spydermike
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Re: Playon having issues with slow download speed?
Not even close...about 2000 satellites up there now I think. I think you are referring to a single launch of about 50 satellites that went up when the flare hit and some /most of those were affected before they were positioned. The service is working fine as far as we can tell. We are getting over 100 times better speed not to mention the much improved latency. The way it should be. Oh, and I installed the system in about 10 minutes as the antenna assembly self aligns.6.6KViews0likes1CommentRe: Playon having issues with slow download speed?
And all I am saying is that the FAQ method still works as confirmed by Bill at Playon: ...those specific steps are absolutely still valid for getting subtitles burned in for Netflix recordings. I think we are talking about two different issues here. You have a method that works for you and I have one that works for me. Both are valid.8.4KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Playon having issues with slow download speed?
I appreciate what he is saying...perhaps in response to a slightly different question. He states "it is no longer necessary to...". For my application it seems that it is. My Samsung TV could not access the CC files apparently. However, when I used the method in their FAQ, it was recorded with CC visible and that is how we watched it. Users of Playon Cloud - there is more than one method to achieve this one goal it seems. There might be even another if there is a Netflix profile option to always have CC displaying.8.5KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Playon having issues with slow download speed?
If you read the last two sentences of their FAQ, they state that if you do it that way once, from then on it is the norm for you. We continue to get CC available since then. I don't have to do it every thime. It must update their profile of us. Just a guess.9.3KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Playon having issues with slow download speed?
""To get captions from Netflix, it was suggested to watch a show with captions on for at least 6 minutes." This is the way it used to be, but PlayOn changed that over a year ago, and now the captions are embedded. and you no longer have to do the 6 minute thing. For me, they only show if I play the files with VLC player, but if I do, the captions work every time." My TV has its own player software (not VLC) and the method I mentioend as told to me by Playon works (play at least 6 minutes with captions on first, then download)...I used it just a few weeks ago. It was on their website FAQs too: PlayOn supports closed captioning for Netflix recordings. To enable closed captioning on your recordings, follow these instructions: 1. Log into your Netflix account in a computer browser (or the Netflix app) 2. Select any video, start watching it with the captions enabled 3. Let the video play for at least 6 minutes This will become the new playback preference for your account and will carry over to your PlayOn recordings. To disable closed captioning in PlayOn recordings, follow the same steps as above with the captions off.10KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Playon having issues with slow download speed?
Oh, and as far as the audio lagging, I found that if I pause for a couple of seconds right near the start of the show then the audio synchs up. This has been very repeatable. I have to wait until the audio and video stop struggling and relax...usually in the first 30 seconds. It could be an issue with my Samsung TV reading a cheap USB Memory stick.9KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Playon having issues with slow download speed?
I have figured out a way to make it work fairly consistently for me. I use the phone app to establish the queue that I want to download. That gets the files copied and ready to download during the day. I then used their downloader app on my laptop to schedule the downloads during the bonus time from 2am to 8am. It has served me well To get captions from Netflix, it was suggested to watch a show with captions on for at least 6 minutes. That sets the expected captions setting. Then when I recorded and downloaded the series, the captions were all there. Kind of a kluge...but what isn't with HNS. I can't t even email my wife a photo file as I am considered spam. Well I guess they have a point there....9KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Playon having issues with slow download speed?
Two nights ago, I was able to download 5 shows totalling about 6 hours of viewing from Netflix and Amazon. I am having to use the Cloud App on a phone to get the record the shows to the cloud, then shutting the phone off at night and turning on a dedicated laptop with the Windows Cloud Dowloading app at night before the bonus zone starts. I keep another laptop with Playon Desktop off during the night time as well. So far this is the combination that has worked the best for me...although I am just starting out and don't have too much data yet. The only odd things I notice are: 1. Inconsistencies in closed captioning - some shows have it and some do not. I need to see if there are settings for this. 2. In quite a few cases, the audio lags the video by about a second or two...kind of annoying as you can't really get into the program. Not sure what can be done about this one.9.8KViews0likes19Comments