[Earl Bonovich]

New Software 11/07/2006
Manufacture 700 - 0xEB

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Release Notes:
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=69545

PLEASE DON"T POST... DIDN'T GET IT, or GOT IT tracking posts in this thread, they will be deleted


Note: This is going to be a STAGGERED rollout starting in the Pacific Timezone. It may take a few days for everyone to receive the update.

Note #2: This time; In this thread... Please list your HDMI issues. To help identify them, put HDMI ISSUE as the first line of your post. Then list your Make/Model of your TV.. and then describe your issue. As I see them, I will roll them up to the 3rd post in this thread.

Note #3: Please, when listing a problem.... try to get as specific as possible... Saying "It Froze" and that it is, does no good in helping finding the cause. Saying: "It frozen, when I was recording MPEG-4 NBC Chicago, and I was re-organizing my Series Links"... helps in finding a combination that can recreate an issue. As I see an issue, I will roll it up to the 2nd post in this thread.

Previous Version Thread:
Version 0xE3 (10/19/2006): Discussion Thread
Version 0xDC (10/11/2006): Discussion Thread
Version 0xD8 (10/04/2006): Discussion Thread
Version 0xD1 (9/26/2006): Discussion Thread
Version 0xCC (9/16/2006): Discussion Thread Issue Thread
Version 0xBE (9/1/2006): Discussion Thread Issue Thread

The Original HR20 Review Thread
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=61862

Tips and Tricks Threads
Official Tips and Tricks
Unoffical Tips and Tricks

Unoffical Feature Request Survey
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=68183

Unoffical eSATA Feature Discussion
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=66201

 

[Earl Bonovich]

Identified Bugs/Issues -

Last Updated 11/11/2006 - 07:30 CST Current as of Post #391

• Pink Fast Forward Icon
• Optical output still appears to be on when unit in Standby Post 1 Report
• Dolby Digital setting. May need to turn off then on, (or do it multiple times) to get DD to enable after new software Post Multiple Reports
• System Locked Up; When attempting to delete a completed program Post 2 Reports/I]
  [*]System Locked Up; No action done, returned to system and was frozen Post 2 Reports
  [*]Pixelizing playback; After 3 reboots; Playback is no longer pixelizing Posthttp://www.dbstalk.com/showpost.php?p=716215&postcount=123 1 Report
  [*]Lost Trick Play inside full BUFFER Post 1 Report
  [*]Random reboot while watching from Buffer Post 1 Report
  [*]Manual Re-Occuring Records, not appearing in ToDo List Post 1 Report
  [*]Remote Control improperly responded to commands Post 1 Report
  [*]Issues with the 11/8/2006 Jerico recordings Post 2 reports
  [*]Issues with this weeks LOST recordings Mutliple reports
  [*]When set to NATIVE resolution mode, screen goes BLACK during 30s SLIP. Note additional details and posts, point to the unit moving between resolutions when in any type of TrickPlay speed Posthttp://www.dbstalk.com/showpost.php?p=716702&postcount=177 More Detail Posthttp://www.dbstalk.com/showpost.php?p=716761&postcount=182 Multiple reports
  [*]Trick Play Motion (FF for example), is not a constant stream forward. Some points if goes backwards Video Include as example Post Multiple Reports
  [*]A single record, appears multiple times in MyPlaylist. Post 2 Reports
  [*]Partial Records for the Daily Show and Countdown Post 1 Report
  [*]Unit stops responding to remote Post
  [*]Failed to record schedule program that ends up in the "live" buffer, do to two recordings at once Post 1 Report
  [*]Recordings failed to STOP recording at scheduled time Post 1 Report
  [*]Signal Lost message appearing during playback Post 1 Report
  [*]Unable to playback recording, upon restart the recording was no longer in MyPlaylist Post 2 reports
  [*]Loss of audio after pause Post 1 Report
  

 

[Earl Bonovich]

HDMI Combinations -

Current as of 11/9/2006 09:30PM CST Post #244

• Sharp LCD Panel, not negotiating HDMI status properly. (Different effects depending on the order things are turned on) Post
• Samsung 4095 - Incorrect Color's when HR20 is rebooted Post[/B]
  

 

[rrwantr]

Antenna setup is grayed out in setup...ffw seems to be working better.....I have to go to bed...so no more testing for me right now. Hopefully my stable HR20 does not become unstable with this new sw...lol

 

[Guitar Hero]

Wow, I just noticed a big chunk of my hard drive space is missing. I had 36% just four hours ago and now I'm down to 17%. I did record some shows, but all of it in SD. I better get rid of some stuff.

