topic Re: USB Recording in Android TV

USB Recording

chrisbrowe — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 12:52:22 GMT

Can anyone confirm that USB recording as implemented is only one event recorded at any one time and that the twin tuner option doesn't enable simultaneous recording of content? The second tuner only enabling watching another channel whilst recording another.

Re: USB Recording

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 18:49:24 GMT

Hi there

Please see the first part of this FAQ:

http://sony-eur-eu-en-web--eur.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/121606/

Cheers

Re: USB Recording

chrisbrowe — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 19:33:24 GMT

Thanks for that.

A problem has arisen though. Some programmes are being missed, Springwatch on Friday as an example, There's no apparent correlation with channels. More seriously though Accurate recording isn't. Some programmes are not linking in with the Freeview EPG accurate recording system. Notably Saturday's football that had a scheduled end time of 2200, which in-programme was extended until around 2207. The USB recording ended at 2200 promptly. Meanwhile Short Circuit's recording stated late. Could Sony investigate please?

Can you also confirm that the software was fully tested in the field in the UK prior to launch? I have a concern that this isn't being done, and the software process is being done entirely out of country now.

I believe I've followed the sketchy online set-up procedure correctly.

Re: USB Recording

chrisbrowe — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:04:44 GMT

Another issue, programmes recorded prior to the GMT/BST clock change have not retained their original transmission time detail on the recordings list, these have been adjusted to BST too.

Re: USB Recording

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:39:57 GMT

Hi there

In regards to your comment if the FW is tested in the UK. I believe it is, as ive heard some people (mainly internal Sony staff) are actively testing these tvs via a beta test program. Unfortunately i dont really have any real info to be honest.

In regards to the issues you have identified, lets see what happens in the next fw release, whenever that is and take it from there.

Cheers

Re: USB Recording

niallmilner — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 21:47:21 GMT

I tested on Sunday. Can record Freeview and watch live Satellite without losing the recording. A long set recording failed today. I think the disk is going into sleep mode or so mesuch and isn't being woken. Temporarily fixed by turning the drive on and off again, but not ideal when it's sole purpose is to work when you're not there!

Re: USB Recording

chrisbrowe — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 20:06:31 GMT

Another missed programme tonight ... The Dan Snow Vikings one.

Something really screwed up with the file system, I fear. Why couldn't the recording system from the 2014 receivers have been ported over.

One for you Quinnicus.

Re: USB Recording

niallmilner — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 20:34:58 GMT

Yep. My USB disk isn't staying 'live' on the TV. Leave it a few days and go to the HDD check option and you're told that it can't run as the drive isn't connected. Flick the power switch on the enclosure off and on again and a notification pops up to say that a drive has been detected. Is this a TV issue or a drive issue (Toshiba 500Gb in USB enclosure)?

Quite a pain whatever the underlying reason!

Re: USB Recording

chrisbrowe — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 20:52:00 GMT

My drive IS online and has recorded other content tonight. There's something not right about the way the TV is responding to Accurate Recording requests. Luckily the Documentary will be available via the BBC Store shortly. That's not the point though. Testing in a few employees homes doesn't compare to full UK based workshop testing which is exposed to all possible combinations of receiver operation and Freeview control signals.

Re: USB Recording

chrisbrowe — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 14:32:55 GMT

So I managed to record the Dan Snow repeat from BBC ONE HD, the picture quality on the recording when compared to the BBC iPlayer version is dreadful. Puddly greens and blues, and doll like faces. How on earth this can be deemed acceptable when compared to the near perfect recordings on the 2014 Bravias astonishes me.

Please ger Sony on the case, there's some real grief going on with the data compression and recovery - reassembly process. Artefacts galore.

Re: USB Recording

rooobb — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 15:51:12 GMT

There should be some other problem, USB recording is done storing the flow coming from aerial without any compression, so the result has to be exactly the same as if you see it live (bad or good depending on the broadcaster)

Re: USB Recording

chrisbrowe — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 21:59:26 GMT

Recorded the BBC ONE HD coverage of the FACQFR tonight. Horizontal judder quite clear on the wide pitch views. There's something not quite right about the recording implementation. I agree with rooobb it should be a carbon copy of the broadcast, as recording was in the 2014 Bravia recievers. This isn't and needs addressing, I think there's some compression present and it's not working properly.

Is there something wrong with the differences required for progressive and interpolated source material? UK DTT transmits services in both 1080p and 1080i formats depending on the source and packing of the HD multiplexes.

Re: USB Recording

rooobb — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 08:01:55 GMT

May you check if the scene/picture setting used by the player via action menu are the same you use during live view? I'm still convinced that also on Android there is no compression on the dataflow coming from the aerial, just encryption

Re: USB Recording

niallmilner — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:54:20 GMT

Solved the problem. Took the satellite feeds out the TV and put them back into the Humax PVR and will use that as the recording device. Leaves us free to give Youview a whirl as the EPG on the TV itself.

Reformatted the drive for use with a PC and Mrs M can use it to keep her photo collection safe.

Problem solved!!

Re: USB Recording

chrisbrowe — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:47:23 GMT

Once again, Accurate recording has failed, tonight's Shakespeare, extended on air, recording terminated as booked. Another failure that needs examining, I'm convinced that there are serious issues with recording that with a proper UK based engineering team rather than employee testing would have spotted in hours.

Back to the drawing board I fear. We waited long enough for a proper implementation, and have got this not fit for purpose solution.