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Anonymous
6 years ago

Live tv pause not working

With a usb drive inserted for live tv pause ota will stop and channel info will pop up, sometimes it happens every 5-10 seconds, sometimes it will be every 30- 60 minutes, there doesn't seem to be any set pattern. I've tried three different drives, two of which were the recommended 16gb 2.0 (third was 64gb 3.0) and all had the same problem, it doesn't happen when the usb drive is removed. I've seen this problem reported elsewhere on the forum and the web, but didn't see any specific post here in the forum.

Roku tv C105X

Model 5OS425

Software version 9.2.6

Build 4132-93

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  • baliske3a's avatar
    baliske3a
    Newbie
    4 years ago

    I did should bump up my internet connection because if I tried to movement a 4K UHD movie I became getting a number of buffering on roof. If you have an older TV you can no longer have this problem. Roku does provide a nice quantity of loose services

    • salado's avatar
      salado
      Channel Surfer
      4 years ago

      Re: Live TV pause not working  ----  Somewhere I posted (some other users had the same issue) If it plugs right into the TV on a USB port?  its going to get warm/hot?  I bought a 2 foot USB cable & put the USB thumb stick at the end of that... Did not plug it directly into the TV.... and, its over a year now. I have no issues. (it was a 50/50 shot) It may/ may not work?  Works for me !!!  (its a San Disk 16 GB)   give it a try.. the cable is about: $6.00  

      • Darkeyez's avatar
        Darkeyez
        Channel Surfer
        4 years ago

        Been about 6 months with an SD card and a good quality reader plugged in. Only issue so far is if you fast forward to the beginning it will slip back to the start of the 90 minutes. 

        Might try the extension cable to see if it's flawless but I'm satisfied with how it works now. 

        I made sure to get my sd card and reader from Best Buy as Amazon has too many counterfeits. 

        On a separate note, if it's possible to record live tv with just a flash drive like this, why isn't there a similarly simple diy DVR solution?

  • Gpeirce's avatar
    Gpeirce
    Streaming Star
    3 years ago

    On my 55" TCL Tv, live TV pause will work for the first 10 minutes or so of a program.  Then hitting pause or rewind does nothing.  I also think it hates golf.  Every weekend I wish to rewind the game but it fails.  Along with this you can't even change the channel or bring up the TV guide.  I don't know if the 2 are related.

      • Darkeyez's avatar
        Darkeyez
        Channel Surfer
        2 years ago

        Best TV I've had since Sharp Aquos (my first flat screen). When I upgrade I'm most likely keeping this as a bedroom TV.

    • Johnnyu's avatar
      Johnnyu
      Newbie
      2 years ago

      Surprisingly went through 8 pages of not exactly what i have going on and your the only one on the last page. Mine hates college football! Fix?

      • Darkeyez's avatar
        Darkeyez
        Channel Surfer
        2 years ago

        Most likely the cause is: 

        1. Bad usb/thumb drive - buy from Best Buy, avoid Amazon

        2. Overheating - use extension cable or SD card inside adapter (what I've been using successfully for 2 years) though the former will likely work better

        3. Lately, Live TV Pause doesn't work well if I have bad reception so make sure the signal is both good and can't be disturbed. 

        4. Make sure you have latest firmware. 

        5. Doesn't work with the web channels

         

        I'd start by being sure it's not 1 & 2. For #3, consider that you might have a lot of static interfering with the signal.