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Calebrot
04-12-06, 02:36 PM
I was looking to post this is the Lockup thread but it has been closed. I am still on the 103F version and last night I had huge problems. I want to try to explain what exactly was going on with the unit. I was watching and recording NCIS on CBS (Channel 4) from 8-9pm. At 8:30 the second tuner went to record Scrubs on NBC (Channel 6). At 9pm the unit is set to record Scrubs at 9pm on NBC and Pepper Dennis on the WB. It was around 9:05 and I realized that I was still on channel 4, but both tuners should have been busy elsewere recording NBC and WB. I tried to change channels to NBC and nothing, the unit did not respond to any remote button pressed. It did blink like it was recieving the signal but nothing happened. Now realize I DID NOT get a warning at 8:55 to change channels to the WB like I should have because the other tuner was already recording on NBC, and sceduled at 9 to continue recording NBC. I had to do a red button reset to get anything to work and immediately after a very long reboot process the unit did come back on and the first thing I got was the Recording, Keep Recording, Stop and Keep, Stop and Delete prompt. I then choose Keep Recording and the channel changed to NBC, but all of the beginning of the recording was gone. I am really over this piece of crap. Pepper Dennis did not record at all until I did the reset then it picked up the last part of the show.

Then today I was busy in the kitchen and it was time for Y&R. I thought no problem I'll just bring it up through MYVOD to start watching from the beginning. When I was finished in the kitchen I came into the living room and noticed that the Orange record light was not on. I turned the unit on and the record light came on immediately. I then tried to rewind without bringing up MYVOD because it was on CBS and it just rewound to the spot of when I turned the unit on, the first ten minutes weren't there. I then pulled up MYVOD and choose Y&R manually and it began at the beginning, which doesn't make any sense because the record light was not on, but apparently it did record.

They want to upgrade this unit without addressing the existing problems first, they're crazy. If they add more features and the ones that are there now don't work, where is this all going to end. I've about had it with this unit.

Clint Lamor
04-12-06, 02:42 PM
How is it that you know they did nothing to fix the issues that exist along with adding new features? Earl stated that the releases after the last one would be addressing both older problems and adding new features. I understand how frustrated you are but if you know something I don't then I would like you to share it with me and everyone else. If they have no intentions on fixing the box then I am sure many of us would not support it any longer.

Calebrot
04-12-06, 05:22 PM
I don't know anything more than I read on here, I am just completely frustrated with the whole mess. I have a roommate that is technically challenged and wants to know how to use the unit and I can't explain it to him because of all the problems and I am forever getting woken up or something to get him out of messes. That is neither here nor there, I just have been reading that this next update will contain some actual upgrades to the GUI. I was just stating that I think it would be better to first fix all the problems with this first without adding things that COULD interfer with what already doesn't work. I would rather have it fuctioning correctly the way it is before adding additional things that probably, (given DTV track record) will screw things up even more. Oh I don't have the new version, and I suspect that I won't get it for a few weeks as where I live was the last to receive the last update. I am just really completely dissatified with this unit and if it wasn't for NFL Sunday Ticket, this unit along with DTV would be out the door in the trash.

Clint Lamor
04-12-06, 05:37 PM
I know how you feel, when you pay money for something you expect it to work. I wish I could say that things are working better but as you se we aren't far apart in the world so I don't have the new update either. You can always pick up an R10 and see if that would fit you better, that way you get a DVR and stay with D*.