Multichoice/ DStv Software Updates for PVR's

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I was reading this thread here: http://forum.dstv.com/showthread.php?t=7529

Why does MC not just buy the same software that SKY uses with their PACE variant? And pay that software vendor to make changes to the software for local use? And if the answer is 'well they should have', then why not scrap the current software and move to something stable, something that is world class? Now?

Are premium subscribers going to continue to pay premium prices month after month for bug-riddled software for another 5 years until the new generation PVR's with Linux/Java versions are released? Is that version being developed by MC also? How is it going to be superior to something developed overseas? Another SA operator will simply source all their hardware and all their software from international operators while MC programmers sit coding new bugs into our next generation of software. Makes no sense to me.
 
Milano said:
Are premium subscribers going to continue to pay premium prices month after month for bug-riddled software for another 5 years until the new generation PVR's with Linux/Java versions are released?
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Having been a customer of Monochoice for many years - back to the days M-Net was first launched - the answer to your question is most likely "yes" ... I have several issues with my PACE D-PVR, the latest being the constant resetting of my chosen options un the "Personalise" menu. As just one example, my chosen default language of "English-Original" is reset to "English Family" each time my decoder comes out of standby. This is just one of the many settings that are reset. I have posted this glitch many times on the DSTV forum, and many others have the same complaint, but so far MCA have not rectified the problem. They are typical of a South African monopolistic enterprise ... take the consumers money and feed them sh ...t. Where else can they go?
 
I don't see how writing their own software could be the most economical option? So what is the advantage for MC?
 
I actually wanted to know since the last update has anyone been having issues where the harddrive does not switch off when the decoder goes on standby

I am talking about the original black Pace HD PVR decoder
 
killkom said:
I actually wanted to know since the last update has anyone been having issues where the harddrive does not switch off when the decoder goes on standby

I am talking about the original black Pace HD PVR decoder
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That's cos its busy downloading Dstv on demand files
 
can you believe it think i need to get that decoder care becasue that hardrive is not going to last
 
Not worth it then. Hva eyou had a harddrive go on that unit already?
 
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