Sky Updated Epg

cyclops12 · 20 Mar 2013 at 04:07

At last we have Dolby D over HDMI and a new Eco mode.

My box updated last night, if your box hasn't yet it will do soon, easiest way to check if your box has updated is... Settings -> Sound menu (<Services> 0 2).

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/sky-hd-supertelly/52287-more-new-features-skys-epg.html

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1808804

Nightglow · 20 Mar 2013 at 07:15

cyclops12 said:
At last we have Dolby D over HDMI and a new Eco mode.[/url]

Mr Men · 20 Mar 2013 at 09:44

Finally

hope mine updates soon

TheVoice · 20 Mar 2013 at 12:53

About time, it's rather bizarre that they had functionality to control the box from your phone long before having something as simple as audio over HDMI.

Armageus · 20 Mar 2013 at 15:44

cyclops12 said:
At last we have Dolby D over HDMI and a new Eco mode

To clarify this is now Dolby Digital 5.1 - HDMI always supported DD only in 2.0 format

Glad my DRX780 started overheating now... replacing it with a DRX890 which will get the update probably months before the old 780 does.

Interested in seeing how well the ECO Mode works - be nice to actually have the box power down, not to save energy, but to allow it time to actually cool down.

TheVoice · 20 Mar 2013 at 15:54

Armageus said:
To clarify this is now Dolby Digital 5.1 - HDMI always supported DD only in 2.0 format

Glad my DRX780 started overheating now... replacing it with a DRX890 which will get the update probably months before the old 780 does.

Interested in seeing how well the ECO Mode works - be nice to actually have the box power down, not to save energy, but to allow it time to actually cool down.

They've all got fans in them, if they get too hot I assume it'll turn on. Never noticed the one in mine running though, most of the heat comes from the HDD I imagine.

If you don't use the feature, it's worth turning Showcase off too. I suppose if you've got access to all the channels it's useful, but most of the time it seems to only have downloaded stuff I can't watch anyway.

cyclops12 · 20 Mar 2013 at 16:18

Armageus said:
To clarify this is now Dolby Digital 5.1 - HDMI always supported DD only in 2.0 format

Glad my DRX780 started overheating now... replacing it with a DRX890 which will get the update probably months before the old 780 does.

Interested in seeing how well the ECO Mode works - be nice to actually have the box power down, not to save energy, but to allow it time to actually cool down.

Yes correct on all fronts :-)

Nick1881 · 20 Mar 2013 at 20:05

Wow, I didn't think we'd get 5.1 over hdmi without hardware changes and a new box! Can't wait to get this update.

Attu90 · 20 Mar 2013 at 20:41

I had the update Monday night but didn't realise the 5.1 over hdmi was working until reading this thread

After spending about half an hour trying to remember how to reassign my inputs so my amp wasn't using the optical its all working

PhillyDee · 20 Mar 2013 at 20:42

That will be why it needed resetting and screwed up recordings and series links today.

Armageus · 21 Mar 2013 at 08:02

TheVoice said:
They've all got fans in them, if they get too hot I assume it'll turn on. Never noticed the one in mine running though, most of the heat comes from the HDD I imagine.

The fans in mine are never audible - so certainly not running at the speed at 40mm fan needs to run to push a decent amount of air. The box is too hot, as have been getting "please check viewing card inserted" messages, and the viewing card is noticably discolored.

Having had the box apart and cleaned the dust out, it is slightly better, but rather than pay sky a £65 call out to likely get a refurb of what I have, have got the newer DRX890 of ebay for £35.

V F · 21 Mar 2013 at 08:20

Armageus said:
To clarify this is now Dolby Digital 5.1 - HDMI always supported DD only in 2.0 format

So you need one of those fancy big £300 - £900 decoders for this?

Glad my DRX780 started overheating now... replacing it with a DRX890 which will get the update probably months before the old 780 does.

I'm always amazed how the DRX890 is updated first before the DRX895.

TheVoice said:
They've all got fans in them, if they get too hot I assume it'll turn on. Never noticed the one in mine running though, most of the heat comes from the HDD I imagine.

Yes, thats what the Sky representatives say. I've never had that problem myself. Anytime I check the fan it's always off. That and the fact I have my boxes standing vertical. Plenty ventilation around the boxes.

Armageus said:
Having had the box apart and cleaned the dust out, it is slightly better, but rather than pay sky a £65 call out to likely get a refurb of what I have, have got the newer DRX890 of ebay for £35.

The DRX890 is a very cool box. I barely feel any heat on any area. That and the fan never starts. Only the DRX895 runs a little bit warmer around the side vent. It's fan never comes on either since they're not warm enough.

TheVoice · 21 Mar 2013 at 10:13

V F said:
So you need one of those fancy big £300 - £900 decoders for this?

Doesn't have to be a fancy one, even a cheap one will take DD5.1, it's probably at the bottom of the scale as far as 5.1 audio formats go.

Bigmonty · 21 Mar 2013 at 10:27

Thanks for the heads up - will have to check the box when I get home.

Cosimo · 21 Mar 2013 at 14:08

Not updated yet and I'll keep an eye out for the update.

TheVoice · 28 Mar 2013 at 15:44

Anyone else had this yet? Mine's still not updated, it's not an old box either (installed in November).

Nightglow · 28 Mar 2013 at 16:03

Still waiting for the update here.

And then all we need in the next update is dlna, usb & esata enabled.

TheVoice · 28 Mar 2013 at 16:24

It's nice to dream.

I was surprised the USB ports aren't even powered at the moment, I had a neat idea of connecting USB-powered LED strips to each of my devices so they'd illuminate whenever said device is turned on, but the Sky box and Xbox ruined that idea; the Sky box's ports aren't powered, and the Xbox's ports are powered all the time even when it's 'off'. Oh well.

V F · 28 Mar 2013 at 22:30

I'm amazed how the DRX895 still hasn't been updated. It being the fancy looking box.

cyclops12 · 29 Mar 2013 at 07:56

V F said:
I'm amazed how the DRX895 still hasn't been updated. It being the fancy looking box.

It does seem to be a mixed bag of old and newer boxes (890 & 895) getting the update early on.

Got the update on my box (890) on the first night, i was surprised as i'm normally one of the last to get any updated EPG.