Recent content by Ferdy

I can't believe that this hasn't been mentioned here yet, and I know I can't be the only subscriber that got it last night, but I have a new software version (watched it download, interesting). Here are my version numbers: Software: V00.01.20 HAL: 00.06.20 Middleware: 00.01.39...

I have to presume that no one that follows this forum actually got the update over the weekend since no one has said so----

Best remember to turn off your boxes when you go beddie bye :)

I guess you're right, since no one has mentioned this at all-----

Here is the message I sent to Voom on Friday: Customer - 07/09/2004 06:24 PM that I am not happy about the lack of channel scanning with my Voom service--- I know for a fact that all new customers that are being installed are getting boxes that do have OTA channel scanning capability--...

Free beer tomorrow!

SO WTF? Has Wilt and Sean and all the rest that are supposed to be "in the know" been pulling everyone's leg about this new software update for the "old" boxes?

At this point, I really don't care what it's called, just give it to me-

A little off the subject of this mindless bickering, but what, exactly, is the difference between software and firmware?

I think that that was said by one of the local resident soothsayers looking into a crystal ball----

Didn't realize they upconverted---so that explains it. I sure hope this software update addresses this, but from I've read here, it doesn't :(

Yes, but we're not talking about an HD picture---we're talking about a SD picture OTA--- Again, why would there be side bars on a SD set?

I have 2 stb's----one connected to a 16:9 HDTV and the other connected to a 4:3 SDTV--- On my OTA channels some broadcast in stretched mode (non-high def programming) and some not. Of course, the HDTV shows black/gray bars on either side of the screen when receiving broadcasts in...

You guys that are having trouble getting maybe one station to come in when you know that the broadcast antennas are located on/in the same location/mountaintop/whatever should tune to the station that's not coming in and check for signal strength in the system settings menu. Sometimes a strong...

no, you'll have to get a thx dvd or dve or avia