Official FW 1.4.65 - SW 7.8.5 for Z8/ZAlpha (21.05.2020)

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me too

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Thank you very much Lukky133

Unfortunately after the restart HLS is ON again

if that's so, then must come an hotfix update for hls.

SAM, I’ve already tried that… I’m sorry, but I think the one thing that happened here is that the software left the beta stage too early. I suppose I can consider myself lucky, seeing as other people have streaming issues (no sound, freezes, etc.). In my case, I can stream just fine. Any channel that does have streaming issues, has those on other devices as well, so, for me at least, these issues are beside what happened to the software during the last update. However, the EPG problem really needs investigation. 175n may well be describing the correct behaviour for the EPG loading routine, but, for me and my neighbour (we’re both on XCodes portals) none of it is occurring in the way it’s supposed to. We both don’t even get the animated icon he’s describing, or any other indication of EPG data being loaded in the background in MOL2, whereas in the last version, things worked just fine. the “EPG Loading” notification may have been a little obnoxious to some, but I definitely preferred it that way. Even if it was there for the best part of 5 minutes when on an XCodes portal, whereas for Stalker it took about 35 seconds. This time around, Stalker portals do show the expected new behaviour and data is being downloaded properly, whereas for XCodes, no such luck. And that’s a real shame, because Stalker is limited to using one line on one connection, which makes accessing any of the new features impossible. In fact, many of the new features only work using XCodes portals.

My advice for the next big release is to definitely test more thoroughly, and take specific care to have people test using XCodes portals, as they seem to be left out in the cold for now. I do hope the cause for the issue regarding the EPG is found sooner though. Particularly because you need the EPG to set a timer for recording…

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SAM, I’ve already tried that… I’m sorry, but I think the one thing that happened here is that the software left the beta stage too early. I suppose I can consider myself lucky, seeing as other people have streaming issues (no sound, freezes, etc.). In my case, I can stream just fine. Any channel that does have streaming issues, has those on other devices as well, so, for me at least, these issues are beside what happened to the software during the last update. However, the EPG problem really needs investigation. 175n may well be describing the correct behaviour for the EPG loading routine, but, for me and my neighbour (we’re both on XCodes portals) none of it is occurring in the way it’s supposed to. We both don’t even get the animated icon he’s describing, or any other indication of EPG data being loaded in the background in MOL2, whereas in the last version, things worked just fine. the “EPG Loading” notification may have been a little obnoxious to some, but I definitely preferred it that way. Even if it was there for the best part of 5 minutes when on an XCodes portal, whereas for Stalker it took about 35 seconds. This time around, Stalker portals do show the expected new behaviour and data is being downloaded properly, whereas for XCodes, no such luck. And that’s a real shame, because Stalker is limited to using one line on one connection, which makes accessing any of the new features impossible. In fact, many of the new features only work using XCodes portals.

My advice for the next big release is to definitely test more thoroughly, and take specific care to have people test using XCodes portals, as they seem to be left out in the cold for now. I do hope the cause for the issue regarding the EPG is found sooner though. Particularly because you need the EPG to set a timer for recording…

Mine works just fine on XCodes Portal. Epg animation shows in actions and Epg loads just fine in background.

Tell you what… I just got it to work without doing anything… This might sound strange. What I mean is, I just went to the ‘All’ group and put the box in standby. Then when I woke it up this morning, I finally saw the EPG animation. And now it works like it should, too… I’ll be investigating if my own favourite groups have something to do with this, because I simply can’t think of anything else. Like I said, I’d cleared the cache, reset the app, even factory reset the whole box, and it still wouldn’t do it. Until today, that is… I’m at a loss as to what might have caused this. So now I just put the channel selector back into one of my own favourite groups and we’ll see if that changes anything…

Image dropouts are gone after I have changed in settings - display - custom display format to 1080p 24Hz.

My TV is Samsung 4K UHD.

is it possible to do a schedule for all days (or mo thru) ?

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buying the z8 is already discouraged in many forums (…)

Oh yeah? Such as? I mean, here in the Netherlands, nearly every IPTV provider recommends either the Z8 OR the Alpha. Formuler must be doing something right then, mustn’t they? I’ve been using it myself since April, and haven’t had one day of regret for buying it. Even with the EPG routine having glitched out on me. I can receive virtually every channel I throw at it, no matter how bizarre the codec may be. Something I most certainly couldn’t say for my previous box.

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Image dropouts are gone after I have changed in settings - display - custom display format to 1080p 24Hz.

My TV is Samsung 4K UHD.

What kind of image dropouts are you experiencing? If you want to enjoy 4K content, you should set the frame rate to automatic in the Settings, and turn AFR to on in MOL2. That will give you some drops when zapping, but at least you will always have fluent motion, since the displayed frame rate will match that of the content. For higher resolutions to work properly, you should use the supplied HDMI cable or one of similar or better quality, that meets HDMI 2.0 specs at the least. I have had to change my own HDMI cable too, because I thought I could use an existing one, only to be proven wrong. That one was compliant only to HDMI1.2 and was therefore not nearly quick enough to handle all of the data being squished through it. I have since connected the cable that came with my Z8 and have never had an issue with image quality or stability since.

