Z8 (x2)
GTV (x2)
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Good luck to everyone!
Posts by abeardedhippy
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Any suggestions.. Z8 on the 1.4.75 Hotfix + have 4 connections on my account. No longer able to record a program + watch another channel at the same time in MOTV2, get an error that a recording is in progress. Other IPTV apps work. Have tried delete cache, data, removing the connection + adding it again, but still doesn't allow me to change the channel while one is recording.
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CampoTV when you are in TV Mode (red), the bottom right button "4 dots".. if you tap that while in TV Mode it should let you switch your source. Also if you turn on HDMI CEC on the Z8 you should be able to turn the Z8 off/on which will then also power the TV off/on
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Any help. Please keeps repeating when watching a program
Sounds like that may be a provider issue. Are you trying to watch the program via MOTV2? If so, close out of MOTV2 + go into Settings > Apps > MOTV2 + delete cache + then reboot your device! If you are still experiencing issues I would try to reach out to your provider!
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SAM any word on if any of the developers can recreate this issue? Still happens after latest Hotfix: FW 1.4.73 - SW 7.9.3 on both Z8's in MOTV2, but other IPTV apps dont appear affected. I dont mind creating a ticket + to show what is happening!
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1. The BT1 works only perfect with latest FW+SW.
2. The Mouse Cursor appears only in IR Mode if you press on the 4 dots longer. Unpair your BT1 and test in IR Mode.
3. Mouse Cursor in BT Mode will work with feature update.
Thank you kindly SAM will test that out, though sorry for the ignorance, is there a reason why one would choose to have BT Mode instead of using IR Mode or vice versa? Other than IR having to be pointed directly at the box?
Overall, as everyone has already stated it is an extremely good quality build + just feels perfect in the hand. Buttons feel really responsive + smooth. I can finally change both TV/Z8 + it makes my Z8 that much freaking better! Fantastic remote -
Just found this digging about
"I have the remote in hand, and the button isn’t active in the current beta. It should be accessible in the next official firmware release"
Ah, that is what I was trying to find but clearly didnt do enough digging haha. Thanks my friend! Look forward to it being added
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Question about the remote, the back of the package says "Mouse Mode" + in the "Set-up Instructions Video" the directional pad also shows option to "move cursor" but I don't see a button to enable the cursor. When I go into the BT1 Remote app on my Z8 + try to set up one of the bottom programmable keys I still cannot figure out how to program it for a cursor. Am I missing something?
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How long was the shipping time from the UK? Let me know how you like the new remote.
They shipped it out August 4th, it arrived in the US on August 6th, my original delivery date was August 8th, but USPS seemed they wanted to hold onto the remote until today when it was delivered haha
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Does anyone know of a US reseller that is selling this remote? So far I've only found one and they are charging $99 which is nearly the cost of a Z8! I opened up a service ticket at https://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/formuler/formu…-remote-gtv-bt1 to see how much shipping is to the US but haven't heard back yet.
Yeah, they did take like 3-4 days to respond once I created the ticket, they stated they have been short staffed. They charged a £15.00 Airmail fee on top of the £22.46 for the remote. I believe it came to $48.80 .. they sent it out on Aug 4th + it is suppose to arrive tomorrow/today Aug 8th. I also saw the company selling the remote for $99 haha
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Glad I'm not the only one suffering with a Vizio soundbar that likes the Z8 OEM remote. I was debating putting a piece of electrical tape over the Vizio IR sensor but am holding off in hopes I can get the new BT1 remote soon. If you cover up your Vizio's IR sensor then how do you turn it off/on?
Thanks for the suggestion on the overseas site for the remote but I'll wait for a US reseller for now.
I use the HDMI-ARC port on the sound bar with a Sony TV .. have to use the OEM Sony TV remote to power the TV off which turns the sound bar off as well. Then when turning TV back on with the Sony Remote the sound bar automatically powers back on!
