A while ago I snapped up a deal on a Technika 8320HD Freeview+ box and I'm very happy with my purchase. Unfortunately it appears that the company who took over development for the project (FetchTV) have since disappeared.
There are a couple of useful links around the web, specifically the Unofficial Technika 8320HD blog (http://8320hd.blogspot.co.uk/)!
However, that hasn't been updated since the last blog post in August 2012 (ironically this blog post was titled: "Probably my last post as Fetch TV does a runner").
Whilst those of us with this device have lost some of the FetchTV services (I never had them as they'd gone by the time I bought one!) however it appears that some features are still available such as BBC iPlayer (accessed by entering the channel of 222).
Below, you should find a list of handy hints from my experience of the 8320HD box. I'll try to update it from time to time.
In the mean time, if anyone has a link anywhere that the firmware for this device can be downloaded please leave a comment.
EDIT:
During my search for a manual, I was able to find this Quick Start Guide of sorts from the "Tesco Tech Team" (who knew they existed!) - check it out here.
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Exporting to USB stick/hard drive.
One of the commonly touted features is the ability to export recorded programs from the box to a USB storage device.
From the manual: "Export recordings to FAT32 formatted USB external hard drive or flash drive. Because of FAT32 limitations files will be split into 2Gb chunks, but will play back seamlessly on the SmartBox."
However, when I initially tried to use on my 60GB external hard drives that was formatted under Windows 7 the 8320HD just sat at waiting for storage device. A little bit of trial and error later and I tracked down the problem, apparently a 60GB drive will be formatted as exFAT rather than FAT32. Using a 1GB stick I was successfully able to format it as FAT32 & export a program from the 8320HD.
SD programs are around 500MB for a 30min program. HD programs are around 2GB for 1 hour.
Apparently it is not possible to export HD programs without downgrading to an earlier firmware version due to licensing constraints.
Easier Exporting of Recording Programs.
Since playing with the export feature, I've found an easier way than using the USB port. Assuming you have your8320HD connected to your network you can access a web frontend that lists all of your recorded programs. Clicking one will then start a download.
This works for both SD and HD recordings.
Accessing BBC iPlayer.
As I mentioned above, it is possible to watch programs from BBC iPlayer on your 8320HD. To do this, simply change your channel to 222 and go from there! Obviously, you need to have either an active wireless or wired network for this to work.
I picked this up from the Tesco Tech Team link above.
