The TVPad Knowledge Center

Discussion in 'Science, Technology & Car Chat' started by Phantoman, Mar 12, 2012.

  1. Phantoman

    Phantoman Well-Known Member

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    :biggthumpup:

    Btw, do you know what the factory reset is supposed to do ? Just putting all settings to their default or really restoring the original firmware ?
     
  2. JoeyFan3000

    JoeyFan3000 Active Member

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    I think all the settings to their default, because after the tvpad finished with restoring. My first screen was the three numbers that I need to type. after that I see all my app are installed.

    It works great now :)
     
  3. mintmocha

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    Hey Phantoman, It's fixed! Thank you very much. I really appreciate it :)
     
  4. Phantoman

    Phantoman Well-Known Member

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    Interesting. I might look into this factory reset to understand exactly what it is doing. Groetjes :)

    So the distributor fixed it ?
     
  5. cwlouis

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    Thanks for all your hard work. I will try to install it this week. I've been just busy this past week/ weekend. =)
     
  6. futuretv

    futuretv New Member

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    Hello Phantoman
    my dsl 5-15 M,right now I run a speed test and get about 14 Mbps for download and 2 Mbps for upload.I'm still having a lot of channels are freeze on TV app.here are the channel that freeze every couple second(9-12,16-19,22-24,33-48,59-67)the rest of the channel are find,also other apps are find too.
     
  7. JoeyFan3000

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    Is there apps to stream USA channels?? :) really want to watch USA channels ^^
     
  8. Phantoman

    Phantoman Well-Known Member

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    Which app are you using ? And are you seeing this problem with all apps ? When you compare the channels that work and the ones that don't work, what is the average different in download speed (click on the OK button to see) ?

    The only thing I remember that there is, is HBO and CNN ??? What channels are you interested in ?
     
  9. Phantoman

    Phantoman Well-Known Member

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    Ok guys, I had another small victory. Notice any strange apps on this screen ?

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    Notice any strange TVB channel playing on TV ?
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    I managed to hack an existing app and change it in a way that it will fetch my own channel list instead of the channel list from TVPad's servers.

    I'm going to refine this a bit further now. For those who have PMed me, I did read your messages, but I'm kind of busy at the moment. And once I finish with this little project, I'll go watch some Falling Skies to relax my brain, I think I deserved that much :) So don't expect a reply today.

    Edit: And here is a sample channel list. The pic is not very clear, but TVB Classic is playing in the background. Some of the channel names are a bit too long for display, so I need to correct that.

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    #589 Phantoman, Jul 9, 2012
    Last edited: Jul 9, 2012
  10. futuretv

    futuretv New Member

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  11. hawai

    hawai Well-Known Member

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    Love that Phanto app icon!!! -worship
    You should patent that before someone else get the patent for it........etc, Apple.

    Falling Skies rock!!!! Didn't know that they have that show outside the United States.
    If you like Falling Skies, you should check out the Avengers animated series. That show is excellent.

    Go take a long break.
     
  12. welly

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    Nice... I do not know there is TVB Classis in TVPAD .. Is it not official TVPAD channel ?
     
  13. bendan

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    Nice! I also bought a TVPad and enjoyed the episodes/live-streaming TV shows.

    On another hand, I found the customized PPS APP is missing alot of HongKong Cantonese dramas. Many dramas/shows are hidden due to regional/area issue. It would be awesome if you can modify the customized PPS APP to "fake it" as localized in Mainland/Hong Kong (as described here: http://www.vodeblog.com/2012/03/wat...on-restriction-malaysia-windows-7-windows-xp/)

    Final thought: I wonder if there's any way to build a "continuous function mode" while watch a series of episodes. i,e, you don't have to use remote control to go to next chapter.. It's a bit annoying that TVPad does not come with such useful function.
     
  14. Phantoman

    Phantoman Well-Known Member

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    It indeed sounds like it's an issue with the source, but it's still not clear to me which App you are referring to :)

    LOL, I don't think I have to worry about Apple, I think TVPad has bigger problems with Apple (Apple TV anyone ?)

    And there is no Falling Skies here yet, but I have my ways :) I will check out the Avengers, thanks.

    Because there is no such channel on the TVPad :) As mentioned earlier, I created my own channel list.

    I have already played around with the Movie Valley (PPS) app to see if I could remove the restriction. It's not that easy as with the PC version, because the PPS servers have a dedicated show/movie list for the TVPad, so it's not based on region. I'll give it another go when I have time. You are aware of the new VOD app for TVB shows/dramas right ? The 港粤快看 app.

    And I guess for this "continuous function mode" to work the TVPad would need to support playlists. I have no ideas at the moment how I would make this work.
     
  15. cwlouis

    cwlouis Member

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    That is awesome! Please keep us posted.
     
  16. JoeyFan3000

    JoeyFan3000 Active Member

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    Awesome Phantoman
     
  17. JVC888

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    Very nice, Phantoman. Are the TVB premium channels (Lifestyle, Movies) stable to watch?
     
  18. superhan

    superhan Well-Known Member

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    wow maige tv is pretty stable the quality is also fine :)
    sound is good
    HD channels are not real HD but its same or little beter then the lily app TVB HD channel depend on which channel
    if the source is HD those channels are the best on the device.
    i don't understand the weak screen quality on the tvpad for tvb news and J2 channel ....


    they don't have on demand app for hk drama's or shows but they have the tvb channel for rewatching aired episodes also those will eb aired in weekend in a row.

    also crappy is they sale the adapter with usa plug .... lucKy i got a home a eu/usa outlet to hk plug converter and a hk outlet to eu plug .... ¨¨pfff using 2 power plug adapters .....
     
    #598 superhan, Jul 10, 2012
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  19. km1

    km1 Member

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    Can I have your kids :D
     
  20. dreamyip

    dreamyip Member

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    Can I get this Phantoman app from you as well?