More news on OTA, no lockups for the last 5 days, looking promissing for Superbowl Weekend. (knocking on wood)
I tried setting up a few timers to record FOX and CBS HD programs and all fired without a hitch, so now I got a timer setup for Superbowl weekend. (24 ROCKS in widescreen even though its not HD, when is FOX gonna broadcast higher than 480p wide?) I am so glad FOX is not doing the Superbowl this year or we would be stuck watching another 480p broadcast!
I'm going out of town on a ski trip and won't know till Tues if it worked or not, hopefully I don't get screwed. Got the TiVo and the trusty 4900 setup as a backup, but I think I'll be pissed if I missed the HD broadcast, HD looks soooooo much better.
Another thing I saw messed up about OTA HD recording. The guide/timer info is all messed up! I setup the timer by going to the FOX local SD on my Dish guide and then changed the channel and saved it. (005-01) Then I went back into the DVR list and looked at the timer in the list. It showed Chan 005-01, Title 24. I looked above at the description, it showed Chan DVR 261, Title 24. (Wierd I thought) Went into the edit timer and it showed 005-01 as the channel. So I let it ride to see what happens.
After I came back when the show was done, I went through the DVR list and I was about to have a fit. 24 was NOT listed in the list, however, I did see some Religious show listed DURING 24's time slot, AND it listed Chan 261 as the channel it recorded. Man I WAS pissed when I saw this and almost deleted the recording in disgust. (Thank GOD I didn't delete it) I actually pressed play to see more proof of the mess up, and to my suprise, 24 popped up on my screen in widescreen. My jaw dropped, it actually worked! So in closing, the OTA recording works, but reports the wrong channel as being recorded even though it records the right channel. Anyone confused yet? So if you record the Superbowl, look for a religous show title in your DVR list before you freak out.
Don't you just love this receiver? I have a ball explaining to my friends how to work the receiver. There is so many ifs and buts. (Well it says "Religious something" but its really "24", just click play it'll work) They look so confused.
-Jerry