Thread: SAMSUNG new EPG date?

Seems okay to me. No failed recordings. I'm still getting the 'playback freezes for several seconds while progress indicator spins' on some recordings though so that's not fixed. But overall it's fine.

2nd..

Quote: Originally Posted by jacko 2 One word for this new EPG CRAP . I've gone back to my old Sky Plus box might not have HD but at least it's got the old EPG. Seems like it almost ruined your life then! Have you heard of giving things a chance?

Quote: Originally Posted by tricky22 Ok 30k boxes whichhave been updated. In the nighly download they report problems. Code change being sent tonight to the boxes.. OMG..I could get sacked fo this,, code change being sent tonight to boxes tell us more, at least sky are not just sitting on there back sides and are actually doing somethin about it. Well I hope, maybe then we get preview back on anytime

Quote: Originally Posted by Bartlett1 If you have been following this thread from the start, as I have, you will have seen that, despite the title, there have been plenty of Amstrad owners contributing, and plenty of discussion about Amstrad boxes, hence my post here. Yes, but with all Samsung boxes now having the EPG, most people will probably ignore this thread. If you want a better chance of an answer from an Amstrad owner, my advice is...

Quote: Originally Posted by jimmy22 code change being sent tonight to boxes tell us more, at least sky are not just sitting on there back sides and are actually doing somethin about it. Well I hope, maybe then we get preview back on anytime There are NO codes being sent tonight, there is NO chance of anyone getting the new EPG for the foreseeable future. Its a balls-up and sky know it.

my box keeps turning off now on a single feed, could be new EPG???

We have now had the new EPG on three makes of box, The Thomson (May 2006 day one of Sky HD) got it in March and was completely stuffed by it. The Pace that replaced it got it in May and handled it fine and last week our Samsung multiroom got it and has taken it in its stride (even better than the Pace I would have to say). The comments about slowness etc are in my view 100% a result of the Thomson boxes struggling big time with the update and...

Quote: Originally Posted by whitesnake11 Are all the Samsungs updated? The rollout for Samsung is complete and the new EPG is now on the forced update stream. Any boxes that did not get the update during the rollout, will update themselves over the next week or so.

So are the 07 and 08 boxes being updated tonight or what? Has anyone had an email today??? No email here