@Speedy1701 wrote:
Any ideas what isues were addressed by last night's update?
I only know there was one because the update leaves the PVR Fonrt Panel lights on ... I have to set to OFF when the unit is OFF...
My understanding, is that its not always just updates (though there have been), but also just 'maintenance' That it restarts it, like a computer, to clear up temp files, memory, those sorts of things.
The front pannel thing, does sound like a bug. Hopefuly that is something they can address. They probably overlooked that.. the probably by default think of the TV in the living room, etc.. where the pannel lights on wouldnt make much of an effect (vs it being in a bedroom, and lighting up the room, etc)
Thank you for being civil about it 🙂
There are many.. that are not so much.. that just sit and spam "SWITCH TO BELL" and the like.
Unfortunately, it always comes down to everyones personal experiences, and personal preferences.
I had bell before, to start at my old house.. and had nothing but problems from day one they never could reslove.
Other than having to replace a few 8300 PVRs (the hard drives kept dieing on me), i have never really had a problem with rogers.
Most of the complaints that others have with the guide, either i dont use, or dont seem to bother me that much.. vs the old guide hurts my eyes to watch on a newer big screen (Heck, i have an SD box with the old guide, on a projector in the basement.. 72+ inches of PAIN >.<).
But visiting my uncle recently, has the newest bell satalite PVR. The satalite guide, the controler, etc.. ugg.. i couldnt stand it.
Hopefuly your experiences are good there and dont run into many problem.
I am not saying this doesnt effect people. And i could be completely wrong in what is being done... i dont make the boxes or the software. This is completely different OS that the previous ones, and could require different things.
But they wouldnt be doing it.. unless it was necessary. Hopefuly at some point we can get some light shed on WHAT is being done.. i totaly agree on this part that they should fill us in on what is being done.
Does this effect some people? Yes of course it does, by some of the complaints you see here. (but how big is that vs the total user base?)
But they likey chose that time, why? Probably statisticly, its the time that the LEAST amount of people are on. If it HAS to be done, you want to choose the time that effect the smallest % of people. They would never find a time that made EVERYONE happy.
Now if it IS manditory, and they made it so that you could customize when it did it.. yeah that would mostly fix the problem.
Again.. im not backing them up.. not saying it shouldnt be fixed/modified at all. Im just stating some reasons possibly WHY.
I spend as much time as here on a game i play's CS board, and run into much the same thing..
Often, it sounds like complaints and sugestions, are falling on deaf ears.. USUALY they are not. They are being read, they are being passed on.
One big thing, is liability. They see something, and say "thats a good idea, we'll get on it" or things like that.. people will start holding them accountable for it. It may not be something they can guarantee will happen, or when, etc. In that way, its alot easier for them to say nothing :(.... it just leaves us, the people in the dark often.
And the other part comes down to timing. While yes, they can be working on a fix to something, who knows how long it will take for that to come out.
So while it may seem like nothing is happening on the problem... it could be, its just not finished and released yet. Again, they dont want to set a date to something, then they more have to stick to it.. and if its not ready yet... (well, you get the whole initial new IPG issue, etc :P).
There are lots of stuff they need to fix or tweek with the new IPG still, but they have already listened and taken some of those changes so far. Since the initial IPG release, a major complaint was on the graphics of the show listing, and that the channels you didnt recieve were barely visualy different and hard to see the difference. They recently did update to make is a little better contrast and you can tell the difference very clearly now. It just took time 🙂
Again, not saying that people shouldnt complain, and ask for changes, etc. But they cant always expect imediate changes, and that these things will take time 🙂
