HD-PVR Software Available (7 May)

guys ... let us know what the upgrade does, if it sorts out enough to make purchasing a HD-PVR worth it.
 
Just did the upgrade. All I can say is what someone else said in another thread. Feels more responsive and the news and weather is available in the interactive menu.
 
This is what MC posted about the update:

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

o Vastly improved recording reliability
o Improved loading times for TV Guide data
o Faster response times when changing channels
o Addition of News24 and Weather24
o Improved “trick mode” (when using pause, FF, REW)
o Improved response to commands from the remote control
o Issues with audio loss mostly resolved (this was not observed during extensive testing)
o Improved HDMI stability (ie. black screens during viewing)
o Stutter on SD channels (via HDMI) improved
o Improved SD video quality on all outputs
o 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.
o Decreased observation of “frozen i-plate” (this was were the i-plate displayed past events and did not update to display the current event)
o 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 :

o The use of any interactive service will clear the buffer.
o Exiting an interactive service always returns you to the “All Channels” environment.
o Audio loss on coming out of standby – we have had a few reports of this. It is resolved by changing channel.
o Audio glitches – we have had reports and observations of audio glitches after a FF or REW as well as when changing audio options. This however seems to be limited to certain brands of equipment (amps) used as not all customers observe this issue.
o Signal not found – some customers report this error after a reboot (low incidence rate). To resolve, go to Decoder Menu, select Advanced Options, enter 9949, select Network Set-up and press BLUE to “scan this network”.
o Duplicate channel 200 – some customers may need to initialise a rescan to remove the duplicate channels.
o 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.
o 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.
o Multi Unit Dwelling is still not officially supported.


Our major focus has been on improving recording reliability. Please know that all other issues previously reported have been noted and we continue our work on improving the software.

We look forward to your feedback.

http://forum.dstv.com/showthread.php?t=2408
 
Installed on my HD PVR - must say I am pleased with the EPG response now - can view programs 8 days in advance as its supposed to have been - will definitely make more use of the scheduled recordings now.
 
Glad to hear that the problems are getting fixed. I will consider HD PVR if it keeps improving like this.
 
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