Digispy

Just wanted some advice from the experts that frequent this form. As someone who lives on the South Coast, I have no access to the BBC’s DAB services. However, now thanks to Freeview, all the BBC’s digital services are now available.
Therefore I want to buy a DTT box that will be only used for audio (it wont be connected to a TV). Obviously I’ll need an audio out, plus no problems with the new radio channels (I’ve heard there are problem with some boxes, ie. Panasonic, etc).
What would people recommend?

PS. A nice silver box to go with the others hooked up would be nice.

Just done a “Store Channels” on my ex-ITVd Phillips box and have noticed that the Now/Next function is worked between the Muxes – sort of!

It seems to only work from an ITV/C4/ITV2 channel (Mux2). For BBC1 etc (Mux1) all it says is “BBC Programme Information”. For five (and the rest of MuxA), I’m getting full, up-to-date information. The only fly in this ointment is that for BBC Four (now on Mux B?), I get nothing, nadda, not a saussage.

Still, something is better than nothing!

We’d had frequent disconnections with our old modem so Virgin came out and replaced with a 256. I have a wireless router and then pc connected into that

Since the engineer has come out (2 days ago), we have been unable to get online. I can get to the modem on 192.168.100.1 and login and can also get to act2.virginmedia.com (which it keeps routing me to)

I have been through 2 (very painful) calls with the Indian techs who have now twice taken my new MAC address and have tried to send down a new config to the modem. The last call was absolutely frustrating, being told it must be my ethernet cable, it must be my pc, take the router out and connect direct. For the love of god, i can get to the activation site, it’s not a problem with my router.

The last ‘tech’, and i use the term loosely, has escalated the call and someone will look into it within 72 hours. Lucky me.

Is there anyone i can speak to and try to get this resolved? I wasn’t given a number i could call back on (except 151) and i have no support case number (do they have such things at VM?). I don’t even have a time when they will call back and they only have my landline.

I checked the event log on the modem and after every reboot it tried to download\install a new package which fails with a signature error, mean anything? It doesn’t appear that the modem has the right config for me, it’s set to (a default?) of 10Mb, i’m on the 20Mb package.

Thanks

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Anyone else had problem with BBC channels breaking up during peak hours 6-10 ish?

Had this problem last year and they fixed it (some how?)

It’s started again this week and i have to watch the bbeb on the TV tuner

Tried to call VM on 150 & 151 last night and they were maxxed out and not answering calls

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I’m thinking of getting HC but would really like to be able to get a device to record at the same time.

As far as I know H-C don’t do HDD recorders (though they should do), and Tivo’s not available in the UK (might be wrong about this).

Does anything come close to Sky+ ?? I’ve heard it rocks.

Windows Media Centre / Mac’s comparable software would be one option, but I’d rather not have a big noisy computer in the living room (as would the missus!)

…may be trying to kill too many birds with one stone here!

NTL tell me this is normal and happens on Sky Digital too, is it and does it? At 12am or 1am the screen will go black for 1-2 seconds whilst the audio will continue, it will then come back and be fine but it will do this several times at this time of night and never during the day or any other time. NTL say it is to do with the software updating the listings, is this right cos it’s sounds crap to me! Does Sky do something similar at 3am as NTL say?

Anyone noticed a few new additions/features to The Box?

Noticed a new logo for “Remix” earlier (pretty self explanatory) and now they have “Final Week On The Box” graphics for the last two vids (Shayne Ward “Breathless” and Mutya Buena “B Boy Baby”)… maybe they’re about to overhall the channel with some new graphics? Long overdue in terms of how often eMap change their graphic sets

I dont know if anyone got this.. i caught it right at the end but dont know what was going on.

I’d switched back to Sky Sports HD1 after watching a recorded programme (I’d been watching the England game earler) and was greeted with the sight of Jamie Redknapp on screen, with the backdrop of the Tallinn stadium behind him.

Transcript follows:

JR (reading from a script): Chris Hartman
JR: Spy Durman.. (puzzled look ) that alright?

(woman’s voice in background, couldnt catch what she said)
(then somone sounding like Richard Keys “what was that last one?) as camera cuts to the empty presenters chairs beside JR )
JR: Spy Durman
JR: Spy.. (breaks into laughter) Spiderman!!

(screen goes blank)

JR: Quality son, I was thinking, what the f**k does that say?! Love that fella, love that! He’s a f**ker, isnt he!

after a brief period of blank grey screen, program cuts to Transworld Sport, the advertised programme.

Anone else see this?? It was obviously broadcast by mistake…

Anyone seen what the BOX have done to their graphics? Decided to put “rainbows” and more colours into their on screen animations/song info… don’t like what they’ve done I have to say. Why they can’t stick with a graphical look that works and leave it for a bit without fiddling I don’t know