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tat2boy that is exactly why I purchased this remote to workaround my Vizio Sound bar.. I spray painted a piece of foil + found where the IR was on the Vizio soundbar, which has been a great workaround... another thing I can suggest for the new remote if you really want it now.. you can go to https://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/formuler/formu…-remote-gtv-bt1, if you add it to your cart, then on the checkout page at the top there is an option to "open a ticket" if you do not see your country in the dropdown. So I opened a pre-sales ticket with their support + they prepared an offline order to ship to me in the States. Shipped out yesterday
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I have, but not a lot of time spent with it. Have tried playing using an Xbox One controller connected via bluetooth + there is a slight delay/lag between my controller movements + what is actually being displayed. If I connect the Xbox One Controller directly to the Z8 via usb, the box doesnt recognize the controller. Have debated looking into a USB wireless controller as I have read those work way better when using android boxes.. However, I find myself just grabbing my laptop + using GeForce Now there, + continue to watch content on the Z8 while I game
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I am also having this same issue, except on when viewing full EPG I have channels that EPG shows in Spanish, but if I goto the Single EPG view, it shows the same shows but it is in English how it should be. I have no issues with other IPTV players on the same channels
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Hope it helpes for you and please leave a feedback here.
Tried channels 36 + 48.. both times resulted the "!" within a few hours trying them.. was watching MOTV2 during channel 36, the picture freezes + my bars in the top right of the TV are no longer showing any connection + had a Youtube show/video playing while on channel 48 + it just froze, stops playing + starts loading, had to restart the box to get the internet working again on both cases. I did for the time switch over to the 2.4g + it appears to be working way better then my 5g connection.. have been connected all day today + had not had any disconnects. I don't mind using the 2.4g Wi-Fi, speed is just slower. Will continue to test out!
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Can you set your 5ghz wifi on uour router on a channel lower than 100.
Like 48 or 56 or something.
Restart router then and then restart z8.
will absolutely try that my friend! Anything to try to get it working normally haha
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I have also now reset my router/modem back to factory settings + reset the Z8 back to factory settings earlier this morning because the "!" on the Wi-Fi was happening so much. After the reset on both, still receiving the "!" at least once an hour + back to having to restart the box in order to get the connection back. So now I am stuck + not sure what else to do
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Yes Bou .. after updating to beta (v1.4.55) if you were having issues with "no internet/exclamation point on wifi" after the firmware update, then there is a second beta they are asking to people to try out to see if it resolves it
Important:
People having “no internet after latest firmware” issue (exclamation mark next to network icon) should contact me trough conversation to test spec. Beta.
The Beta 1.4.55 must already be installed to install the second one. Please contact me only in case you have this issue, we need feedbacks.
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After installing both the first beta (v1.4.55) + the second beta (v1.4.56) + running it for over 24 hours, I am still experiencing the "!" quite frequently when using Wi-Fi (use the 5G network) I am on Channel 153 + my 5G network name differs from my 2.4G.. I do not have the ability to test Ethernet. It does not matter if I am in MOTV, TiviMate, Plex, or the Youtube app. Whatever app I am in will stop + take anywhere from 10 seconds to several minutes or sometimes a reboot in order to get the connection working again. I have tried with both the IPv6 turned off + on. Tried with VPN off + on does not make a difference either. I have another Z8 box in the bedroom running that latest official update (v1.4.53) on 5G Wi-Fi + hardly have the issue on that one anymore
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I can also agree that some of the UI size is larger, however, I honestly kinda dig it..easier to see imo of course haha but may not be bad to have an option to change the overall size
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with the latest beta update on the Z8 + downloading the newest Disney+ app from the Market.app, it has been working beautifully! Can use the app normally without any interruptions or force closing.
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Ah, thanks ddd I really appreciate it
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Sorry if this has been posted. However for the time being, as I know this feature is being worked on .. anyone who wants to record one show/channel + watch another show/channel at that same time, you can use My Online TV 2 + another IPTV app
Steps:
1.Navigate to the show/channel you want to record in MOTV2
2. Hit your record button + make sure you recording starts
3. Hit your "Home" button on your remote
4. Go into your other IPTV app
5. Watch whatever show/channel you want to watch.
6. When you go back into MOTV2 your program that you were recording will show up under recordings like normal for playback.
