I haven't noticed anything new since the BC code but I did notice that Diagnostic Screen "R" (Options-6-4-9-7-7-1-Left Arrow button) now shows in Gigs how much space is left on the HD. My 160G HD only has 134.7G of space left on it and that's without any programs recorded. So it takes 25G to just run this box????? WOW thats more than my Windows XP computer.
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jump to identified times of recordings
How can we jump to identified times of recordings?
How can we jump to identified times of recordings?
CC Lockup after 1 hour of use
I usually got a day or so out of A8 before a lock up but with CC I was able to lock it up in less then a hour of use. While holding the skip ahead button to do a fast scan I lost the picture and all control (including the normal off). Had to do a soft reset to bring it back.
The function I use the most is the Skip ahead due to dreaded commercials. It still has the same problem of scrambling the picture on certain compressed channels. (even though they seemed to have fixed the sluggish FF on these channels.)
With the time remaining stamp I now know why my commercial skip has been so inconsistent. I have my skip forward set to 60 seconds. On some recordings it skips ahead 60 seconds and on others it skips ahead 80 seconds. This does not seem to be related to the compression type that causes scrambling.
I thought the "Jump to" function would reduce my need to use the skip ahead button as a fast scan function but it has so many layers of menus and button pushes is still faster just to hold down the SKIP ahead button until you get to the time you want.
So other then the time stamp on recorded shows (which you have to get used to since it backwards from normal VCR / DVDs) I am yet to be impressed with CC.
Should we be starting a found BUG thread.
I usually got a day or so out of A8 before a lock up but with CC I was able to lock it up in less then a hour of use. While holding the skip ahead button to do a fast scan I lost the picture and all control (including the normal off). Had to do a soft reset to bring it back.The function I use the most is the Skip ahead due to dreaded commercials. It still has the same problem of scrambling the picture on certain compressed channels. (even though they seemed to have fixed the sluggish FF on these channels.)
With the time remaining stamp I now know why my commercial skip has been so inconsistent. I have my skip forward set to 60 seconds. On some recordings it skips ahead 60 seconds and on others it skips ahead 80 seconds. This does not seem to be related to the compression type that causes scrambling.
I thought the "Jump to" function would reduce my need to use the skip ahead button as a fast scan function but it has so many layers of menus and button pushes is still faster just to hold down the SKIP ahead button until you get to the time you want.
So other then the time stamp on recorded shows (which you have to get used to since it backwards from normal VCR / DVDs) I am yet to be impressed with CC.
Should we be starting a found BUG thread.
Using old (pre-CC) recordings to test the stability of the new code isn't such a hot idea. Ever since the original release firmware it's been known than recordings seem to inherit some of the traits of the whatever firmware they were recorded with (sounds stupid, I know, but it does appear to be true...).
As someone mentioned earlier, a factory reset might smooth the transition a little too. My excitement has certainly been replaced by a sense of foreboding right now though. I'm not sure I want to go downstairs and test the machine now....
As someone mentioned earlier, a factory reset might smooth the transition a little too. My excitement has certainly been replaced by a sense of foreboding right now though. I'm not sure I want to go downstairs and test the machine now....
Congratulations to...
gbarr14, satdude, SatTV1994
13 members were correct that the code would NOT be C4 or C8 but a later version, which CC is.
They are:
bigb, brownriggd, cellarboy, cory, dlegouff, gmd, gretsky, jackmil, JoBel, lumpy, NO-CRTC, satellite, Tim1
Congratulation to all that participated, we are all winners with CC.
A couple of the names were beta testers, but did not have priveleged information.
Heck even I got it wrong and I wasn't just standing on the doorstep, I was inside the house for crying out loud!
The overwhelming majority thought it would be C8 and would come after August 14th.
See the results HERE.
3 members got the correct week, they are:Ouser said:So who won the sweeps we had a while ago? Did anyone get the right date? Were they in the know
Dan
Yay!
gbarr14, satdude, SatTV1994
13 members were correct that the code would NOT be C4 or C8 but a later version, which CC is.
They are:
bigb, brownriggd, cellarboy, cory, dlegouff, gmd, gretsky, jackmil, JoBel, lumpy, NO-CRTC, satellite, Tim1
Congratulation to all that participated, we are all winners with CC.
A couple of the names were beta testers, but did not have priveleged information.
Heck even I got it wrong and I wasn't just standing on the doorstep, I was inside the house for crying out loud!
The overwhelming majority thought it would be C8 and would come after August 14th.
See the results HERE.
Hey I am test engineer I double checked my results with newly recorded show and the second time got it to lock up once while holding down the FF button for about 10 seconds. I cant reproduce it all the time but there is still a bug there.cellarboy said:Using old (pre-CC) recordings to test the stability of the new code isn't such a hot idea. Ever since the original release firmware it's been known than recordings seem to inherit some of the traits of the whatever firmware they were recorded with (sounds stupid, I know, but it does appear to be true...).
Works on SD with my Daytek 32" LCD, but HD keeps dropping sinc.sekhon55 said:
(Still at work, haven't tested mine yet) Do you only get sinc drops in HD with DVI? Or also with Component/other?NO-CRTC said:Works on SD with my Daytek 32" LCD, but HD keeps dropping sinc.
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