adm
28-05-16, 10:22
How is the time-shift buffer meant to work?
Currently I have the time-shift settings set to automatically start time-shift after 5 seconds.
I assumed that on a channel change the time-shift buffer would be enabled after 5 seconds and would have recorded up-to x hours of the channel being watched allowing a rewind at any point to the start of the buffer, or to a point limited by the maximum size of the buffer. On other (non-Enigma 2) I've owned boxes the buffer size has been a maximum of 2 or 3 hours.
What appears to be happening on my box (ET 10K) is that the buffer is reset every time a new program starts. This means, say, when watching a film for 90 minutes and then missing the last 5 minutes the end of the film cannot be seen in time-shift by simply rewinding if the next program has already started. The start of the buffer only contains content from the point where the program changed.
I'm aware that if I had pressed pause then the time-shift would have entered a different mode in that it will have recorded everything onward irrespective of a program change.
On a related issue, and just a small annoyance.
If I watch a channel in time-shift and then change channels a menu box appears saying that "You seem to be in time-shift. Do you want to leave time-shift?" If I select the option "Yes, but don't save time-shift as a movie" the menu box ALWAYS appears for the second time with the same question and I have to select the 'Don't save' option again. Often, but not every time, this is followed by a dialogue "time-shift saved".
Just in case it's relevant, I have 4 tuners - 2 are for UK Freeview terrestrial TV and 2 for UK Freesat satellite TV - could the time-shift be duplicated because of the 2 different reception methods, each with its own bouquet?
Currently I have the time-shift settings set to automatically start time-shift after 5 seconds.
I assumed that on a channel change the time-shift buffer would be enabled after 5 seconds and would have recorded up-to x hours of the channel being watched allowing a rewind at any point to the start of the buffer, or to a point limited by the maximum size of the buffer. On other (non-Enigma 2) I've owned boxes the buffer size has been a maximum of 2 or 3 hours.
What appears to be happening on my box (ET 10K) is that the buffer is reset every time a new program starts. This means, say, when watching a film for 90 minutes and then missing the last 5 minutes the end of the film cannot be seen in time-shift by simply rewinding if the next program has already started. The start of the buffer only contains content from the point where the program changed.
I'm aware that if I had pressed pause then the time-shift would have entered a different mode in that it will have recorded everything onward irrespective of a program change.
On a related issue, and just a small annoyance.
If I watch a channel in time-shift and then change channels a menu box appears saying that "You seem to be in time-shift. Do you want to leave time-shift?" If I select the option "Yes, but don't save time-shift as a movie" the menu box ALWAYS appears for the second time with the same question and I have to select the 'Don't save' option again. Often, but not every time, this is followed by a dialogue "time-shift saved".
Just in case it's relevant, I have 4 tuners - 2 are for UK Freeview terrestrial TV and 2 for UK Freesat satellite TV - could the time-shift be duplicated because of the 2 different reception methods, each with its own bouquet?