spursboy
16-05-15, 16:44
Hi there,
I've had a Technomate TM-Twin OE running ViX for the best part of a year now and it's always performed reasonably well, if not smoothly all the time (I've come to terms with general bugginess).
However, I'm beginning to think the box has had - or is close to having - its day as it slows down after a few hours of usage, to the point that it crashes and restarts, while the PVR facilities, especially pausing, takes seconds to kick in.
In addition, TSmedia can be very sluggish at times and even my channels cut out completely on occasions, to the extent that I have to restart the box. Again this isn't ideal as it takes a good minute-90 seconds to boot.
I also store my AutoBouquetsMaker and OpenTV data for the EPG on my HDD and regularly update the box, so I don't see why else it would be slow other than the specs holding the box back.
With that in mind, and on the assumption that there's nothing I can do about the above, I'm thinking of getting a new box. As a loyal Technomate user, I'm inclined towards the Nano-2T (dual-core CPU etc), but have heard good reviews about the VU series.
What would you recommend I do? Of course I'd like to extend the life of this box, but I have my reservations.
Looking forward to your responses :)
I've had a Technomate TM-Twin OE running ViX for the best part of a year now and it's always performed reasonably well, if not smoothly all the time (I've come to terms with general bugginess).
However, I'm beginning to think the box has had - or is close to having - its day as it slows down after a few hours of usage, to the point that it crashes and restarts, while the PVR facilities, especially pausing, takes seconds to kick in.
In addition, TSmedia can be very sluggish at times and even my channels cut out completely on occasions, to the extent that I have to restart the box. Again this isn't ideal as it takes a good minute-90 seconds to boot.
I also store my AutoBouquetsMaker and OpenTV data for the EPG on my HDD and regularly update the box, so I don't see why else it would be slow other than the specs holding the box back.
With that in mind, and on the assumption that there's nothing I can do about the above, I'm thinking of getting a new box. As a loyal Technomate user, I'm inclined towards the Nano-2T (dual-core CPU etc), but have heard good reviews about the VU series.
What would you recommend I do? Of course I'd like to extend the life of this box, but I have my reservations.
Looking forward to your responses :)