ViP622/ViP722 - L6.14 Software Experiences/Bugs Discussion

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Rob Glasser

Discussion Starter · Sep 19, 2008

L6.14 for the ViP622/ViP722 has begun spooling to some customers. Please use this thread to post your experiences and bugs found with this release.

As of today, 09/25/08, I still have not received release notes, if I get them I will make sure to post them quickly. Sorry.

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space86

· #2 · Sep 19, 2008

I got 6.14 on my 622 but my 722 still has 6.13

Hunter Green

· #3 · Sep 19, 2008

Only noticeable change so far, "USB Drive" is replaced with "My Media".

Sandman

· #4 · Sep 19, 2008

Option added for web activation for dvr on line programming

Bob

phrelin

· #5 · Sep 19, 2008

For everyone's information, L6.14 did not solve the momentary audio dropout problem many of us have been discussing on other threads. I have L6.14 on my 722 and the recording of KGO7 (San Francisco Bay Area ABC affiliate) 11 a.m. news has many, many dropouts.

moman19

· #6 · Sep 19, 2008

phrelin said:
For everyone's information, L6.14 did not solve the momentary audio dropout problem many of us have been discussing on other threads. I have L6.14 on my 722 and the recording of KGO7 (San Francisco Bay Area ABC affiliate) 11 a.m. news has many, many dropouts.

Swell. I wish they would catch up and fix what's broken before introducing still more new features. I was able to locate and store a program with clusters of dropouts this morning and notified Dish of my findings for the next step. So far, all is quiet. Maybe your evidence is all that's needed.

DustoMan

· #7 · Sep 20, 2008

Sandman said:
Option added for web activation for dvr on line programming

Bob

So now we just need to wait until they turn on the website!

kucharsk

· #8 · Sep 20, 2008

Unlike L6.11 and L6.12 which were sent out to if not all, most 722s at once, L6.14 is definitely following the "dribble out" distribution method followed by L6.13, as nearly 24 hours later I have one 722 with L6.13 and one with L6.14.

TulsaOK

· #9 · Sep 20, 2008

Hunter Green said:
Only noticeable change so far, "USB Drive" is replaced with "My Media".

I guess I can die happy now.

kucharsk

· #10 · Sep 20, 2008

I got an "Attention" warning that to avoid a DVR fee I needed to keep the DVR attached to an Internet connection or phone line at all times and that required me to dismiss it with an "OK."

Strange as it has been connected to a phone line for months, and the diagnostic phone line test returns "OK."

moman19

· #11 · Sep 20, 2008

TulsaOK said:
I guess I can die happy now.

Agreed. I thought the same thing when 10,000,000 BC was made available in 1080p :lol:

kstuart

· #12 · Sep 20, 2008

moman19 said:
Agreed. I thought the same thing when 10,000,000 BC was made available in 1080p :lol:

And I will undoubtedly be dead before 1080 BC is made available in 10,000,000p.

old_geek

· #13 · Sep 20, 2008

DustoMan said:
So now we just need to wait until they turn on the website!

I just sent the following Email to [email protected]. If I get a response, I will post it here. :grin:

Dear sirs,

In your FAQ, it says the following:

"Upon validation of your DISH Network account status, your DishONLINE.com
registration is flagged for eligibility for promotional offers (when they
are available for DishONLINE.com) and allows access to exclusive features
like setting your ViP622 or ViP722 DVR timers from the website."

How do I now use DishONLINE to set my VIP722 DVR timers?

1. I have entered my DISH Network account number into my DishONLINE preferences.
2. I have a VIP722 with L614 software.
3. I have done the Web Activation from the VIP722 menu (Menu 6-1-9-2).

Thank you,

Damon R. Gibson

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AVJohnnie

· #14 · Sep 22, 2008

Still getting the blank (black) video frames that I reported with the L6.13 release. Others are finally starting to report it too, but they’re doing it in the HD discussion forum presumably because they think it’s a provider problem ~ and granted, it may be. I just find it odd that it coincides with the previous software release and continues under L6.14. Seems to only be affecting the HD movie PAKs; STARZ, HBO, MAX, and SHO ~ but that’s mostly what I watch so it’s hard for me to tell at this point if other channels are also affected. Doesn’t seem to affect the audio; just a few consecutive blank (black) video frames… Very annoying. :nono2:

kucharsk

· #15 · Sep 23, 2008

Stlll don't have L6.14 on one of my 722s…

palerider

· #16 · Sep 23, 2008

AVJohnnie said:
Still getting the blank (black) video frames that I reported with the L6.13 release. Others are finally starting to report it too, but they're doing it in the HD discussion forum presumably because they think it's a provider problem ~ and granted, it may be. I just find it odd that it coincides with the previous software release and continues under L6.14. Seems to only be affecting the HD movie PAKs; STARZ, HBO, MAX, and SHO ~ but that's mostly what I watch so it's hard for me to tell at this point if other channels are also affected. Doesn't seem to affect the audio; just a few consecutive blank (black) video frames… Very annoying. :nono2:

I'm also getting a periodic black frame AND no audio for one second with 6.14 on all the HD movie packs. It occurs every 5 minutes and it's VERY annoying! It also happens on other HD and SD channels, but less frequently.

I've also been getting the phone line warning with 6.14 almost every day even though my 722 has always been connected to my router. This too is getting old! I could care less about the so-called "features" Dish thinks it's introducing with each new software release. They're either useless or in fact don't work.

Message to Dish: Fix what doesn't work and "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

ImBack234

· #17 · Sep 23, 2008

palerider said:
Message to Dish: Fix what doesn't work and "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

"soon":eek2:

nostalgiaguru

· #18 · Sep 23, 2008

I noticed that my subscribed local channels often go to a blank screen for a second or two (pink screen on HD TV1, black on TV2). Is that related to the issue you have been describing here, or could it be an LNB problem? I'm having no other drop out problems with non-local channels, or OTA channels.

TulsaOK

· #19 · Sep 23, 2008

Occasionally, I'm still getting the tiny picture in the upper left portion of the screen on both tuners.

moman19

· #20 · Sep 23, 2008

palerider said:
......Message to Dish: Fix what doesn't work and "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

I want to give a huge DITTO for that statement.

As I ponder over the last few years, some of the worse bugs were introduced when enhancements I neither wanted nor needed were added.

Think about it. Who wasn't happy with rel 4.49???

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