Special Delivery to mainland UK. Duolabs QboxHD Mini This receiver has been lightly used only by myself and it's in very good working order. Features: Open source Linux Enigma 2 based firmware, easily updateable by USB or ethernet port Many...

I have an M3 (same chip and firmware as the F3). Recording to a USB flash drive is proving temperamental, to say the least! It doesn't just depend on speed, either - I tried a 16GB USB 3.0 Busbi Bolt which has a decent write up in this review of USB sticks: USB 3.0 Flash Drives: 30 Best Speed...