Upgrade of older boxes?

[ISWIZ]

Saw this on TCH, anybody know anything about it?

From: xxxxxxx[mailto:xxxxx@directv.com]
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006
To: xxxxxx
Subject: Upcoming Software Download Notification: TiVo Reno (Damselfly)

To all,

Beginning Monday evening 4/24, we will begin downloading software version 3.5.0 to TiVo “Reno” receivers, also known as “Damselfly.”

Download Specifics
Below is a summary of the TiVo* upgrade activities:

• First 50K – start the evening of 4/24
• 10K per day – early morning 5/09 through 5/15

* Models: HNS GXCEBOT and GXCEBOTD, Sony SAT-T60, Philips DSR6000R

Note that TiVo receivers utilize the phone line to activate the upgraded software (this will not interrupt video); a reset will occur at 2:00am following the download.

Reason for Downloads
Below is a high-level summary of the changes in 3.5.0:

• The menu tree has changed. "My Preferences" has been removed; most of the options are now under "Settings"
• Faster Guide and quicker searches (optimal search performance occurs after 24 hours of Power On)
• After receiving the new software some settings will revert to factory default, including:
o Favorites Channels – settings will be deleted (list will be empty)
o Channel You Receive – list will reset and all channels will be checked
o Channel Banner – time out will be set to "Display banner normally"
o Spending Limit – settings will be set to $10

Thank you,

xxxxx
Business Specialist

[rifleman69]

Good news hopefully that something is in the works for the HR10-250. It was also quiet down many who are frustrated at how slow their HR10-250 can be at times (I haven't had the real slowness yet besides editing a show's start/end time while an HD channel is on).


Do the right thing DirecTV! (maybe this is part of the new two year agreement with TiVo and DirecTV?)

[jdspencer]

But, will this also disable FF through commercials etc that SAs seem to be getting?

All it seems to do is make the menus look more like HR10-250 menus and to speed up the guide.

Give me folders on my S1 DirecTV DVRs.

[rifleman69]

But, will this also disable FF through commercials etc that SAs seem to be getting?

All it seems to do is make the menus look more like HR10-250 menus and to speed up the guide.

Give me folders on my S1 DirecTV DVRs.


Speed up the guide and make the actual "press record to record" sequence less time-consuming and I'll be happy. Folders are nice but I'd rather have a speedier guide and database if I had to choose.