Awfully slow Channel navigation and program listings?
 

Hey guys,

anyone else have problems with channel listings and viewing taking ages ?

it goes so bloody slow its ridiculous, I type in a channel number and it can take 30 seconds to change channel at times... strange that I am also having upload issues with my internet connection isnt it? :(

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I was just going to post EXACTLY the same issue.

The on screen "Mini Guide" takes an eon to navigate and there is a good 5 second gap between pressing the channel change button and the new channel appearing on the screen.

BTW - Im on the Langley platform.

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Have you tried a reset of the box by switching off at the mains. It might just need a technical kick up the arse

:welcome: to the forum BTW.

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Just out of curiosity, you wouldnt be downloading stuff from the net at the same time. I have noticed this with my box, that it all slows down when downloading.

I actually had an online game issue FREEZE my picture before, and the picture wouldnt come back unless i killed the game. (Yup no reboot of the box needed)

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Shoulve thought to reset the box... will try that..

FYI - My BB is via a CM.

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nope, tried all that chaps, no joy :(

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I have exactly the same problem intermittently (but even when it's not painfully slow it's still a lot slower than with the pink software). Resetting the STB makes absolutely no difference. :confused: I thought that it might be the hardware of the STB isn't up to running the new software, but you would think that it would run slowly all the time :confused: :confused:

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I think (and could be wrong) this is caused by the Java Application (which is what alot of the epg etc is written in) doing a cleanup - ie getting rid of information and files from the memory that it thinks is no longer needed. I would asume this will depend on diffrent things like box memorey, and how you have used the software.

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Is anything else gonna go wrong between me and NTL? my Internet blows, my Digital TV blows and the phone line will no doubt have issues soon enough :/ :( *sigh*

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i get this issue on my Pace 1000 STB when i use my internet connection heavily. Have thought about changing over to a SACM but knowing what NTL are like not sure i really want to go through that process.. there is already another thread that talks about P2P software and STB on here somewhere

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I have v slow channel changing and mini guide. It only started being like this with CR3. I like the new software and features but it is so goddamn slow.

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dont you think the new "guide" is a bit of a copy of Sky Digital?

I cant wait to move in July so I can go with Pipex and get Sky Digital back, SWEEEEEET! :)

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I think thats what it is. Underspecced Hardware in the STB for the guide = slow performance. Bet it worked great on the developers Pentium5.

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hmm its not to bad here although i did leave the miniguide up and then had to enter 140 three times before i got it to change the channel to sky:one

didnt start to change so i pressed the button again thinking it hadnt worked :S

on the 3rd attempt got rid of the miniguide before trying to change channel.

suspect that we will get used to its snailness eventually