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Last reply Mar 31, 2008 · posted in DIRECTV CE Discussion Forum (Now CLOSED)

HR21 (ALL) CE Release 2/8 & 2/9

Systems in this CE / Version

HR21-200 {CE:01:03} - 0x01FE

HR21-700 {CE:03:09} - 0x1FE

Software Download Window:
Friday: February 8, 2008: 11pm - 2:30am ET
Saturday: February 9, 2008: 11pm - 2:30am ET

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST! CE DOWNLOAD WARNINGS / AGREEMENT

PLEASE READ THIS SECOND! CE DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

If you have any issues with this CE release, please post them in this thread. We'll try to help, and DirecTV will see / be aware of your issue

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CHANGES FROM THIS RELEASE:

[*]System stability improvement
[*]Guide performance improvements
[*]Video over media share improvements
[*]Guide Acquisition stability
[*]Playback while downloading VOD improvements

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CHANGES FROM PRIOR RELEASES (since last national release):

Change "As Broadcast" to "Original Format" in HDTV screen
APG archive fails to restore
Random system hang during APG archiving
Reboot after 30-40 hours
Random system hang due to internal cleanup
Trickplay stability
iTV mix channel
Repeating VOD title on homepage with arrow down
Clock round-up
XM background appearing on playback
Modem firmware upgrade
Stability
Access to record options when no scheduled episodes are present
Allow deletion of bookmarks during playback
Missing folder icon
Remove Menu widgets after selection is made
Audio options update with a channel change
Frozen animated thinking icon in "Please Wait" OSD
Purchase options update correctly after cancelling a purchase
Correct behavior of live TV transitioning from playback
Failed data acquisition not timing out
IP address update detection
Lockup caused by keyword search
ITV slow loading with addition frame filters
Text missing on Game Lounge games
Sluggishness due to multiple instances of slow scheduler updates
Add HTTP error codes to history
Reset resolution and aspect ratio on Reset Defaults
Reset Resolution after Reset Everything is performed
Random Insert valid access card OSD displayed
PPV price not appearing in info screen
Slow navigation in the To Do list
Unable to show "Channels I Get" for current favorite in Favorites screen
No green button hint at last DoD homepage
Updated status in system info panel
Unable to sign-up in Game Lounge
Audio drops when catching up to live TV from live buffer
Black screen on channel change
Failed recording
No trickplay after running system test
Incorrect content in showcases screen
Access to record options when no scheduled episodes are present
Able to delete bookmarks during playback
Audio options update with a channel change
Frozen animated thinking icon in "Please Wait" OSD
Purchase options update correctly after cancelling a purchase
Correct behavior of live TV transitioning from playback
Failed data acquisition not timing out
Correctly display PPV purchase date and time
Adding "Please Wait" OSD when switching languages
Improved Interactive Channel loading
Audio service label for NASCAR
Unable to record all 14 audios for NASCAR
Audio and format toggling display current first then toggle
Faster boot up
Frozen video on PPV when purchased after preview window
Search by channel results
Recent searches by channel
Delete warning icon in the playlist
Displaying of title in delete confirmation OSD when parental controls are locked
Duplicate titles in Showcases
Remote recording not recording zero episode and some VOD titles
Please Wait OSD on the ToDo list not clearing
Retain VOD queue items if reboot without guide
Correct reboot behavior after resetting everything
Dolby Digital Audio functionality
HDMI audio on Media Share
Add View previous channels in TV Option unconditionally
Tuning and recording iTV channels
Pause/Play not continuing at paused position
Boolean keyword search
Switching from no-VOD home page to VOD home page
Mediashare play/stop issues when going into standby
Resolution handling with Native on
Guide never reloads after Antenna Setup
FFWD 1X with VOD content in A3 but MPEG2 content
Stuck on step 1 of 2 after software download
Degradation of HDMI Dolby Digital when switching from Media share playing Dolby Digital audio
02 - Minor UI polish for guide favorites
02 - Boot behavior improvements
02 - Minor Audio improvements
02 - Stability improvements
02 - Performance improvements

New feature(s)

Winter Welcome Screen
Ability to hide adult channels
Display suggestion OSD when a HD channel without HD resolution selected
Quick Menu changes
Yellow key activates Options menu in appropriate screens
Add cell coloring for unsubscribed channels in the guide
Green key audio cycling when viewing video
Keep Live Review Buffer when playing back recoded content
Pressing the ENTER key in full-screen displays Receiver's ID
Ability to test HD Conus transponders during guided setup
Improve signal meter responsiveness and transponder scanning
Display SWM Version
30 Second SKIP enabled by Keyword Search 30SKIP (30SLIP to revert to slip)
02 - Series Link retention up to 10 items

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Blackhawk131

Feb 16, 2008

I belive that I have found a problem with the last update on the 9th. I found that if I pause and try and restart it freezes. I have to either change the channel and come back or start a prerecording and then exit shortly there after. You should be able to pause and restart but I have no luck. How do I report this problem?

