Is this a known bug? 66 minute recording that loops back to start after 11 minutes.

[erasmu]

I made an OTA recording of this week's ER. It shows as 66 minutes. When I tried watching it, it began normally. When I tried skipping through an advertisement about 11 minutes in, I was returned to the start of the recording (without pushing startover). I was using the 30 second forward button initially. I tried 3-4 more times with identical results. Then I tried fast forwarding, same result. After several more attempts, I gave up and watch it on a backup 721 recording (glad I put it on both machines). Is this something that others haver run into? Rarely or frequently?

[boylehome]

I made an OTA recording of this week's ER. It shows as 66 minutes. When I tried watching it, it began normally. When I tried skipping through an advertisement about 11 minutes in, I was returned to the start of the recording (without pushing startover). I was using the 30 second forward button initially. I tried 3-4 more times with identical results. Then I tried fast forwarding, same result. After several more attempts, I gave up and watch it on a backup 721 recording (glad I put it on both machines). Is this something that others haver run into? Rarely or frequently?
Yes, but not the last episode of ER. It occurs very infrequently. We skipped through the commercials with no problem. I recored ER via lol (SD channel) as I don't have local OTA NBC-HD. Was your DVR event for ER in HD? Was it OTA or off satellite?

[erasmu]

Yes, but not the last episode of ER. It occurs very infrequently. We skipped through the commercials with no problem. I recored ER via lol (SD channel) as I don't have local OTA NBC-HD. Was your DVR event for ER in HD? Was it OTA or off satellite?

The problem recording on the 921 was OTA HD via a local channel.

[SimpleSimon]

Did you try just watching at normal speed through the bad part?

[erasmu]

Did you try just watching at normal speed through the bad part?

Perhaps not. I wanted to try that but because the problem was 10-11 minutes into the show, I had to fast forward to the problem area. I couldn't seem to get close without it restarting. I got frustrated enough that I did not try stopping a few minutes before the problem area.

[Big D]

If you pause the program in the beginning, it will show many more minutes than what was recorded, say 1360 minutes (even though the PVR menu will say 66 minutes). When you see that funny number, it will then, at some point, start over when you hit the 30 second advance button. If you just watch the program normally, it will play through just fine.

This is a known and long standing bug, I have seen it way to many times. I have reported it in the past with more detailed info.

[boylehome]

The problem recording on the 921 was OTA HD via a local channel.
This seems to occurs with the HD more frequently than with the SD. Mine isn't just isolated to the OTA. It happens with satellite too.

[KKlare]

I posted a like problem in http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=31479
post #6

Once you wait out the bad section (with its outrageous time left) you can trick play in the rest.

Good luck if you still have it and still want to see it.

[erasmu]

If you pause the program in the beginning, it will show many more minutes than what was recorded, say 1360 minutes (even though the PVR menu will say 66 minutes). When you see that funny number, it will then, at some point, start over when you hit the 30 second advance button. If you just watch the program normally, it will play through just fine.

This is a known and long standing bug, I have seen it way to many times. I have reported it in the past with more detailed info.


That fits what happened to me. I did notice an unusual and unreal number of minutes remaining at times. If it happens again, I will be better prepared. Thanks for the help.

[markcollins]

this also happens to me.Don't know why but seem s to happen on the local HD OTA NBC affiliate here in Dallas.Also if you don't FF or pause the recording will play normally.I'm glad to hear it is a know bug.I was about to call Tech support.

[lapplegate]

I just had the "start over" problem on an HDNET program. As long as I just watched it, no problem. If I try any trick play (other than the original "play"), it would go back to the start of the show.