Hi,

I found a new problem with the last update (may).

When I'm recording a tv show I cannot go to the VOD or series. Before it was possible.

If someone can help

Kind regards

Hi together,

Just updated my Z8 yesterday and found out that I'm no longer able to watch any Series or VOD while Recording a regular Channel!

It says"warning - recording" and I'm not able to change to VOD's or Series.

This was possible on the version before the last update.

Could you confirm this issue?

Actually this function was very valuable for me.

Best Regards,

Lee

Dear Cyber82,

I have experienced same issue as well!

This function was really nice and I hope someone is trying to to regain this function.

. - (((((

Royalsetters#

Now as you mentioned it I realized that unusual freez moments 1-3 seconds appear to happen and soundfreezers as well.

I would have preferred to stay on ol version, guess there is no way back right?

Regards,

Lee

hello,

My vod not loading any TV series.. i am using iptv portal and same url address. My other dreamlink box works fine..

Please fix beta software for VOD.

Is there a chance to roll back to previous version?

Regards,

Lee

So please fix software , I can't watch series now !!! Many client are "unhapy". You can make a chance to stop software update from client side. Because of stability and trust of you IPTV boxes. Anyway "stalk**" is better choise than XC. Smart people don't like ecrypted php code with backdoors

hello, with the Harmony Express remote then I do a voice search for tv channels, on formulate z8, mytvonline 2. Thank you.

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Catchup is messed up loads verry slow also says wanna start cloudshifting i normally never get that question..., normally i click it plays now stays loading also if you shift forward continue loading normally shit forward and starts.. catchup jumps van start to end out of nothing...

Also epg loads slow

I also have this issue. No longer a catch up option. you only get cloudshift and it takes longer to load. Even when you go in the 10sec FF or RWD doesnt work it will only work in 1m intervals

Hi,

Problem with the last update.

When I'm recording live tv I cannot go to the VOD or series. Before it was possible.

There is no Beta Firmware available yet concerning current issues anyone able to load?

This is a minor issue but why is the volume numbers in increments of 6.5? It goes 6, 13, 20 and so on. Maybe only my OCD thats kicking in but I'd rather have increments of 5 or not seeing the volume numbers at all.

Also I don't get the AFR to work outside of MOL2, like inside kodi in my case. (I have to use the resolution button to switch at the moment)

Thanks for all the hard work

Jp the volume now goes 6..13..20 😨

Another replay bug.

Example:

TV show duration 30 min (only one part/sequences, not divided)

Problem 1: sometime the tv show replay is not full, we don't have the end of the tv show in the part/sequences.

Problem 2: with the same tv show when you want to avoid the tv ads and you fast forward the end of the tv show advances and ends earlier.

Problem 3: with the same tv show, when you fast forward 5 min the tv show, in reality the tv show fast forward few second but the tv show timer really fast forward 5min.

Is it possible to fix this because it's more than annoying

Hello, with this Harmony Express remote control, is it possible to do voice searches for channels?

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Info:

Tentative Hotfix release notes: (ETA May 28,29)

Firmware Version : 1.4.67 HOTFIX

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IMP: RCU response slow when exiting from Classic channel list

Finally… I thought I was doing something wrong… Turns out I wasn’t…

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Hi,

Problem with the last update.

When I'm recording live tv I cannot go to the VOD or series. Before it was possible.

Couldn’t this be possible with an XCodes Multiroom connection? I mean, you can watch another channel while already recording one, so why not watch something from the VOD catalogue on your secondary connection?

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So please fix software , I can't watch series now !!! Many client are "unhapy". You can make a chance to stop software update from client side. Because of stability and trust of you IPTV boxes. Anyway "stalk**" is better choise than XC. Smart people don't like ecrypted php code with backdoors

No it ruddy well isn’t, and you know it isn’t… First of all, if you’re so scared about security when using IPTV, then maybe you should refrain from doing so, or use it through VPN. Secondly, Stalker, by definition, doesn’t allow you to use multiple connections with one single box, preventing you from recording one channel when watching another or using features like PiP. And thirdly, quite a lot of features in the VOD section are available exclusively through XCodes portals… How can Stalker still be regarded as being “better”, taking all of this into account? It might be more secure (although that would certainly be a fake sense of security, much like the facial masks during the pandemic), but it only actually makes a difference if you don’t know how to set up services like VPN or Tor. Because these are really adding an additional layer of security, instead of just providing you with a feeling of being more secure…

Besides, at least in the Netherlands, there isn’t a real need to worry as things stand, because the chance of IPTV services being blocked is slime to non-existent because of tough net neutrality laws. As I’ve pointed out elsewhere on this forum, the legislation has been nerfed slightly because of EU guidelines which actually stand above the Dutch legislation, but still… I most certainly am glad we do have them firmly in place. That being said, I myself still use VPN to further obfuscate the fact that I’m using IPTV (and to mitigate some lag issues that I have when watching certain channels).

Hello . After this update my Ethernet connection drop after 10 second

I restart many times and same issue

Beta version was working fine !!

Any suggestion ?