No HD PVR software update in sight

“Due to the nature and complexity of the new features, which includes extensive testing, we cannot specify an exact launch date. New features have end-to-end value chains which must be put in place; the complexity is not just in the decoder but in multiple back-end systems too,” Rakitla added.
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Kuk device, kuk excuse and kuk answer! Tivo's had it for 10 years already. Makes me sick :twisted:
Complexity my ass! I hope they not paying the people working /developing/testing/ programming these dinosaur machines too much. How about a EPG that doesn't take 10 years to load - that would be nice.
 
I just got mine installed yesterday. already managed to crash the decoder with a few clicks and also a test recording didn't record the previous night.

I cant see why MC cannot sort out the bugs in an interim release and then work on functionality in the subsequent one instead of doing a massive change, if at all. the dec update was a joke so something isn't right in their dept. lack of skills maybe?
 
I don't think we'll ever see software that allows the series recording facility and I have my doubts about th On-demand stuff. Series recording has been promised on the SD-PVR since it was first released. Five years on and we have not see any sign of this software, bar when a couple of lucky beta testers had access to the software two years ago.

Don't hold your breath for updated software - these updates add no revenue to MC and it will continue to be the very lowest priority in the organisation. :sick:
 
A translation of this article goes something like this: "We're making plenty of money not fixing it, so it's not a priority."
 
well they did rush it, so we became the live test dummies... im still enjoying my HD though as it is.
 
Aragon said:
A translation of this article goes something like this: "We're making plenty of money not fixing it, so it's not a priority."
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this sounds like most of the the companies in SA,
makes me sick :sick::sick::sick::sick::sick:
 
lappies_in_jhb said:
I don't think we'll ever see software that allows the series recording facility and I have my doubts about th On-demand stuff. Series recording has been promised on the SD-PVR since it was first released. Five years on and we have not see any sign of this software, bar when a couple of lucky beta testers had access to the software two years ago.

Don't hold your breath for updated software - these updates add no revenue to MC and it will continue to be the very lowest priority in the organisation. :sick:
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The series recording has been in beta testing for more than a year. If only our market was unregulated competition would have come in earlier and consumers would be the winners.
 
derekc said:
I just got mine installed yesterday. already managed to crash the decoder with a few clicks and also a test recording didn't record the previous night.

I cant see why MC cannot sort out the bugs in an interim release and then work on functionality in the subsequent one instead of doing a massive change, if at all. the dec update was a joke so something isn't right in their dept. lack of skills maybe?
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IMHO - as a long-time developer - MC's lack of IT skills suck big-time.

Programming a decoder is not precisely rocket-science, and the testing software/techniques available - especially with MC's bank-balance - should make the entire process a breeze.

Rakitla's comments are but a snow-job. And, in line with MC's development skills, the snow-job is a bad one ... :)
 
Rather use a tried and tested platform of hardware and software, why try re-invent the wheel? Especially it your IT(sic?) department doesn't know their ass from their elbow! I will stick with my SD-PVR until MC realizes that their propritory POS is no good!
 
and when the current release is crap, the boss says, 'We'll see if we can address those issues in next year's release. Hi Hum, Hi Ho, it's off to the pub we go'
 
the fact that MC released the uec decoder also hasn't provided much help. until they decide to phase out the pace, they need to test both both models...
 
derekc said:
the fact that MC released the uec decoder also hasn't provided much help. until they decide to phase out the pace, they need to test both both models...
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odd thing is i looked at the specs for both they prety much the same, though the pace seems slightly (probably barely noticibly) better.
i guess they wont phase out the pace it seems to me all they promoting so far is the colour of the UEC?
 
We really need some competition in this market...then again, it won't change much, collusion is the new SA business buzzword.

MC sux big time. Their HD PVR is extremely over priced, with no alternative for a budget HD decoder version. I'm guessing the reason for that lies in the fact that you could rig yourself a very nice PVR using your PC at home and a normal HD decoder (if one existed), and have more functionality than that thing they selling at great cost to the public. It's all about making more money, and nothing about providing a decent service to the customer.

On another note. How many people would be willing to drop their R 4000.00 HD PVR down the drain when they drop DSTV and opt for a service offered from a competitor (if that ever happens)? Not many I'm willing to bet. These buggeres know exactly what they are doing, and creating a good service for the customer has nothing to do with it IMO...
 
I never paid for my DSTV HD Decoder so if another offering came along I would hop to it :-D also at the time it was R2500.
 
it's also that DSTV has built a lot of decent offerings (supersport, series etc) albeit overpriced that it'll be extremely difficult to cancel on it. What DSTV is basically what most S.Africans want to watch unfortunately. This is no fault to MC i think but to government's lack of foresight.
 
derekc said:
it's also that DSTV has built a lot of decent offerings (supersport, series etc) albeit overpriced that it'll be extremely difficult to cancel on it. What DSTV is basically what most S.Africans want to watch unfortunately. This is no fault to MC i think but to government's lack of foresight.
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Too true, it all sounds so painfully familiar :(
 
sorry i still fail to see what the hype is about the hdpvr, it still sound more trouble than it is worth
 
I have been a crash test dummy since day one, so unfortunately what we have now feels so much better than what I had a year ago... although it shouldn't. Very frustrating.
 
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