Thanks,

silversurfer

Feb 17, 2008

I have noticed a possible problem with this software and NASCAR hotpass. While watching the recorded playback of the Jeff Gordon channel during the Daytona 500 if I switch audio from Hot Pass audio to Team Radio the audio would take about 10 seconds to come in and then when I switch back to Hot Pass audio it would not come on until I stopped the recording and started it again. It was working fine in the beginning but it happens everytime now.

afsilverman

Feb 17, 2008

silversurfer said:
I have noticed a possible problem with this software and NASCAR hotpass. While watching the recorded playback of the Jeff Gordon channel during the Daytona 500 if I switch audio from Hot Pass audio to Team Radio the audio would take about 10 seconds to come in and then when I switch back to Hot Pass audio it would not come on until I stopped the recording and started it again. It was working fine in the beginning but it happens everytime now.

All I know is im glad i did not buy it because it is freezing up and going in nd out and the Audio is the only thing that is stable

berck

Feb 17, 2008

I haven't really tested out VOD, but I have noticed that the interface on the CE is a tad slower than the old national release. Its been tolerable for the most part, but the other day it did something I hadn't seen with D equipment. I used to see this every other day on Comcast DVR equipment. It took a while for the HR21-700 to respond to my selections, then it caught back up. I watched about four or five operations go off immediately. This was something very frustrating with Comcast equipment, and I hope the wring this bug out before deploying it nationally.

Blackhawk131

Feb 18, 2008

Blackhawk131 said:
I belive that I have found a problem with the last update on the 9th. I found that if I pause and try and restart it freezes. I have to either change the channel and come back or start a prerecording and then exit shortly there after. You should be able to pause and restart but I have no luck. How do I report this problem?

Thanks,

I did a reboot and everything worked a lot better.

As far as the jeff gordon channel, I wathced it yesterday and it worked fine. But it was not in HD. That sucked.

cariduros

Mar 30, 2008

MY HR21 is freezing everyday and I have to reboot it once a day now. I know many are having this same issue, but is DTV just okay with us rebooting everyday to "fix" the problem? Is it hardware or software based? So far, despite the great picture, I've been very dissatisfied with the product.

mlbfans

Mar 31, 2008

My major problem is sometimes the light flashes and the remote works and other times the light doesn't flash and the receiver won't respond...
I have the H21-700...

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Last reply 29 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish Bankruptcy - Business as Usual

Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th

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nelson61

Monday at 12:22 PM

Washington Post

SpaceX has held talks with Boost's parent company EchoStar in recent months about launching its own signature wireless service through a deal with the company, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
Musk, the SpaceX CEO, has discussed the deal personally, meeting with EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen last month, according to the people. The potential deal may result in SpaceX acquiring Boost Mobile or SpaceX gaining access to its network, which it leases from AT&T and T-Mobile US, the people said.
Access to those lease agreements would be a coup for SpaceX. The back door would allow Musk to make a play for a U.S. wireless market that equity research firm MoffettNathanson estimates is worth $235 billion. But the proposed service may need consent from those carriers for the service to actually launch, the people said.

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Scott Greczkowski

Monday at 1:25 PM

nelson61 said:
Washington Post

SpaceX has held talks with Boost's parent company EchoStar in recent months about launching its own signature wireless service through a deal with the company, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
Musk, the SpaceX CEO, has discussed the deal personally, meeting with EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen last month, according to the people. The potential deal may result in SpaceX acquiring Boost Mobile or SpaceX gaining access to its network, which it leases from AT&T and T-Mobile US, the people said.
Access to those lease agreements would be a coup for SpaceX. The back door would allow Musk to make a play for a U.S. wireless market that equity research firm MoffettNathanson estimates is worth $235 billion. But the proposed service may need consent from those carriers for the service to actually launch, the people said.

Can't remember where or who I saw predict this.

It wouldn't surprise me to see Elon soon own all of DISH / Echostar in the future.

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Bruce

Tuesday at 10:17 AM

Scott Greczkowski said:
It wouldn't surprise me to see Elon soon own all of DISH / Echostar in the future.

Again, why would Musk want a TV Service, specially one that is losing over a million subscribers a year.

Phone service…maybe, but not TV.

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Scott Greczkowski

Tuesday at 10:22 AM

Bruce said:
Again, why would Musk want a TV Service, specially one that is losing over a million subscribers a year.

Phone service…maybe, but not TV.

