I set my limit for anything you have to pay for at $0.00. Then I don't have to worry about any of the PPV channels or getting a charge I don't want.
The DVR is running all the time anyway, movies being written to the reserve area of the disk really should have no effect on your usage. My R15, out in the shop, doesn't have many recorded shows on it and last I checked there were a dozen movies loaded. All that recording is done during idle times.RenHoek said:I'm just curious. It seems like the new software "push" of PPV movies has caused nothing but problems on the R15.
For me personally, I would not purchase a movie that was forced onto my DVR just out of principle.
I think it is high time that DTV step up to the plate and either disable this feature, or allow the user to disable it. I can't help but think that all of this extra workload being forced onto our hard drives is only going to accelerate their demise.
Yeah, but during those idle times, the hard drive normally has a chance to spin down and go into sleep mode. Not so if it spends half the night recording showcases and PPV movies that I'll never watch anyhow.davring said:The DVR is running all the time anyway, movies being written to the reserve area of the disk really should have no effect on your usage. My R15, out in the shop, doesn't have many recorded shows on it and last I checked there were a dozen movies loaded. All that recording is done during idle times.
It never spins down, it is always running, receiving guide data, looking for shows that you have set to record, etc.RenHoek said:Yeah, but during those idle times, the hard drive normally has a chance to spin down and go into sleep mode. Not so if it spends half the night recording showcases and PPV movies that I'll never watch anyhow.
Not to mention that the DVR is constantly writing the "live buffer" 24/7.... even when the DVR is turned "off".davring said:It never spins down, it is always running, receiving guide data, looking for shows that you have set to record, etc.
To answer your question: Yes, I purchased Jumper. That was the only one after I found out about the 24hr rental restriction from the greedy studios. No more PPV for me now.RenHoek said:I'm just curious. It seems like the new software "push" of PPV movies has caused nothing but problems on the R15.
For me personally, I would not purchase a movie that was forced onto my DVR just out of principle.
I think it is high time that DTV step up to the plate and either disable this feature, or allow the user to disable it. I can't help but think that all of this extra workload being forced onto our hard drives is only going to accelerate their demise.
I don't buy this at all. If I go home and power on my DVR, I can't rewind the current channel past the point where I turned it on. If what you said is true, I should be able to turn it on at 5:15pm and rewind to the beginning of the show on the current channel.cartrivision said:Not to mention that the DVR is constantly writing the "live buffer" 24/7.... even when the DVR is turned "off".
Which DVR do you have? My R15-500s and R22-100 have the live buffer even when the unit has been in standby. I can turn the box on and backup up to 90 minutes on the current channel.RenHoek said:I don't buy this at all. If I go home and power on my DVR, I can't rewind the current channel past the point where I turned it on. If what you said is true, I should be able to turn it on at 5:15pm and rewind to the beginning of the show on the current channel.
Yes, but MOVIES NOW can destroy that buffer and they also cause problems on the R15 series as it appears that they "encroach" on the HDD space that the user is supposed to have for their exclusive use.davring said:To my knowledge all DirecTV branded DVR's have a live buffer when in standby.
You sure can do that. If you can't, you have a very old version of the software and haven't gotten any updates as you should have. What is your DVR model number and software version?RenHoek said:I don't buy this at all. If I go home and power on my DVR, I can't rewind the current channel past the point where I turned it on. If what you said is true, I should be able to turn it on at 5:15pm and rewind to the beginning of the show on the current channel.
I just went to check because I was sure I couldn't do that with my R15-300... but I could :lol:cartrivision said:You sure can do that. If you can't, you have a very old version of the software and haven't gotten any updates as you should have. What is your DVR model number and software version?
I have Netflix too, but I also some times get the urge to see something NOW, not two days from now.Phroz said:As far as the pushed movies, they are useless to me. I have Netflix so no need for PPV.