View Full Version : Hr21 Pro ( -200) with 0X2F5 upadte, freezing up did get I lemon?
ARKDTVfan
05-15-09, 04:51 PM
or will it stop locking up with the next update?
That's not much info. What is it doing exactly?
ARKDTVfan
05-15-09, 04:55 PM
It'll be fine for about 10 minutes after resetting it then the picture sound and even the menus will freeze
It'll be fine for about 10 minutes after resetting it then the picture sound and even the menus will freeze
Do you have to reset it everytime it freezes?
ARKDTVfan
05-15-09, 04:57 PM
Do you have to reset it everytime it freezes?
sometimes it'll unfreeze after a few minutes then freeze up again
sometimes it'll unfreeze after a few minutes then freeze up again
Most likely it is a bad unit. There were problems with the HR21 pro. How long have you had it?
ARKDTVfan
05-15-09, 05:01 PM
Most likely it is a bad unit. There were problems with the HR21 pro. How long have you had it?
since yesterday bought new from a Directv authorized dealer on ebay
since yesterday bought new from a Directv authorized dealer on ebay
I bet it is a bad unit. Sorry.
MountainMan10
05-15-09, 05:14 PM
Yep, you got a lemon. There have been software releases that caused occasional lockups, like once or twice a week, but anything this bad would have thousands of posts within hours of its release.
Yep, you got a lemon. There have been software releases that caused occasional lockups, like once or twice a week, but anything this bad would have thousands of posts within hours of its release.
The HR21 pro was notorious for lock-ups/ freeze-ups, reboots, and overheating. There was a recall on the first run of units. Even after the recall there was still reports of issues with them.
Sartori
05-16-09, 06:31 AM
Most likely it is a bad unit. There were problems with the HR21 pro. How long have you had it?
Hmmm, thats odd, I've got two of them and have had zero issues with them. I rarely see a post on here about HR21 Pro problems, unless I'm missing them somewhere. I don't hang on here all the time:)
Hmmm, thats odd, I've got two of them and have had zero issues with them. I rarely see a post on here about HR21 Pro problems, unless I'm missing them somewhere. I don't hang on here all the time:)
That's because all of the posts were way before you joined:)
EricJRW
05-16-09, 09:05 AM
FWIIW: Firmware updates have never fixed my (HR21) freezing/lockup problems.
Sartori
05-19-09, 09:40 PM
That's because all of the posts were way before you joined:)
Okay, well I guess all the bugs are out of them now anyway.....
could be a lemon, but right now a lot the dtv HD DVR's are having similar problems since the last software update (which you may have).
-d
MountainMan10
05-20-09, 05:48 AM
could be a lemon, but right now a lot the dtv HD DVR's are having similar problems since the last software update (which you may have).
-d
Right now "A lot of the dtv HD DVR's ARE NOT having similar problems". If you have been reading the forums for a while you would know that when "a lot" are having problems there are many, many posts. A few months ago there was an update that cause a very visible problem. I don't recall the exact problem, it may have been frequent lockups. There were at least a dozen thread in three forums created within minutes and hundreds if not thousands of posts in less than an hour. D* had a new software version within 48 hours and pushed it during the day.
Herdfan
05-20-09, 06:15 AM
I rarely see a post on here about HR21 Pro problems, unless I'm missing them somewhere. I don't hang on here all the time:)
There are also very few HR21P's out there compared to the other models. Any many of them are in high-end installs where a CI deals with problems.
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