Re: ShowShifter vs. TiVo

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

I power-cycle my Sky digibox every morning at 05:30 - this time has never
been a problem!

Like you say though, the fact that it comes back on in standby is a PITA, -
means an extra button press in the morning when I want to watch breakfast
news in bed...

I plan to sort it out shortly by having Homeseer send an IR command to the
Sky box (via an Ocelot & SECU16-IR, and Xantech mini-emitter) just
after the
power-cycle to wake it up again...

Paul G.


>
> > I used to suffer form this same problem, it got to the stage
where the
> > sky box was locking up almost daily. Unfortunately just resetting
the
> > box doesn't work as it comes back on on standby.  The solution to
this
> > is a neat product called DigiMemo which when sky box loses power,
after
> > power up it will turn the unit on and change to a channel of your
> > choice. So no I just have homeseer reboot my sky box each night. 
There
> > was talk of the new remote codes in TiVo include the SKY button
each
> > time a command is sent, which would have the effect of turning
the box
> > on form standby as well.
>
>I have a MemoZap from www.pacelink.co.uk to get rid of the bloody red
>dot.... I'll interactive you in a minute Sky One.....! The MemoZap also
>recovers from the crashes where you end up in the interactive menus as
>opposed to the ones where it switches off completely.
>
>I also use the Grundig 2106 (or whatever the number is!) codes which do
>the wake up box first.... the only problem is, like I say, working out
a
>time frame which will 100% be safe to reboot the box.... ie a time
>during the day or night when I can guarantee 7 days a week that I won't
>be Tivoing something from the Sky dodgybox.... Once I find that safe
>time, I'm laughing :)
>
>So far I think I've lost about 4 or 5 recordings, none particularly
>important ones, due to the sky box crashing, in almost 2 months of Tivo
>usage..... Right, thats my task for the weekend :)
>
>Doogie
>




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