Anybody else notice some missing HDD space?

 

[hasan]

Wow, I just noticed a big chunk of my hard drive space is missing. I had 36% just four hours ago and now I'm down to 17%. I did record some shows, but all of it in SD. I better get rid of some stuff.

Anybody else notice some missing HDD space?

From the release notes:

* Improved accuracy of hard drive usage indicator

My guess is that previously it was artifiially high and now it is more accurate. Mine is at 71% free now, I'll report back after I get the update (hopefully overnight tonight)

 

[dervari]

No resolution to the BSOD or "Partial" recording problems, huh? I wish they would make that their top priority instead of these relatively minor bug fixes. While it could be addressed in the "other fixes" section, I believe it would be front page news with it's own banner if it had indeed been fixed.

 

[tfederov]

Program deleting from the MyVod before user action or delete criteria reached (space, SL settings, etc).

Not sure I understand this one. Does this mean it will wait for me to say yes before deleting when the drive is just about full?

 

[gr8reb8]

Improvements:

* 'Searching for satellite' message no longer appears while viewing a recorded program.

:allthumbs

 

[Chris Blount]

• All A/V Outputs are disabled when the unit is put in standby mode

I kind of like this one myself. I have issues with my projector with the outputs turned on all the time.

 

[Frodtab]

"Additional Miscellaneous fixes (no specifics provided)"

Did they do anything concerning all of the issues that have with sports subscriptions?

 

[f300v10]

Program deleting from the MyVod before user action or delete criteria reached (space, SL settings, etc).

Not sure I understand this one. Does this mean it will wait for me to say yes before deleting when the drive is just about full?

I think this was a bug where a recorded show was deleted without the user asking to, and when the box still had free space available. i.e. it was deleted when it should not have been.

When the box is full it will still delete the older recordings as needed to make room unless they are marked as 'keep until I delete'.

 

[Carbon]

By just reading the release notes this one is by far the best-

* 'Searching for satellite' message no longer appears while viewing a recorded program.

 

[qlanus]

Rise & shine, Left-Coasters!

The rest of anxiously await your reports. Start testing!

 

[UncD2000]

By just reading the release notes this one is by far the best-

* 'Searching for satellite' message no longer appears while viewing a recorded program.

I haven't seen this message at all since removing both BBC units (coincidence?), but it was appearing when both tuners were receiving their tuned channels just fine, and signal readings were good on all sats. My previous D* receivers never displayed the "searching" message when a picture was being received, so it was quite an annoyance to see it for no apparent reason on the HR20, and have to try various tricks to get rid of it.

At present my biggest gripe is recorded shows that (at least initially) show a blank screen, and even occasionally lock up the unit. I had this happen twice last night while trying to view the same show. After two resets I just selected something else to watch.

 

[FilmMixer]

Noticed that it seems a lot more responsive and the screen redraws are snappier...

Also My VOD is now called My Playlist.

 

[mtnagel]

Noticed that it seems a lot more responsive and the screen redraws are snappier...

Also My VOD is now called My Playlist.

I like My Playlist much better than MyVOD. Never cared for that.

 

[Radio Enginerd]

I like My Playlist much better than MyVOD. Never cared for that.

Left coaster checking in…

My wife said the same thing this morning... She never understood what my VOD meant. I told her this morning that VOD stands for Video On Demand.

Then she followed with, "My Playlist makes much more sense... I hit the List button to get into My Playlist" I happen to agree, the change makes sense since the remote doesn't say My VOD anywhere.

Used the unit for about 20 minutes this morning... Erased 1 item from the My Playlist and noticed the item remained in the list until I left the list and then returned to it. A very small glitch IMO but thought I would mention it in case an attempt to fix it was done in this last update...

 

[evans5150]

I haven't had any problems with my box prior to this update and don't really notice any changes as of now. The one major thing I notice is the "true space left" fix. I went from 58% last night to 40% this morning with nothing being recorded overnight. I suggest everyone check that immediately in case you are getting close to being full. Other than that....I LOVE MY HR20 and my SONY SXRD!!!

 

[avatar230]

OxEB & I didn't get off to the best start. Woke up this morning to see the blue ring of lights was on, so my unit had rebooted overnight; I got excited assuming it was a software update. Turned on the TV -- the HR20 was throughputting video and audio on TNT-HD (the last station I had parked on last night) but the sound was wildly out of sync and the unit was unresponsive to any and all remote control commands.

Did a red-button restart and it seems to be working better now. No further problems as of yet (just fifteen minutes into testing). I did notice the drive-usage drop from around 20% down to 7% free.