Perhaps somebody has suggestions for these little annoyances. The issues may have come up on the board before and some may be fixed in known future upgrades. If so, I'd like to know about them:
That's it for now. I'm sure I'll think of more and I'll add them here.
- When setting up the Voom receiver for audio, I can choose from Dolby Digital or PCM. I'd like a third option that is "Dolby Digital/PCM". My E* 6000U had this feature and my surround sound receiver would pick whichever the programming utilized. For instance, TNTHD broadcasts in Dolby Digital 5.1 for the Lakers/Timberwolves game tonight - Sounded Great! However, if I switch to the Pacers/Pistons game on ESPNHD tomorrow night, it is broadcast in Circle Surround. If the receiver is set to Dolby Digital, I cannot switch my receiver to Dolby Pro Logic (which is a better way to receive Circle Surround). I have to switch to PCM on the Voom receiver and THEN I can switch my surround sound receiver to Dolby Pro Logic. I'd just like for the programming to decide which audio setup to use in the satellite receiver.
- I'm pretty sure the "Voom button doesn't take you to the current channel in the program guide" feature will be addressed in the next software upgrade.
- How long will it take for Voom to upgrade their HD signal to mpeg-4 or wm9? At first, I thought I could take it, but the compression is way to high on EVERY HD channel they have. Including paid movie channels (HBOHD, SHOHD, MAXHD, StarzHD). I couldn't believe how poorly DiscoveryHDTheater looked on the Voom box compared to how good it looked on the Echostar box. I know I keep posting about this, but this is an important one to me. Why even buy into the expensive HD equipment if the signal is going to be all compressed to he||? The entire reason I bought into HD in the beginning was because I didn't want to have to look at any of the dish providers highly compressed SD crap. I can't stand halos around objects and macroblocking when there's a lot of movement on the screen...and I'm getting them on every HD channel. I'm worried that these satellite providers will continue to over-compress the HD signal to fit more and more content that we may or may not want. I'm all for more HD channels, but not at the expense of HD quality. This may be a deal breaker for me. I understand HD is fairly new, but if this is the direction that programming providers are going to take, I think I may need to find a new hobby to waste my money on. Can you tell I feel strongly about this one?
- I'm not so sure I like the color coding system. This may take some getting used to. I'd like to get to the "Options & Settings" menu with one button. None of this Voom button then the green button then the arrow buttons and finally the enter button just to get to the place that I need to be. I especially would like easier access to the "Program Planner" feature. It seems like these features are hidden.
- I'd like to see an icon in the program guide on a show that I have added to the program planner. This way, I'll already know I have added it to my program planner.
- Better descriptions for the shows on Rave. The description is the same for every time slot.
- Why does the program guide time scale change? For instance: Sometimes a 30 minute slot with take up the entire length of the screen. Other times it may be an hour and 30 minutes. I have no idea what I'm looking at when I launch the program guide.
That's it for now. I'm sure I'll think of more and I'll add them here.