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Or return the 3A and replace with a 2A.  ... View more

@Optimist wrote: I presume the Explora 3A also has 3 tuners?   Does anyone know - is tuner 3 working on the same transponder as used on the Explora 2A? That's 11768 Vertical   TIA :-)   MCA David has answered Optimist's questions regarding tuners and transponders. Now having full firsthand experience of the 3A it may be prudent to give feedback on our experience so far.  Apart from it size. no front panel channel number display and the absence of a cooling fan it really is a full blown Explora.  Onscreen there is really no way to distinguish between the two decoders. Currently the 3A is not connected to the Wifi so I cannot comment on CU+ and Showmax but I will connect it up later today so perhaps that can wait for a later stage. In the current Freestate heatwave the decoder does not feel hotter to the touch than the 2A but certainly much cooler than the 2P. So I think the better ventilated design and the heat sink incorporated mentioned by David in an earlier post can cope with the heat generated.  The smaller size and the absence of both cooling fan and front panel display apart from the pilot led's will make it an ideal bedroom decoder for those that found the bright Led display and fan noise of the 2A irritating and sleep disturbing.  So just to confirm what David already answered The 3A like its two bigger brothers do have 3 tuners. Tuner 3 uses the 11768 Vertical Transponder and Tuner 2 default to the Transponder of the channel it is recording on. The decoders being in separate rooms the 3A has  not been connected for viewing in the other rooms mainly because I only got the equipment needed yesterday and it will have to wait for cooler conditions before I will venture it up in the roof for the cabling      ... View more

There are 3 screenshots a few posts back :) ... View more

They will do, please let us know how everything goes.  ... View more

@Optimist - NatGeo in HD, yes to that. Let's find out from the business ;). ... View more

Don't know anything about HDMI switches. In the meantime while we wait for another member to respond, we can check out your install for you to eliminate any problems there may be. What LNB as installed for you? Where are the two decoders located? In the same room next to each other or in sep rooms? How does the HB cabling run?   Then, have you tried to leave out the switch and connect the two decoders to two HDMI ports on the tv or one by one on the same tv if only one HDMI port is available? If the TV has other inputs, I suggest you connect at least one of the decoders via RCA so that you can do some independent fault finding. There may just be an issue with the XV setup, that will cause the switch to revert back to the primary when HB is lost on the secondary decoder.         ... View more

Good day, when and how are we getting the Walka vouchers?   ... View more

a) The device running DStv Now ... View more

@Uel_M wrote: Hi there,   CatchUp/BoxOffice on browser | Chrome | 8mbps Afrihost unshaped line.   Every couple weeks I come back to CatchUp but almost every time there's the same issues from years ago. Saturday morning 07:30 I rent Mission Impossible on BoxOffice...   - After 10mins the buffering starts where it freezes for a couple seconds to buffer. This happened around 7 times throughout the movie. - Twice i paused and after unpausing it plays for like a minute then just randomly stops with error code 3023 (check connection) which means i have to refresh browser and then skip forward to where i was.   No issues on Netflix or YouTube.   What's going on? I posted it here because its not BoxOffice specific as it happens all the time on CatchUp too to me....4th year running.     @Uel_M, kindly PM your contact details to help.  ... View more

@Grace_DStv1 wrote: Hi Guys,  This is a known issue and our platforms team has a plan to address it. Apologies for interrupting your viewing. We'll keep you updated on the outcome.  Been hearing that for some time now...  ... View more

@Optimist wrote: Still not right, "my older equipment" has nothing to do with what decoders I have :D :D ... I knew that was coming after I've posted it... ... View more

Streaming should not be considered unless accompanied by an decent uncapped account. Anything else will just leave you frustrated with the result. I have a PC with a twin tuner TV card that I used via RF connections , when I was still on a capped account. Kids also have RF feeds to their rooms. Due to "youth pressure" reasons I moved to uncapped and now are only using HD streaming on all these PCs. Will not go back to SD/RF viewing   In my opinion that is... ... View more

Explore more then, there ARE sport streaming services. ... View more

It just "fixed itself" :D ... View more

@Sybawoods, we don't have it for Playstation at this stage. It is only available on the following devices,  Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X Hisense smart TVs (selected models from 2018) Samsung smart TVs (selected models from 2015 onwards) LG smart TVs (models running webOS 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0) Apple TV (4th gen and up) Media players running Android TV (Google-certified devices only).  ... View more

@Luke7777 - same here ;). Ivar, wonder what he has in store for us..... ... View more

I always forward thru the intro.... no issues ... View more

CU+ HD appears to have remained the same size, but a few months ago I noticed CU+ SD file sizes increasing by maybe 50% in some or more cases (wild guess re details) - SD quality has appeared to improve to me.   There's no ways for us to normally see the file sizes of CU.   (Not around much to discuss.) ... View more

Yes so please mods, investigate and remove the offending member, he is not genuinely interested in this community. ... View more

No idea how auto works... my logic says lan should default to be the highest on a non-wifi setup. If both lan and wifi are connected, it tends to favour wifi. At least that's my experience when connecting to the office network at the office. We have different security setups for wired and wireless, so I need to switch off my wifi to access certain parts   Still don't know why live will pick my vpn connection on auto and the rest not..  ... View more

Wrong forum.... but I hope you feel better now.... ... View more

I've been looking further into this, have a new theory; Look at the first column of numbers - that's for how many replies there are, presumably related to each person involved (sequential clicking on their post's reply button and on those that follow on with that "rhythm") - so based on that and what I additionally looked at the red symbol now appears to be related to 10 or more (or over 10) replies.   Pointless info IMO, who cares about the lineage created by any individual's involvement? I suppose that's of some interest to the company hosting the forum though. ... View more

I want my romance back .....  ... View more

Had a palm tree issue with my previous installation. Had my dish moved to the other side of the house, where no tree can ever interfere again :) ... View more

My understanding is that because the conservative options taken by MC regarding image approval Avatars were also effected. Although the image approval could be reset globally the Avatar selecting for each member now have to be re-configured manually which is quite a process. It is understandable that Admin only handles each and every case when requested.  But I stand corrected I may be completely wrong.  ... View more

@Tshepo_DStv1 wrote: Hi @Optimist   Apologies for your experience. We have looked into this and all should be well.    Kindly advise whether you are still experiencing this challenge?   Regards, Not sure if you've even tried it yourself ?   ... View more

HI @GeoffD. Most of my recordings I set on a weekly basis, I have very little series recordings. But I will spend some time over the weekend to make sure all is cleared and reset. And hey you never know with the fairies and goblins  ... View more