Name Based Recording Coming to the 50x Series!

[Scott Greczkowski]

Effective Tuesday, September 25th, Engineering plans to spool a PARTIAL
PHASE of software version P4.00 for the DP501/508/510 receiver.

* Name Based Recording - When setting a timer for an event, you can record
every time the event is on.

* Auto Checkswitch - Runs a check switch test automatically when an invalid
installation summary has been detected.

* XDS Support - Send information to an external device the same way Closed
Captioning is sent.

With XDS, an external device (i.e. PocketDISH) can be controlled by the
receiver for recording. The timer option will display as Auto/EXT or just
EXT for External Device.

[RandallA]

OMG, I thought I'd never live to see this day.

P4.00 was spooled last week:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/1036977-post31.html

[kstuart]

I knew this was possible - because I no longer have a 50x receiver !

[pdxsam]

I knew this was possible - because I no longer have a 50x receiver !

Many would have liked you to dump your 50x much sooner than you did.

[n0qcu]

Figured they would finally get NBR after I sell my 510.

[kstuart]

Figured they would finally get NBR after I sell my 510.

I'm impressed that you actually got someone to pay $$ for a 510 ! After all, it's just a 508 with an added DVR fee.

[Dodge Ram Nut]

OMG, I thought I'd never live to see this day.

HOLY BARKING SH$T!!!!

Are they ACTUALLY gonna spool it out? I have 2 501's and was inching towards getting the 722 mostly because of HD and NBR. If I get this, then the 722 can wait quite a while. I had a 522 for a stint..did not like it but loved the NBR..so went back to my old "trusties" - (2) 501's.

I AM SO FRICKIN ESTATIC NOW!! My ship is on the horizon!! Come to PAPA!!

When you say partial, are you speaking of limited number of recievers or just so many recievers per spool, then onto the next spool until all have been rolled out?

[RandallA]

I just sold a 508 receiver. Looks like some 5xx receivers got it last week.

9/24/2007: 1535 Software Version P4.00 for DP501/508/510

Effective Tuesday, September 25th, Engineering plans to spool a PARTIAL PHASE of software version P4.00 for the DP501/508/510 receiver. This is primarily a non-forced maintenance release available at ALL satellite locations.
At this time P3.69 and P4.00 will be the valid software versions for the DP501/508/510.

[mikew]

I just have to laugh. I finally got NBR by selling my 508s two years ago. I was tired of waiting back then!

[rad]

Which took the longest to happen, NBR on the 501/508/510 or the new HD channels on D*