Piranha
26-08-16, 14:13
There is little doubt that my two old TM Twin boxes are starting to struggle with the newer images, despite having swap files set up.
A couple of years so they seemed pretty fast, but now, even with no additional plugins installed, other than Vix HD-Blue skin, they are slow to display the EPG and slow to change channels. There is the same marked delay switching between FTA channels, so it is unlikely to be a Softcam related issue.
I invariably flash a new image with no settings or plugins restore by preference and find that the boxes are quite responsive for a few days or so, then gradually slow down reaction time, by which time the spinning blue wheel demonstrates that the RAM is fully occupied!
I have scoured the logs and find nothing out of the ordinary, so I am starting to accept that it is time to upgrade to newer boxes!
Back to my original question - are there any new E2 boxes that have PC-like RAM slots so that one can increase the installed RAM?
Or - is it more a case of processor speed, as the old TM twin chipset is a bit tardy in comparison to newer boxes?
Thoughts anyone?
A couple of years so they seemed pretty fast, but now, even with no additional plugins installed, other than Vix HD-Blue skin, they are slow to display the EPG and slow to change channels. There is the same marked delay switching between FTA channels, so it is unlikely to be a Softcam related issue.
I invariably flash a new image with no settings or plugins restore by preference and find that the boxes are quite responsive for a few days or so, then gradually slow down reaction time, by which time the spinning blue wheel demonstrates that the RAM is fully occupied!
I have scoured the logs and find nothing out of the ordinary, so I am starting to accept that it is time to upgrade to newer boxes!
Back to my original question - are there any new E2 boxes that have PC-like RAM slots so that one can increase the installed RAM?
Or - is it more a case of processor speed, as the old TM twin chipset is a bit tardy in comparison to newer boxes?
Thoughts anyone?