New HD PVR update released

Looks good so far , from the comments on DSTv forums , the update seems to be a step in the right direction , cant wait to get home and see for myself
 
Mine's busy downloading right now... 77 minutes it said... hiehie.

Hmmm... scratch that... upgrade commenced & 10 minutes later it rebooted without the upgrade completing... starting again... could be allayoubuggers downloading at once killing the poor multichoice servers! lol
 
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You're going to be waiting for a good few years for that...
 
Dual view is already available by using Xtraview and an additional decoder.
 
gifs said:
Dual view is already available by using Xtraview and an additional decoder.
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This is true, but when I tried it it meant that my PVR was rendered unusable - not certain exactly what the problem was. I am not using two 1110 decoders on XtraView and it works like a charm :D
 
http://forum.dstv.com/showthread.php?t=2413

So what’s different in this updated software (released 7 May)?

* Vastly improved recording reliability
* Improved loading times for TV Guide data
* Faster response times when changing channels
* Addition of News24 and Weather24 interactive services
* Improved “trick mode” (when using PAUSE, FFWD, REW)
* Improved response to commands from the remote control
* Issues with audio loss mostly resolved (this was not observed during extensive testing)
* Improved HDMI stability (i.e. black screens during viewing)
* Stutter on SD channels (via HDMI) improved
* Improved SD video quality on all outputs
* Tuner 2 & 3 status screens (Decoder Menu, Information Central, Signal Status) now indicate if a recording is not in progress, ie. reason for no signal strength.
* Decreased observation of “frozen i-Plate” (this was were the i-plate displayed past events and did not update to display the current event)
* Decoder completely re-initialises after being in standby (previous software still had reports of this error, however this has not been observed in extensive testing.)


What else do you need to know?

* The use of any interactive service will clear the buffer.
* Exiting an interactive service always returns you to the “All Channels” environment.
* Audio loss on coming out of standby – we have had a few reports of this. It is resolved by changing channel.
*Audio glitches – we have had reports and observations of audio glitches after a FFWD or REW as well as when changing audio options. This however seems to be limited to certain brands of equipment (reciever/amps) used as not all customers observe this issue.
* Signal not found – some customers report this error after a reboot (low incidence rate).
o To resolve, go to Decoder Menu, select Advanced Options, enter 9949, select Network Set-up and press BLUE to “scan this network”.
* Duplicate channel 200 – some customers may need to initialise a rescan to remove the duplicate channels.
* Recordings not being listed in the Playlist – this has been observed only when 2 recordings end at exactly the same time. These recordings do however appear when the decoder is rebooted. There is an extremely low incidence on this issue and it is not consistently reproducable across all decoders.
* Reminders block recordings - We have had reports where a recording has failed when it is due to start exactly at the same time as a reminder has fired. There is an extremely low incidence on this issue and it is not consistently reproducable across all decoders.
* Multi Unit Dwelling is still not officially supported.
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There will probably never be a dual view HD PVR... Maybe the ability to connect more than 2 decoders in extraview, but I wouldn't put money on that either.
 
DJK said:
That's just plain ridiculous...
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Changing channels clears the buffer as well... it is fscking irritating! According to MCA, it is a "limitation of the OpenTV environment". Seems like a limitation in MC's software implementation ability to me....
 
Easy enough to check that limitation by querying it with OpenTV
 
Lost my 4 digit code. Since I bought it I did'nt change it so it's still the default code. Is code the same on all new decoders and if so what is the code?
 
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