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donboy I personally use Mullvad VPN .. I have used them for a few years + have loved them .. they offer a free 3 hour trial I believe .. but once the trial is up, you can use another trial if you need to test it out further. They have an article if you do experience slow speeds, how to try to increase them with the VPN, its https://mullvad.net/en/help/improve-slow-speeds-throttling/
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donboy I personally use a VPN, just to try to protect what I am doing .. never have any issues, my speed is about the same or faster when using my VPN. Depending on your ISP, running a VPN could make it faster if they are throttling you or limiting your bandwidth, but I have also seen it slow some down.. If you have issues with IPTV buffering or not playing channels, it could be related to your ISP + testing out a VPN is not a bad thing, cant hurt!
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hold your "menu" button on the remote for 3 seconds, should bring up an App Switcher + close out of all apps then do what ddd said "I would: Press STB for a few seconds > Choose poweroff > wait for poweroff > unplug Z8 powerplug > wait 5 seconds > put powerplug back in > wait 30-60seconds > turn on Z8 > try again."
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I know nothing about "plex", I've never used it.
No worries at all my friend!
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I apologize. There should be an icon in your list of apps that says "Market" .. should be a green icon with "Market" in top left + a Shopping cart in bottom right
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trongate for your #2 with Plex .. Plex released a new player + it appears to have issues with the green screen + distorted sound. Not sure if its a Plex issue or a Formuler issue, as a few people have the same issue. If you go into the Plex Settings under "Advanced" there should be an option to disabled the new player. Once its turned off, content should play in the old player without issue.
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If you have access to the Google Play store, you can search + download "OpenVPN" from there. This is how I had to do it on my Z8.
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A recent Plex for Android update introduced a new video player in the app. This is switched on by default. After the update my media would no longer play properly in Plex, with a broken picture/green screen and distorted audio on both x264 and x265 content from a LAN server. It took me ages and several reinstall attempts to work out why but I eventually found the setting in Plex Advanced Settings to disable the new player and everything plays normally again.
The Plex app updated again today and the new player was reactivated by default. It still doesn't work on the Z7+. At the moment the option still exists to disable it and revert back to the old player but I'm worried that might disappear at some point. Any ideas why the new player on Plex is incompatible with the Z7+ and are there any plans to roll out an update to address this?
I can also state I have noticed the same issue on the Z8. With new player media is played with a broken picture/green screen, sometimes the audio plays, + when going into the setting of Plex + disabling the new player it seems to resolve the issue. Not really sure its a Formuler box issue .. seeing as it works with the old player, but others appear to also have the issue. Click here the second bullet point on the post is the same issue
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sines updating to the new DEC beta ,catch up it skips to the end of the show then ends , this happens after about 15mins mins of watching the program
I have also noticed this happening.. then you can no longer skip/navigate through the program since it thinks its at the end + will end the catchup program.
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Use the custom App Groups option in the Launcher Settings to do this.
Home screen > Bottom Row > Launcher Settings > App groups
this does not work. If I goto Home Screen > Bottom Row > Launcher Settings > App Groups, under default "A" enabled it + place 8 apps in the group, + I cannot move them out of a single row + into 2 rows .. unless I'm missing something
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175n will there ever be an option for less then 15 apps + still have two lines? Sorry if that doesn't make sense, what I mean is an option where if I only have 8 apps in my first main group, I could still place them in 2 rows
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Vigilante ... just out of curiosity, have you turned off or do you have an option to turn off "WMM Power Save Mode"? I haven't done to much testing with the wireless mode "mixed AC + N", but now I kinda want to try to see if the issue reappears if I do. From what I found the Z8 should support wireless mode "AC", so one would think it would work on "mixed AC + N" lol.
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lailanis .. I may have one that could be sold. It's only about a week old. They'd probably sell it around $100, but I am not for sure on that price. The person who is using it just doesn't know if they want to keep it. I will double check + find out
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one last little tidbit for anyone wondering or that may come across this issue ... according to the product details, wireless specs that I was able to find for the Z8: Wi-Fi Dual Band with Antenna: 2.4GHz & 5GHz 802.11ab/g/n/ac .. so it appears my original wireless setup with Wireless Mode of "A/N mixed" is not supported on the Z8 because the Z8 does not support Wireless Mode "a" .. so every time it was switching to "a" must've been why it was disconnected + not reconnecting until I rebooted + it reconnected to the Wi-Fi on "n" mode
Matthew I am glad you were at least able to get Wi-Fi connected.
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Thanks my friend, I will still look into it! Doesn't hurt to learn something new!! I hope you have a great rest of your day as well
