A new, higher capacity DStv PVR is planned

How about they fix the current PVR first?
 
I've only had my HD PVR for about 9 months, no way am I going to shell out for another one to use a service I already have to pay extra for. If Multichoice really want to add value they should give us the option of having the hard drive replaced at a Multichoice agent for free/cheap instead of asking us to buy a new decoder.
 
How about offering an HDD upgrade with a discount for trading in the current drive? or a free upgrade to us loyal customers will be even better!
BTW has the subtitle issue been resolved on HD PVR? If not, how about fixing that first?
 
Timing is about right. Launch new service. Provide another Decoder - bigger, better, faster, etc - and justify it to sucker people in to buying their new overpriced hardware. It's all about keeping the public hooked and suck 'em into spending more money on Monochoice. Well, my SD PVR is still good and I have no intention of moving from it.
 
HD-PVR - so much more... "issues".

chop said:
How about they fix the current PVR first?
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HD-PVR - so much more... "issues".

There's even a site dedicated to documenting the issues:



HD-PVR Current Known Issues (32)
  • 002 Slow User Interface (EPG, iPlate, Channel Change)
  • 015 Bogus Signal Strength
  • 021 Disk Space Percentage Graph
  • 022 SD Channel Underscan / Vertical Blue Line at Edge / Bleedthrough at Top (via HDMI)
  • 025 Live TV Buffer Disappears
  • 026 ARC button does not work
  • 027 HDMI "Original" resolution option does not work
  • 028 SatCR settings not persistent
  • 030 Missing recordings
  • 032 Recordings do not resume
  • 033 Scheduled recordings do not occur
  • 034 Audio problem when changing between Stereo and Surround
  • 035 Inconsistent Notification Display
  • 038 i-Plate and EPG unable to display extended characters
  • 039 Truncated Recording Schedule (TBR and possibly EPG)
  • 043 Incorrect recording schedule sorting
  • 044 Custom recording names become truncated
  • 046 Audio output via SPDIF not consistent (fixed vs variable)
  • 047 Custom Names Not Retained
  • 049 Volume control not sufficiently granular
  • 051 Recurring TBR splits into multiple instances
  • 053 Bookmarking only works while watching recordings
  • 055 Picture Piece Displayed in Menu System
  • 056 HDMI signal present when HD-PVR is turned off
  • 058 Video Stutter after Pause
  • 059 Loss of sound during playback after using FF/Rew
  • 060 Intermittent loss of picture when watching via HDMI
  • 062 Incorrect Channel Number Entry Weirdness
  • 068 "Sort order" does not work well
  • 069 Unavailable channels listed in the channel grid, etc.
  • 074 SCART setting bug (Black & white video via RF; No component output)
  • 075 Trick mode freezes and reboots
HD-PVR Current Missing Features (8)
  • MF001 No DStv Touch or DMX information
  • MF003 No Search Functionality, e.g. genre
  • MF005 No Find Repeats
  • MF006 No Event Tracking
  • MF007 Not possible to record a programme from the buffer
  • MF008 No Subtitles
  • MF011 Unused ports (e-Sata, Ethernet, and USB)
  • MF012 Progress Messages Required
 
Bring back a dual-view PVR with a single shared playlist like on the SD PVR. The SD PVR is strill the best PVR out there, besides the lack of HD functionality. It's snappy, fairly stable and has a single playlist that can be accessed from any of the two TV's.

It's just nuts having to schedule stuff on two PVRs so you can have to content availale on both TVs.

--deckert
 
Yay! Another piece of stunning technology from NoChoice! :sick:

If it works anything as good as their other models it will make a perfect paper weight.
 
Will it work for me if I am not on Premium? I am on Select 2 and need to replace my hard drive recorder.
 
I doubt that I will acquire one of these soon... But I'm loving the heat that my local BLOCKBUSTER is feeling at the moment! Every Friday since the launch of this service I receive an SMS on DVD rental specials.
 
any idea of a release date? Will be buying a pvr this month, maybe today.
 
Keep your eyes peeled on Channel 100,when they launch one of their viral,brainwashing campaigns.
The problem is that they actually work.People laughed off their VOD service,now they can't seem to keep up with the demand.
He who laughs last.........
 
DrYes said:
Keep your eyes peeled on Channel 100,when they launch one of their viral,brainwashing campaigns.
The problem is that they actually work.People laughed off their VOD service,now they can't seem to keep up with the demand.
He who laughs last.........
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There's a sucker born every minute.
 
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