HD PVR DStv subscribers left in the dark

Multichoice seems to have stagnated ito service and content.
My gripes in no particular order:
1. Repeats
2. Where's the widescreen content?
3. Sound levels between programs and adverts.
4. Sound track gets reset to Family, even if I change it in settings.
5. Repeats
6. No new content worth watching
7. More repeats
8. What's the purpose of the Animax channel?
9. Repeats

I think that sums up the "service" offering from MonoChoice :o
 
Well for this I'm glad I am still on the SD PVR and won't be moving to the "latest and greatest" just yet, until features like On Demand are out.

I heard an ad the other night saying the HD PVR is now 2500? did I hear correct???

And when is the UEI model coming out, (think thats the name???)
 
Personally I would not recommend the HD-PVR to anyone yet. I have had it since day 1 and have unfortunately been frustrated and let down by the service and hardware offered by multichoice. I can not tell you how often I record things on TV and either it does not record, or half way through the show decide it needs to stop recording. I have also had incidents that my recorded shows just disappear. Very annoying. Maybe I should bomb DSTV and rather just subscribe to iTunes for the same price. At least I know I can watch whatever I want to watch and not worry about half recordings.
 
so glad that I am not forking over half a grand a month for this crap.
 
Nod said:
Multichoice seems to have stagnated ito service and content.
My gripes in no particular order:
1. Repeats
2. Where's the widescreen content?
3. Sound levels between programs and adverts.
4. Sound track gets reset to Family, even if I change it in settings.
5. Repeats
6. No new content worth watching
7. More repeats
8. What's the purpose of the Animax channel?
9. Repeats

I think that sums up the "service" offering from MonoChoice :o
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Sadly I'm proud to say these are also my gripes :confused:
If I sound confused, blame it on mono:D
 
Yeah the HD-PVR is on special for R2499 at the moment. I agree that is extremely slow (response wise) compared to the SD-PVR. I Just recently added the HD-PVR with Extravies to my existing SD-PVR, so I'm still happy. But for those just going for the HD-PVR by itself, very dissapointing!
 
boswald said:
... Maybe I should bomb DSTV and rather just subscribe to iTunes for the same price. At least I know I can watch whatever I want to watch and not worry about half recordings.
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Are there iTunes services (music / video) in ZA? Would be very interested in them...
 
For the last two days I have missed 7 minutes of Binnelanders (one of the few reasons I have DStv) because at 6pm the decoder decides I have not paid my account. Then about 7 minutes later is changes it mind. My account is on debit order - it always goes down on the 1st. So I am fully paid up - and fully ripped off.

Also, why are some programs adapted to fit 4:3 screen and then my decoder adapts it to fit my 16:9 screen so I end up with a huge black frame allround the picture !!! Seems only Movie Magic does full screen on my 16:9 display.
 
Nod said:
Well, it had the effect that I purposefully mute the sound during adverts :p
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Fast forward through them rather. Before you say anything about live tv, who watches shows at the time they're aired anymore?
 
smartguy said:
Fast forward through them rather. Before you say anything about live tv, who watches shows at the time they're aired anymore?
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I start watching at least 20 minutes after they start showing - I hate adverts since I am already a paying subscriber. At least my recored is not a MonoChoice PVR. Dammit how I hate them...
 
Sky has over 25 HD channels.

All I ask for is 1 dedicated HD Sports channel. I'm tired of watching grainy pixels running around the field. Sky has 2 Sports HD channels plus a third overflow channel.

IMO Mutlichoice = Telkom = Eksom = Vodacom/MTN i.e. money grabbing monopolies.
 
+1 .. but its better than :sick:SABC:sick:

I run like a day behind on TV now. Watch the previous days stuff while recording current days stuff.... Awsomness.... hate adds!
 
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im just as sick and tired.

and then they would rather show local soccer games on HD and not international rugby games with SA playing.

either they don't know how to develop firmware or they just don't care to do it.

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
 
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