[ginahoy]

I have the 508. I canceled my programming subscription several years ago but continue to use the 508 to record and watch NASA channel.

Earlier this year I noticed a major change in the user interface. For example, I now have to click twice to open the list of recorded events. The reason I mention this is because firmware upgrades are still being pushed to my receiver even though I'm no longer a customer. I wish I had known about the "block upgrades" feature. I used to keep up with this stuff over in Dan Collins' forum.

Here's my issue: I re-activated my account earlier this month to watch the Olympics. I immediately noticed the cursor became sluggish when navigating within the grid. If I want to move "up" several rows, I have to count button presses, otherwise, the display lags and I overshoot the desired row. Prior to re-activating my account, cursor movement in the grid was very snappy.

I can't imagine that simply re-activating my account or adding programming would cause this behavior. The current firmware is P4.07

Does anyone know what the heck is going on?

 

[ginahoy]

Partly. The responsiveness of the EPG is in part determined by your receivers hardware revision. The only thing you can do in that case is get a receiver with a different revision number.

Thanks for your response. I understand that hw version affects responsiveness, but in this case, there's a dramatic difference from one day to the next. This obviously cannot be explained by hardware.

 

[ginahoy]

Just to close the loop (and hopefully help others who might be reading this thread), I wanted to share the cause and solution to my problem.

When I signed up for locals last month, I noticed they were translated to their broadcast channel number (e.g., channel 4 for KVOA, whereas the DISH channel is 8952). Pretty convenient, or so I thought. My locals package includes nine Tucson stations plus CSPAN. I set up a "Favorite" list with those ten plus a couple of other channels that are 'in the clear' (NASA TV plus whatever channels DISH is previewing this month).

Apparently channel translations (there are others as well) are implemented in a very inefficient way in the 508, dramatically slowing down grid response time. For example, a navigation sequence of six "up" or "down" clicks, which would normally would take about 2 seconds, takes several times longer with channels remapped. Once I set up my Favorites list with the DISH channels, grid response time returned to normal. Problem solved.