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I have had exactly the same stutter problem since I first upgraded to Sky Sports UHD in October 2023. My problem is limited to just the four Sky Sports UHD Channels (532, 533, 534, 535) and only when the channel is streaming a true UHD source. The stutter does not happen on any other UHD channels like TNT Sport Ultimate, or any Sky Sports HD channels, or even if the Sky UHD channel is really transmitting a HD source.
The stutter issue happens whether the TV is a UHD set or a HD set. Stutter happens on both of our V6 boxes. I think the evidence points to either a SW V6 issue, or an area feed issue on those four channels.
I got an engineer (Callum 90225) called out on 27Oct23 and he could see the problem both with live TV & recorded TV. He could not find any faulty with my two V6 boxes, or apparently the particular channel frequencies used for the four Sky Sports UHD channels. He wasn’t sure but thought it might be a software issue, and tried to contact the software expert on the box, but he was on holiday. Instead he contacted the guy by email including sending him a ‘movie’ of the stutter. I have heard nothing more and the problem still remains!
I had a unconnected issue last night that the India call centre said an engineer needed to visit urgently, but it was agreed that the engineer would also look into the Sky Sports UHD issue again.
A different engineer arrived today and he could also see the stutter issue. He tried contacting an expert on the V6 software, but the expert (Nigel) was on holiday. So he emailed the expert and will contact him next week & get back to me.
Interestingly the engineer today has Sky Sports UHD himself and does not experience the stutter issue. So it is not a universal issue. However his box runs TV360 software, whereas my two boxes run Tivo SW. I am reluctant to upgrade to RT360 as I will lose my 45 series links, and nobody can tell me it fixes the stutter problem.
I note that this thread is under the TV360 heading, if those you have posted are really running TV360 SW and have the problem, then the issue must be an area issue, or a V6 hardware particular version issue. So it would be helpful if everyone having the issue can post if they have TV360 or Tivo SW, plus also post the general area where they live. I live in the Surrey Heath area.
Hey MikeMartin,
Thanks for getting back to us, can you confirm when it was that the technician last visited and if they provided a timeframe at all for the contact to get back to him?
Joe
- MikeMartin10 months agoUp to speed
The most recent Virgin engineer visit was Thursday 11th April. After the engineer’s days off he will speak to the Virgin SW expert on Tuesday 16th April, and the engineer will contact me the same day. The engineer could not speak to the SW expert earlier as the SW expert was on leave, returning Monday 15th April. Tuesday is the first day they are both at work and can have a conversation. That was OK by me.
- MikeMartin10 months agoUp to speed
I have to add, it very, very frustrating trying to use a recording of Sky Sports UHD football. Most people, like me, fast forward to the beginning of the match, but the stutter is so bad that it jumps up to five minutes between screenshots and I end up seeing a team has scored before I have even had a chance to start viewing the game!! Like today with Liverpool v Crystal Palace.
- MikeMartin10 months agoUp to speed
The Virgin engineer contacted me today after speaking to the Virgin expert SW engineer. Apparently the FF & RW serious, annoying stuttering is a known V6 Tivo issue, with no Tivo solution.
So why wasn’t I told this last October after an engineer visit?
Importantly why was I even sold Sky Sports UHD last October when it was known it did not work properly on a V6 Tivo box.
Apparently the only solution is to go to all the trouble of re-programming my Tivo V6 box with TV360 software. That means I lose all recordings and all my 45 series links. That is unacceptable.
As the Virgin hardware is unchanged between a V6 Tivo and a TV360, I am certain it must be possible to upgrade V6 Tivo SW to properly support FF & RW on a V6 Tivo box. I cannot think of any other explanation other than Virgin Media have CHOSEN not to spend the money to do so, despite selling Sky Sports UHD upgrades to V6 Tivo customers. Does than show contempt for their customers?
Also selling something to consumers knowing it does not fully work, might be considered a fraudulent action. Namely, making money despite knowing the service does not fully work properly.
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