I know he wants TV. He wants to deliver EVERYTHING to EVERYWHERE.

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Bruce

Tuesday at 11:30 AM

Scott Greczkowski said:
I know he wants TV. He wants to deliver EVERYTHING to EVERYWHERE.

Again, if so, why would he want Dish/Sling of all the providers?

He could deliver anything without actually owning, for example, watching the Lions game in my Tesla Y on it's screen via the YT app, while on the way to my future in-laws on Sunday.

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Bruce

Yesterday at 9:59 AM

SpaceX boldly goes into 'huge' 5G network rollout with Qualcomm

After trying satellites and small cells, Elon Musk's SpaceX is to build a terrestrial mobile network across tens of thousands of sites with Qualcomm.

www.lightreading.com

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Bruce

Yesterday at 11:22 AM

nelson61 said:
Washington Post

SpaceX has held talks with Boost's parent company EchoStar in recent months about launching its own signature wireless service through a deal with the company, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
Musk, the SpaceX CEO, has discussed the deal personally, meeting with EchoStar chairman Charlie Ergen last month, according to the people. The potential deal may result in SpaceX acquiring Boost Mobile or SpaceX gaining access to its network, which it leases from AT&T and T-Mobile US, the people said.
Access to those lease agreements would be a coup for SpaceX. The back door would allow Musk to make a play for a U.S. wireless market that equity research firm MoffettNathanson estimates is worth $235 billion. But the proposed service may need consent from those carriers for the service to actually launch, the people said.

If Musk really wants to buy Boost, he might get a great price once Dish Wireless is out of Chapter 11.

Boost just lost 182,000 subs in the 3rd quarter-

https://www.fierce-network.com/wireless/echostar-loses-182k-wireless-customers-q3

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man00

Yesterday at 12:15 PM

Is Dish like Iran in one way...they both will totally collapse by end of week

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Foxbat

Yesterday at 12:16 PM

Other than the price, my experience with Boost is not that different than what I experienced with my years with Cricket. I will be curious to see what happens if SpaceX takes the reins.

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slow_poke_pete

29 minutes ago

Bruce said:
Again, if so, why would he want Dish/Sling of all the providers?

He could deliver anything without actually owning, for example, watching the Lions game in my Tesla Y on it's screen via the YT app, while on the way to my future in-laws on Sunday.

dish has new sats dtv does not

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Scott Greczkowski

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Last reply 46 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Song Name Game Part 3!

Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne

Get it?

An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....

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Shooz - Styx

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Too Much Time on My Hands - Styx

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Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers

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No Time - The Guess Who

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TIME Won't Let Me-The Outsiders

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dishstaller

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Last reply Today at 1:54 AM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

I think we could all use a laugh - Rodney Dangerfield on Carson

Good...simple humor. Enjoy

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E92AtfTLge4

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJy0WnejlF4

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dishstaller

Oct 29, 2026

Sorry for posting the wrong link. Just corrected it.

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dfergie

Oct 29, 2026

I loved it when Rodney was on the Tonight Show...

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Foxbat

Oct 29, 2026

dishstaller said:
Sorry for posting the wrong link. Just corrected it.

Thanks, I wasn't sure if you had the wrong Subject or the wrong YouTube link.

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osu1991

Oct 29, 2026

Was a Don Rickles fan. I've dvr'd most of his appearances on Carson from the antenna tv replays.

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dishstaller

Oct 29, 2026

More Dangerfield rapid fire on Carson.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scEQFHQHHhU

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dishdude

Today at 1:54 AM

Rodney Dangerfield is great. One of his best one liners - "My wife likes to talk to me during sex, last night she called me from Florida!"

Jackie Gleason is another one of the greats.

View: https://youtu.be/ciUV77AzIB4

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dfergie

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!

Last reply Today at 12:01 AM · posted in Movie Talk

Godzilla Minus Zero

View: https://youtu.be/n-NDYWPXpKg?si=hcI4ueMkFCreZ8Qq

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primestar31

Apr 15, 2026

dfergie said:
View: https://youtu.be/n-NDYWPXpKg?si=hcI4ueMkFCreZ8Qq

Wait, didn't this one come out a few years ago? It was all in Japanese. It was also VERY good!

OK, looked it up, that was Godzilla Minus One

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Bruce

Apr 16, 2026

primestar31 said:
Wait, didn't this one come out a few years ago? It was all in Japanese. It was also VERY good!

OK, looked it up, that was Godzilla Minus One

At theaters, only in Japanese, on Disc and Netflix, available in English.

Foxbat

Yesterday at 10:15 PM

New trailer has dropped:

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 11:15 PM

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muUZjovOFRg

long_time_Dish

Today at 12:01 AM

Looks good! I'm interested...

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