Tuesday 6 May 2008

FREESAT METADATA SCOOP.


FREESAT METADATA SCOOP.

KNOWLEDGE OF THE GRUNDIG GUFSAT 01 HD DIGITAL SET TOP BOX IS SLOWLY COMING TO LIGHT. OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS THE GRUNDIG GUFSAT 01 HD DIGITAL SET TOP BOX HAS SEEN A FEW OVER THE AIR UPDATES TO THE BOX FIRMWARE. WE HAVE SEEN THE FIRMWARE FLASHED IN STAGES FROM 0.8.0 TO 1.0.1 WHICH IT IS STANDING AT AT PRESENT.
ALTHOUGH NO OTHER FIRMWARE UPDATES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE GRUNDIG GUFSAT SET TOP BOX ITSELF THE METADATA STREAM HAS UPDATED THE FREESAT EPG AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHOUT A SOFTWARE UPLOAD AND THE REMOTE CONTROL IS ALSO BEEN CHANGING VIA THE METADATA (VERY CLEVER!)
THE FREESAT METADATA IS FAR CLEVERER THAN WE PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE METADATA STREAM IS IN COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE FREESAT SET TOP BOXES.
IT MAY ALSO BE WORTH NOTING THE SIGNAL STRENGTH USING EXISTING SATELLITE DISHES THE STRENGTH OF THE SIGNAL IS AT MAXIMUM SO THIS REFLECTS GOOD NEWS TO THOSE ALREADY EQUIPPED WITH SATELLITE EQUIPMENT OF ALL KINDS AND AUGERS WELL FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO USE A SINGLE LINE FOR MULTI ROOM FREESAT.

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