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

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 :-)

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.

cyclops12 · 30 Mar 2013 at 19:14

TheVoice said:
Yeah it won't work, something about it not being on the update stream yet. I guess they're trickling it down to users in case it causes a mass of problems at once.

Yes this ^^

Even when you get the update, don't do a forced update
as it'll revert back to the old EPG.

cyclops12 · 6 Apr 2013 at 10:34

Was just about to post that there seems to be another update this week

My box went from R006.058.55.00P to R006.058.60.00P a couple of nights back

cyclops12 · 2 Feb 2014 at 00:25

MagicBoy said:
That's not a software fix, would also require another tuner module and dish feed.

Yes this, needs 3 tuners ie hardware upgrade.

cyclops12 · 19 Mar 2014 at 15:22

Got the latest update on my box yesterday and I like it

The update on the Sky+ app is also a major improvement.

cyclops12 · 24 Apr 2014 at 04:31

Skeeter said:
Yeah the Sky button takes you straight back to TV. But its an annoying change.

The TV Guide button not opening the TV Guide is my main infuriating annoyance though! I don't have my Sky box connected to my internet, so 6 of the 8 tiles I'm forced to look at don't even work!

Its gone from a well designed and intuitive interface to something cleared geared towards Sky forcing their new On Demand content in your face! Argh!!!

Just hit the tv guide button twice for the guide from 101 or when watching TV hit the back up button for the guide from the channel you're watching.

cyclops12 · 23 Sep 2014 at 07:39

Can't see any changes but my box got 'R010.070.58.13P' last night.

cyclops12 · 23 Sep 2014 at 20:34

V_R said:
Have they removed the option to press the red button after you press the TV Guide button to get to on demand? Doesn't seem to work now. Pressing green still takes you to the planner though.

Yes it seems the red button doesn't work anymore.

cyclops12 · 1 Apr 2015 at 19:19

Cosimo said:
New update coming:

https://corporate.sky.com/media-cen...aking-it-even-easier-to-enjoy-favourite-shows

Got this last night, I like it.

cyclops12 · 1 Apr 2015 at 19:34

M1k3H said:
Must be TV not allowing 5.1 to go through. (Viera 42UT)

It's your TV, it doesn't decode DD. My panasonic 50gt50 is the same.

cyclops12 · 1 Apr 2015 at 19:49

M1k3H said:
And how would the playbar being an output and the Sky box an input behave ? I'm tempted to give it a shot if a splitter isn't too much. I'll have a look online for one. Thanks for the suggestion

let me check in the morning, I think I've still got my splitter laying about somewhere.

You can have it if I can find it, think it's 4 in 1 out. Have to switch by hand though.

cyclops12 · 1 Apr 2015 at 20:14

M1k3H said:
Thanks cyclops, appreciate it! It will be awesome if I can finally enjoy my Playbar in 5.1 as I bought it based on a post I found online from someone saying that my TV model supports 5.1...

no problem I'll dig it out, just plug your sky and pc in to the splitter then splitter to the play bar, no need to plug in the TV unless you're using the inbuilt freeview.

cyclops12 · 1 Apr 2015 at 20:21

Found it, it's 3 in 1 out.

No box though. Trust me your address and I'll pop it in the post

cyclops12 · 1 Apr 2015 at 20:30

Got the trust, no worries on postage but thanks for the offer.

cyclops12 · 24 Aug 2015 at 12:11

Cosimo said:
New Sky+HD software started rolling out on the 20th:

http://skyepginfo.co.uk/Firmware/Features/R012.php

Looks good, like both the watchlist and watch from the start features.