I've worked in the software industry all of my life.
The HR20 is currently in beta testing. Yes, I know that many of you have paid good money for it, but anything that fails this often is still a beta test unit.
I have the very reasonable expectation that no more than 1 or 2 programs a year at most will fail to record properly. This is what my TiVo unit has done for a long time now.
I am hearing on this forum of constant missed program, poor quality recordings, freezes, etc. For something in beta test, this is to be expected. And, for those of you who love trying the latest gadgets more than watching television programs, especially series, which until like movies, provide only one opportunity for recording, then being part of this beta test effort should be fun for you.
For me, I'm waiting until the beta test is over. I don't want to miss an episode of Lost or any other of my continuing series because I am using a beta test unit to record my programs.
In the meantime, please help D* shake all of those bugs out so that the HR20 can get out of beta testing into a production quality build.
The HR20 is currently in beta testing. Yes, I know that many of you have paid good money for it, but anything that fails this often is still a beta test unit.
I have the very reasonable expectation that no more than 1 or 2 programs a year at most will fail to record properly. This is what my TiVo unit has done for a long time now.
I am hearing on this forum of constant missed program, poor quality recordings, freezes, etc. For something in beta test, this is to be expected. And, for those of you who love trying the latest gadgets more than watching television programs, especially series, which until like movies, provide only one opportunity for recording, then being part of this beta test effort should be fun for you.
For me, I'm waiting until the beta test is over. I don't want to miss an episode of Lost or any other of my continuing series because I am using a beta test unit to record my programs.
In the meantime, please help D* shake all of those bugs out so that the HR20 can get out of beta testing into a production quality build.