I thought it might be more relevant to have a new topic on the extra terrestrial box pvr software.

initial findings

1. pvr update is more stable than the previus 21/11/08 update,


2. recording to sata hard drive formatted fat32 works well


3. records a .ts file


4. recorded video  files are recorded in 1.5gb segments . about 5gb/hr


5. deleting recorded programmes does not delete the video  file only the txt info file


6. instand recording can be done from the info screen by pressing the red button


7. program titles are saved with epg info from the program running at the start of the timer period ie bones on tv3 is titled " Simpson's" so unless you start the program late you will always get the wrong  title saved with the file


8. pvr program manager does not remember where you last stopped watching a program


9. the et will not wake up a sata hard drive from standby unless the drive  is already running before the et is hard started.


10. timer functions will start with the box on standby or on the wrong Chanel, ie if you are watching tv2 and a timer is set for tv3 it will retune to tv3 at the timer srt time .


11. wont turn the machine off after a recording if it was started from standby.

The not deleting files only the title file means that using a flash drive is rasther pointless as it would need reformatting each time it was full.