Got one of these things yesterday. The setup was remarkably easy (I hooked it into the old SKY dish). I played with the Menu and settings for a while, and suddenly it stopped responding to the remote, though the channel up-down on the box itself
worked OK. Powering off the box (in case it was the receiver), and removing the remote's batteries had no effect.
Went to bed in disgust. This morning, it seemed to have mended itself, but I took it back to Dick Smith (in case it had an intermittent fault) for a replacement.
The same thing has happened with the new box! I wonder if it will mend itself overnight again?
I am disappointed to see that although the box can receive 4000 channels (a bit of overkill since only 5 are broadcast!), you can only set 4 programmes in the timer. Not even enough for a week of Shortland Street!
I see the box has an RJ11 jack for connecting a remote IR, or a cable to a PC to download updates. This implies that if you knew what to squirt down the line, you could do a more sensible programming job from a PC. Does anyone have any idea where you can find out details of the protocol used?
I haven't tried Hills yet. There is no mention of the box on their website. Is it a badge-engineered job from somewhere else? I thought Hills made rotary washing lines and aerials? I didn't know they ran to electronics.